avino2026impact
Giuseppe Avino, Mario Franke, Enric Pardo, Christoph Sommer and Ion Turcanu, "Impact of Geometry and Satellite Mobility on Handover Strategies for Remote Driving," Proceedings of 21th IEEE/IFIP Wireless On-demand Network systems and Services Conference (WONS 2026), Crans-Montana, Switzerland, March 2026.
Abstract
Remote driving relies on continuous Vehicle-to-Satellite (V2S) connectivity in areas lacking terrestrial coverage. While early research focuses on latency and reliability for teleoperation - often evaluated under static or simplified setups these metrics depend on specific channel models and access schemes. This paper instead provides a technology-agnostic analysis of connectivity dynamics that govern Handovers (HOs) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks. Using a high-fidelity simulator with satellite mobility, vehicle movement, and urban obstructions, we evaluate Line-of-Sight (LoS) availability and HO frequency under different strategies. Results show that obstruction topology and HO triggers significantly affect link continuity, with obstacle height having a non-linear impact on HO rates. A key takeaway is also that advance knowledge of satellite and vehicle trajectories can enable more intelligent HO strategies, but only if local obstruction geometry is also considered. These insights establish a baseline for future studies that integrate detailed channel models and assess end-to-end performance.
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- Giuseppe Avino
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- Enric Pardo
- Christoph Sommer
- Ion Turcanu
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@inproceedings{avino2026impact,
author = {Avino, Giuseppe and Franke, Mario and Pardo, Enric and Sommer, Christoph and Turcanu, Ion},
title = {{Impact of Geometry and Satellite Mobility on Handover Strategies for Remote Driving}},
booktitle = {21th IEEE/IFIP Wireless On-demand Network systems and Services Conference (WONS 2026)},
address = {Crans-Montana, Switzerland},
doi = {10.23919/WONS68803.2026.11501784},
month = {March},
publisher = {IEEE},
year = {2026},
}
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