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Modeling and Analysis of Non-Terrestrial Networks by Spherical Stochastic Geometry

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Pith's one-line read Spherical stochastic geometry provides an accurate and tractable framework for analyzing non-terrestrial networks, and this survey is the first to organize the field.

desk verdict Useful first survey of spherical stochastic geometry for NTNs, but the quantitative planar-approximation case study rests on one random realization and a fitted altitude, so its error thresholds shouldn't be taken at face value. read the letter →

arxiv 2503.13455 v1 pith:6F2ZZK7G submitted 2025-01-13 cs.NI

Ruibo Wang , Mustafa A. Kishk , Mohamed-Slim Alouini This is my paper · ORCID
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keywords sphericalstochasticgeometrynon-terrestrialnetworksbinomialpointprocessdualsatelliteconstellationsperformanceanalysisplanarapproximationK-localizability
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The reading

This survey argues that stochastic geometry on a sphere, rather than on a plane, is the right setting for analyzing non-terrestrial networks, and it organizes the field's models into three families: non-orbital, stochastic-orbital, and fixed-orbital point processes. It adds two original tools: the dual stochastic binomial point process (DSBPP), which gives fixed numbers of orbits and satellites per orbit while preserving homogeneity, and a quantitative case study comparing spherical and planar models for the same constellation. The case study concludes that high-altitude platforms inside their line-of-sight range can be treated as planar with less than 0.5 percent error, while LEO satellites require spherical modeling unless the user's beam is very narrow. A second case study applies the DSBPP to MEO positioning, showing that 24 satellites at 20,000 km give about a 97 percent probability that at least four satellites can participate in localization. If these conclusions hold, researchers gain a structured, tractable toolkit for evaluating coverage, interference, routing, and positioning in satellite networks.

What carries the argument

The central object is the homogeneous binomial point process on a sphere, where each platform's polar angle has density $\sin\theta/2$ and its CDF is the normalized area of a spherical cap, $(1-\cos\theta)/2$. This distribution yields the contact-angle CDF, the availability probability, and the $K$-availability probability by binomial counting inside a cap. The paper's new DSBPP extends the same logic to orbits: orbit inclinations drawn from the same sine density, azimuths uniform, and a fixed number of satellites per orbit, mapped by rotation matrices to the sphere. The planar-approximation case study maps each spherical-BPP point to a planar BPP on a disk of radius $R_{\text{NTP}}\sin\theta_c$ with the same azimuth and with radial coordinate $\sqrt{u}\,R_{\text{NTP}}\sin\theta_c$, then compares Euclidean distances to a ground user.

What would settle it

Regenerate the planar-approximation case study many times: draw independent spherical BPP realizations with $N_{\text{NTP}}=100$ at HAP, LEO, and MEO altitudes, and for each compute the relative distance error defined by Eq. (17) with $h_{\text{planar}}$ chosen honestly (for example, the satellite's altitude) rather than error-minimizing. If the mean error at the reported thresholds exceeds 0.5 percent, or if the variance across realizations is large, the paper's rule of thumb fails. A second check is to repeat the MEO K-localizability curve of Fig. 10 with multiple independent DSBPP generations to confirm the 97 percent figure.

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Core claim

The central claim is that spherical stochastic geometry is both accurate and tractable for NTN analysis, and that the field has matured enough to be surveyed. The paper's original technical contributions are the DSBPP, a stochastic-orbital model with deterministic orbit and per-orbit satellite counts whose generation algorithm is given, and two case studies: a planar-approximation error analysis and a K-localizability analysis of MEO positioning. On the topology side, the paper derives the contact-angle and contact-distance distributions for a homogeneous BPP on a sphere, showing that the probability a user's nearest satellite lies within a central angle $\theta$ is $1 - ((1+\cos\theta)/2)^{N_{\text{NTP}}}$. On the channel side, it catalogs large-scale fading, small-scale fading, and beam gain models for space/air-to-ground, space-to-air, inter-satellite, and space/air-to-sea links. The paper positions itself as the first survey to cover spherical SG, organizing publications from 2020 to 2024 into four phases and flagging advanced topics such as routing, security, satellite clusters, energy harvesting, and positioning.

