5G resilient backhaul using integrated satellite networks

This paper looks at the implications, benefits and opportunities for integrating satellite links into the Future Internet specifically to provide resilient backhauls in the 5G networks that will emerge. This analysis is based on the study performed under ESA ARTES 1 "Service delivery over integrated satellite and terrestrial networks", contract 4000106656/12/NL/US. This study considered the integration of satellite networks with the Future Internet and 4G networks. This paper extrapolates this ESA study to providing 5G resilient backhaul links. It identifies a number of operator and user benefits for such integration and shows that modern satellite networks can be readily integrated to support the emerging standards.