Abstract: | Satellite Internet of Things has the characteristics of wide-area coverage, which can solve the shortcomings of the terrestrial Internet of Things. With the access of a large number of users, higher requirements are required on the access technology''s throughput and packet loss rate. Currently, the access technologies represented by time-slot ALOHA and carrier-sensing ALOHA are widely used on the ground. However, slot ALOHA is inefficient for mass access and cannot be directly used in the satellite Internet of Things. The carrier-sensing ALOHA is not allowed because of the large-scale propagation of satellite communication. Therefore, contention resolution diversity slotted ALOHA (CRDSA), which introduces interference cancellation and conflict resolution mechanism, has become a new research field. This paper reviews the research progress of CRDSA and divides the access technologies into synchronous CRDSA and asynchronous CRDSA from the perspectives of time slot synchronization and frame synchronization. After an in-depth study of each technology route, we summarize the characteristics of these access technologies and provide a classification overview. Secondly, the representative technical principle of each improvement method is shown, and its applicability in the satellite Internet of Things is discussed in combination with the technical characteristics. Finally, the future development trend of my country''s satellite Internet of Things is analyzed, and the prospect of random access technology suitable for my country''s satellite Internet of things is considered in combination with this trend. |