Load-bearing premise

The quantitative thresholds that say when planar modeling is acceptable come from a single randomly generated constellation of 100 points and from choosing the planar altitude that minimizes the error; if those thresholds vary across realizations or parameter choices, the guidance on when to use planar models would change.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • Model selection becomes a three-tier choice: non-orbital BPP/PPP when only tractability matters, stochastic-orbital DSBPP/CPP when orbital structure matters, and fixed-orbital OGM/PLP when realism matters.
  • HAPs within line-of-sight range can be modeled as planar BPPs, while LEO satellites cannot unless the receiving beam is narrow enough that the visible spherical cap has central angle below about 3.6 degrees.
  • The K-availability and K-localizability probabilities give a common language for scenarios requiring multiple simultaneous satellites, such as positioning or joint transmission.
  • The DSBPP fills the gap between CPP's Poisson randomness and deterministic orbital models, offering fixed counts with homogeneity and tractability.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Beyond the paper, the distance-based error measure likely understates the error in performance metrics like coverage probability, which are nonlinear in distance; a coverage-probability comparison may show planar models failing even earlier than the reported angle thresholds.
  • Beyond the paper, the same planar-to-spherical mapping could be applied to non-homogeneous constellations such as inclined LEO shells, where latitude-dependent density may make the planar approximation worse or better depending on the inclination.
  • Beyond the paper, the DSBPP's fixed orbit count makes it natural for studying rare events in small constellations, such as the tail of the localizability distribution, which the Poisson variation in CPP would blur.
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Summary. This manuscript surveys the use of spherical stochastic geometry for modeling and analyzing non-terrestrial networks. It proposes a taxonomy of spherical point process models (non-orbital, stochastic-orbital, fixed-orbital), provides generation algorithms for BPP and for a new dual stochastic binomial point process (DSBPP), derives standard topological results such as the contact angle distribution and availability probability, reviews channel modeling for various NTN links, and discusses advanced topics including routing, security, satellite clusters, energy harvesting, and satellite-enabled positioning. The paper also contains two original quantitative case studies: an analysis of the error introduced by planar approximations of spherical models, and a K-localizability study for DSBPP-modeled MEO satellite constellations.

Significance. If the survey's quantitative claims are made robust, this would be a valuable reference for the spherical SG community, providing a structured classification, reproducible algorithms, and guidance on the applicability of planar approximations. The standard derivations in Section III are correct, and the DSBPP is a useful addition to the catalog of orbital point processes, with potential for tractable analysis of isotropic constellations. The positioning case study addresses a genuinely underexplored application. However, the two original case studies currently rest on fragile numerical foundations (single-realization error estimates and an unverified model benchmark), so the paper's contribution is not fully realized in its present form.

