Techno-economic gains analysis of services over an information-centric integrated satellite-terrestrial network

We present a techno-economic analysis of services deployed over integrated satellite-terrestrial networks which employ an Information-Centric Networking (ICN) architecture. Our methodology provides a systematic procedure to assess the gains of various service integration scenarios, initially identifying the technical capabilities for which ICN can provide advantages and considering the requirements of each scenario, and then combining the pure technical gains with economic and market impact factors. This allows us to prioritize scenarios based on their techno-economic impact for adopting an ICN architecture to integrate satellite and terrestrial networks.