Towards a Computing Platform for the LEO Edge
Tobias Pfandzelter, Jonathan Hasenburg, David Bermbach · 2021
The new space race is heating up as private companies such as SpaceX and Amazon are building large satellite constellations in low-earth orbit (LEO) to provide global broadband internet access. As the number of subscribers connected to this access network grows, it becomes necessary to investigate if and how edge computing concepts can be applied to LEO satellite networks.