major comments (3)
  1. [§III-C, Eq. (17), Fig. 7] The relative error E in Eq. (17) is computed from a single realization of the coupled spherical and planar BPPs with NNTP=100, and the plane altitude h_planar is chosen to minimize E over the interval (RNTP cos θc, RNTP). Since E is a sample mean of the function g(u)=|d_spherical(u)-d_planar(u)|/d_spherical(u) over i.i.d. uniform u(n), E is itself a random variable whose fluctuation across realizations is governed by Var(g)/100; the reported thresholds such as E=0.5% at 2θc=3.6° for LEO are therefore not reproducible without error bars or an expectation computation. Moreover, optimizing h_planar gives the planar model a best-case error that a modeler would not know a priori, and a natural fixed altitude such as h_planar=RNTP cos θc may yield substantially larger errors. The authors should present the expectation of E (analytically or via many Monte Carlo trials) and report its variability, for physically motivated choices of h_planar, before drawing conclusions about when planar modeling is acceptable.
  2. [§V-E.4, Fig. 10, Eq. (39)] The K-localizability case study for DSBPP-modeled MEO networks is presented as an original technical contribution, but no analytical derivation or simulation methodology is given; the text only lists parameters and plots results. In addition, the DSBPP model uses orbit inclinations drawn from the isotropic PDF fθ⊥(θ)=sinθ/2, whereas the actual GPS constellation uses a fixed 55° inclination, so using only the number of satellites per orbit from GPS does not constitute a validation of the DSBPP against a real constellation. The authors should either derive the K-localizability probability (accounting for the dependence of satellites on the same orbit) or clearly state that Fig. 10 is a Monte Carlo estimate with error bars, and they should benchmark the DSBPP against the actual GPS orbital geometry if the comparison to GPS is intended.
  3. [§II-B.2, §V-E.4] The paper states that the DSBPP 'is also homogeneous' and then uses independent-point formulas for the DSBPP in the positioning case study (e.g., the product form in Eq. (39) and implicitly the binomial availability counts of Section III-B). However, DSBPP points are not independent: satellites on the same orbit are conditionally dependent given the orbit parameters. The claim of homogeneity (motion-invariance) is not sufficient to justify the application of formulas derived for independent binomial point processes. The authors should clarify the exact invariance properties of the DSBPP and either prove that the relevant marginals coincide with the homogeneous BPP or derive the appropriate correlated expressions for the metrics used.
minor comments (5)
  1. [§II-A.2, Eq. (4)] There is a typo 'θ = 1 − arccos (1 − 2v)' which should read 'θ = arccos (1 − 2v)'.
  2. [§II-B.2, Algorithm 2] The textual description says satellites in each orbit are 'uniformly spaced' (as in a Walker constellation), but the algorithm places them at uniformly random angles; the text should be aligned with the algorithm.
  3. [§V-E.3, Eq. (39)] The definition of K-localizability as a product of marginal probabilities implicitly assumes independence of the K satellites' SINRs; this assumption should be stated explicitly and justified for the shadowed-Rician fading used in the case study.
  4. [§III-C.1] The mapping rule for the planar BPP uses ρ(n)=√u(n) RNTP sinθc, which is the inverse-CDF transform for a uniform point on a disk; this is correct, but the text should mention that the spherical and planar BPPs are coupled through the same u(n) so that the error E is not comparing two independent realizations.
  5. [§V-E.4, Table VII] Table VII lists the additional attenuation ζ = −2 dB, which is a negative value; if ζ is meant to be a loss in dB, the sign convention should be explained.

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No significant circularity: the survey's claims are organizational and the original case studies are anchored to external benchmarks or explicit direct computations.

full rationale

This paper is primarily a survey, so its central claims are descriptive and are supported by a broad external literature (e.g., [15], [18], [32], [33], [69], [85]) rather than by the authors' own derivations. The original technical contributions are the DSBPP model and two case studies. The DSBPP is introduced as a new model and is not defined in terms of the later case-study outputs; the positioning case study uses DSBPP with GPS constellation parameters such as altitude and satellite counts, which provides an external benchmark rather than a quantity predicted from a fitted version of itself. In the planar-approximation case study of Section III-C, the paper explicitly states that h_planar is chosen to minimize the relative error E, so the reported error is a transparent best-case comparison rather than a hidden fitted parameter renamed as a prediction; Eq. (17) is computed directly from the two generated point sets. The paper does cite prior work by the same authors, including [16], [56], [93], and [101], but these citations are historical statements or supporting numerical results with independent content, and no uniqueness theorem or ansatz is imported from them to force the conclusions. The single-realization sampling issue noted for Fig. 7 is a legitimate robustness concern, but it is not a circularity, because the computed error does not reduce by construction to the input parameters. Therefore, no load-bearing circular step is exhibited, and the appropriate finding is no significant circularity.

