  This paper studies an integrated network design that boosts system capacity
through cooperation between wireless access points (APs) and a satellite. By
coherently combing the signals received by the central processing unit from the
users through the space and terrestrial links, we mathematically derive an
achievable throughput expression for the uplink (UL) data transmission over
spatially correlated Rician channels. A closed-form expression is obtained when
maximum ratio combining is employed to detect the desired signals. We formulate
the max-min fairness and total transmit power optimization problems relying on
the channel statistics to perform power allocation. The solution of each
optimization problem is derived in form of a low-complexity iterative design,
in which each data power variable is updated based on a closed-form expression.
The mathematical analysis is validated with numerical results showing the added
benefits of considering a satellite link in terms of improving the ergodic data
throughput.
