I don't understand how this network will work in practise. I can broadly understand the physical layer. There will be a big increase in bandwidth over other sys

I don't understand how this network will work in practise. I can broadly understand the physical layer. There will be a big increase in bandwidth over other systems. More satellites and higher frequencies means more data in the system overall. The link layer and the routing layer however are going to be key to how this system will deliver at such a large scale and with low latency. Negotiating links and routing is currently done with huge, power hungry switches in giant data centres. And those only have to deal with relatively static routes, with a satellite constellation, routes and constantly changing. My best guess is that for the most part, traffic will go via intermediaries rather than from handheld devices. Having fixed base stations that communicate with the satellites means fewer links to maintain and easier negotiation if they maintain a fixed location. Does anyone have any more technical information beyond what is provided by a paper by Samsung [1] on a similar space network? [1] https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1508/1508.02383.pdf https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1508/1508.02383.pdf