Assumptions & free parameters 1 free parameters · 3 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The central survey content rests on standard stochastic geometry results. The original DSBPP model introduces a new distributional assumption (sinusoidal inclination PDF), and the case studies rely on a fitted planar altitude and an independence assumption for K-localizability. No new physical entities are postulated.

free parameters (1)
  • h_planar (planar BPP altitude) = not reported (chosen to minimize relative error E)
    In the planar approximation case study (Sec. III-C2), the altitude of the planar BPP is selected to minimize the relative error E within (RNTP cos θc, RNTP), so the reported error is the best-case over this parameter.
assumptions (3)
  • standard math A homogeneous point process on a sphere is invariant under rotation, allowing the typical user to be placed at the north pole (Slivnyak's theorem).
    Invoked in Sec. III-B1 to justify rotating the coordinate system so the user is at the pole.
  • ad hoc to paper DSBPP orbit inclinations follow the sinusoidal PDF f(θ⊥)=sin θ/2, and azimuths are uniform.
    This distribution is defined by the authors in Sec. II-B2 (Eq. 5) to generate a homogeneous orbit process; it is an assumption about orbit geometry, not derived from data or a first-principles model.
  • domain assumption The K-localizability probability factors as a product of per-satellite SINR exceedance probabilities, implying independence across satellites.
    Eq. (39) in Sec. V-E3 multiplies P[SINR_k > γ] without discussing correlation in fading or geometry; this independence is assumed, not justified.

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Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are anticipated to be indispensable in extending coverage and enabling global communication access in next-generation wireless networks. With the extensive deployment of non-terrestrial platforms, evaluating the performance of NTN-enabled communication systems becomes a challenging task. Spherical stochastic geometry (SG) is a recently proposed analytical framework that has garnered increasing attention. Due to its suitability for modeling large-scale dynamic topologies and its ability to provide an analytical framework for interference analysis and low-complexity performance evaluation, spherical SG has been widely applied in NTN performance analysis. This paper surveys the modeling and analysis of NTN networks based on spherical SG. We begin by introducing the spherical SG framework, detailing its history and development. Next, we categorize existing spherical SG models into three types based on orbital modeling methods and provide algorithm implementations for common models. Furthermore, we investigate the accuracy and necessity of spherical modeling through case studies. On the topology level, concepts such as association strategy, central angle, zenith angle, contact angle, and availability probability are introduced, with simple derivations provided. On the channel level, we detail the modeling of large-scale fading, small-scale fading, and beam gain for different channel links. Finally, we discuss several advanced topics that have not been fully explored but have strong motivation and research potential, and we predict future research directions.

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Figure 1. Illustration of a space-air-ground-sea integrated network. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Development of spherical SG. of NTPs follow a random distribution, which can effectively meet the needs of a dynamic network topology [26]. Additionally, the deployment of NTPs is continuously in￾creasing, such as the expansion of satellite launches, which has been growing by 30% annually since 2012 [104]. As the number of NTPs increases, the impact of co-frequency interference on network performance cannot be ignor… view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Structure of the survey. homogeneous point process. Faced with topologically com￾plex situations such as satellite routing problems, the non￾homogeneous model may render routing performance almost intractable. B. Stochastic-Orbital Models Considering that non-orbital models ignore the fact that satellites and airplanes move along predetermined trajectories, modeling such NTPs as a BPP or a PPP might be considered le… view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Schematic diagrams for constellation configurations. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_4.png]
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Diagram for the orbital-based model. Algorithm 2 DSBPP Generation Algorithm. 1: Input: NumOrbit (Number of orbits), NumSat (number of satellites on a single orbit), and OrbitRadius (radius of orbits). 2: Initiate: SatPos = zeros(3, NumOrbit ∗ NumSat), and Index = 1. 3:…
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Figure 6. Figure 6: A diagram of the central angle and the zenith angle. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_6.png]
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Figure 7. Figure 7: The relative error of planar modeling compared to [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_7.png]
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Typical relay selection strategies in multi-hop routing. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_8.png]
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Schematic diagram for advanced topics. performance analysis frameworks for other PLS techniques, such as frequency hopping and beamforming technology. These three types of techniques reduce the eavesdroppers’ received SINRs by respectively decreasing the transmission p…
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Localizability with different constellation [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p022_10.png]

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