The application discloses a gateway and a switching method for low-
orbit satellite IoT-NTN and 4G
cellular network fusion communication, and the gateway comprises a main control module, a 4G communication module, a low-
orbit satellite IoT-NTN communication module, a
power management module and the like. The 4G module and the
satellite module are independent of each other and are uniformly scheduled by the main control module. In the switching mode, the main control module constructs an
adaptive switching decision model based on a double-link
packet loss rate: when the 4
G network packet loss rate exceeds a first threshold value, and the difference between the 4G and
satellite network packet loss rates in a plurality of continuous detection periods is greater than a second threshold value, and the minimum switching interval is met, the
satellite network is switched to; when the
satellite network is working, if the 4
G network quality is restored and the minimum network
staying time is met, the 4
G network is switched back. Through the double-link cooperation and the intelligent switching
mechanism based on the
packet loss rate difference and the time constraint, the application solves the problem that the communication continuity and the
cost control are difficult to be considered in
the Internet of Things scene, and realizes the low-power, low-frequency and high-reliable dual-mode communication.