• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2008

본 논문은 IEEE802.11n 시스템의 반송파 주파수 옵셋 추정 알고리즘을 제안한다. IEEE802.11n 시스템은 다중 송수신 안테나 시스템이므로 종래의 단일 송수신 안테나 시스템에 적용되는 알고리즘과는 다르게 다중 수신부에서 적용 가능한 결합 기법을 고려하여 적용하여야 한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 IEEE802.11n 과 같은 다중 수신 안테나 시스템에서 적용 가능한 수신기 결합 구조의 반송파 주파수 옵셋 추정 알고리즘을 제안하고, 제안하는 선택적 결합 반송파 주파수 옵셋 추정 알고리즘이 종래의 알고리즘보다 SNR 10dB에서 채널 B 인 경우에 1/10, 채널 D 인 경우에 1/2 의 MSE 오류로 추정이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.240-249
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• 2011

Cooperative diversity protocols have attracted a great deal of attention since they are thought to be capable of providing diversity multiplexing tradeoff among single antenna wireless devices. In the high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) region, cooperation is rarely required; hence, the spectral efficiency of the cooperative protocol can be improved by applying a proper cooperation selection technique. In this paper, we present a simple "cooperation selection" technique based on instantaneous channel measurement to improve the spectral efficiency of cooperative protocols. We show that the same instantaneous channel measurement can also be used for relay selection. In this paper two protocols are proposed-proactive and reactive; the selection of one of these protocols depends on whether the decision of cooperation selection is made before or after the transmission of the source. These protocols can successfully select cooperation along with the best relay from a set of available M relays. If the instantaneous source-to-destination channel is strong enough to support the system requirements, then the source simply transmits to the destination as a noncooperative direct transmission; otherwise, a cooperative transmission with the help of the selected best relay is chosen by the system. Analysis and simulation results show that these protocols can achieve higher order diversity with improved spectral efficiency, i.e., a higher diversity-multiplexing tradeoff in a slow-fading environment.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신설비학회 2007년도 학술대회
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• pp.46-49
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• 2007

Multiple Antenna Technologies such as Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) and Beamforming provide the increase of channel capacity and the reliability of wireless link. To obtain these advantages, WiBro, Mobile WiMAX and $4^{th}$ Generation System are employing multiple antenna technologies. There exist, however, many technical issues in considering the application of the technologies or the providing of services using them. In this paper, various technical topics are discussed and simple solutions are proposed. Beamforming has several technical issues which include coverage imbalance, difficulties in providing Multicast-Broadcast Service (MBS). In Addition, network planning is a critical point from a cell extension and initial network entry point of view. In case of MIMO, network deployment is discussed in that cellular data network such as WiBro has many repeaters. MIMO mode selection for maximizing the cell capacity is also covered.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.267-282
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• 2005

This work describes ongoing development of an embedded sensor system for the early detection and prevention of deterioration of reinforcing steel tendons within reinforced concrete. These devices will evaluate the condition of the steel tendon using ultrasonic techniques and then wirelessly transmit this data to the outside world without human intervention. The ultrasonic transducers and the interpretation of the sensed signals that allow detection and prognosis of tendon condition are detailed. Electrical characterization of concrete mixtures used in bridge construction is conducted and a wideband microstrip antenna is designed and fabricated to operate between 2.4 and 2.5 GHz when embedded in such a medium. Simulations and measurements of the embedded antenna element are presented. Transceiver selection and implementation are discussed as well as future work in operational protocols, sensor networking, and power sources. By implementing commercially available off-the-shelf components whenever possible, these devices have the potential to save millions of dollars a year in evaluation, repair and replacement of reinforced concrete.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.120-130
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• 2013

This paper presents an analysis of resource assignment for multihop communications in millimeter-wave (mm-wave) wireless personal area networks. The purpose of this paper is to figure out the effect of using directional antennas and relaying devices (DEVs) in communications. The analysis is performed based on a grouping algorithm, categorization of the flows, and the relaying DEV selection policy. Three schemes are compared: direct and relaying concurrent transmission (DRCT), direct concurrent transmission (DCT), and direct nonconcurrent transmission (DNCT). Numerical results show that DRCT is better than DCT and DCT is better than DNCT for any antenna beamwidths under the proposed algorithm and policy. The results also show that using relaying DEVs increases the throughput up to 30% and that there is an optimal beamwidth that maximizes spatial reuse and depends on parameters such as the number of flows in the networks. This analysis can provide guidelines for improving the performance of mm-wave band communications with relaying DEVs.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.141-149
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• 2007

Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmit pre-coding/beamforming can significantly improve system spectral efficiency. However, several obstacles prevent precoding from wide deployment in early wireless networks: The significant feedback overhead, performance degradation due to feedback delay, and the large storage requirement at the mobile devices. In this paper, we propose a precoding method that addresses these issues. In this approach, only 3 or 6 bits feedback is needed to select a precoding matrix from a codebook. There are fifteen codebooks, each corresponding to a unique combination of antenna configuration (up to 4 antennas) and codebook size. Small codebooks are prestored and large codebooks are efficiently computed from the prestored codebook, modified Hochwald method and Householder reflection. Finally, the feedback delay is compensated by channel prediction. The scheme is validated by simulations and we have observed significant gains comparing to space-time coding and antenna selection. This solution was adopted as a part of the IEEE 802.16e specification in 2005.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권12호
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• pp.3-11
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• 2014

다중 안테나는 송신부가 채널상태정보(CSI : channel state information)를 알고 있으면 높은 채널용량을 제공할 수 있다. 프리코딩(precoding)이란 송신부 측에서 CSI를 이용하는 기술이다. 본 논문에서는 HMP (hybrid multiple-input multiple-output precoding)라 부르는 적응적인 프리코딩 방법을 제시한다. HMP 는 선형과 비선형 프리코딩을 조합한 기술이다. 기존 안테나 선정방법은 4개 이하의 안테나를 사용하나 HMP 방법은 5개 이상의 안테나를 사용한다. 채널 용량을 극대화시키기 위해 주어진 채널 중에서 반드시 선택 되어야하는 채널을 좋은 채널 (good channel)이라 하며, 나쁜 채널 (bad channel) 은 나머지 채널을 의미한다. HMP 방법에서는 좋은 채널에 비선형 프리코딩을 사용하고, 나쁜 채널에 선형 프리코딩을 사용한다. 비선형 프리코딩으로서 고려되고 있는 것은 널리 알려진 THP(Tomlinson-Harashima precoding)이다. 기존 방법인 BD(block diagonalization), antenna selection 및 THP와 제안한 HMP 방법의 성능을 비교하기 위해 이 시스템이 달성할 수 있는 throughput MSE (minimum square error)를 제시하였다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.461-469
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• 2008

본 논문은 MIMO OFDM 시스템에 적용 가능한 하이브리드 심볼 옵셋 추정 알고리즘을 제안한다. MIMO OFDM 시스템은 다중 송수신 안테나 시스템이므로 종래의 단일 송수신 안테나 시스템에 적용되는 알고리즘과는 다르게 다중 수신 안테나 시스템에서 사용하는 결합 기법을 고려하여 사용할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 MIMO OFDM 시스템과 같은 다중 수신 안테나 시스템에서 적용 가능한 심볼 옵셋 추정 알고리즘을 제안하고, MIMO 시스템 환경에서 모의 실험하였으며, ISI가 심한 채널의 경우에는 제안하는 동일 이득 결합 상관 관계 알고리즘이 종래의 이른 심볼 옵셋 추정 알고리즘보다 이상적인 샘플 위치를 찾는 성능이 1.8배 우수함을 제시하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2015

최근 폭발적으로 증가하고 있는 모바일 데이터 트래픽를 효과적으로 서비스하기 위한 기술 중의 하나로 다중 사용자 거대 다중 안테나 네트워크가 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 그러나, 다중 사용자 거대 다중 안테나 네트워크는 기지국에 복잡한 하드웨어 구성이 필요할 뿐만 아니라 최적의 사용자 조합을 선택하기 위하여 많은 계산량을 유발한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 하드웨어 복잡도와 사용자 선택 알고리즘의 계산량을 동시에 획기적으로 감소시킬 수 있는 안테나와 사용자 선택 알고리즘을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 방식은 $O((N-S_a+1){\times}min(S_a,K))$의 계산 복잡도를 가지며, 이는 Brute-Force 탐색 기반의 최적 방식의 계산 복잡도 $$O\left({_N}C_S_a\sum_{i=1}^{min(S_a,K)}_KC_i\right)$$보다 획기적으로 감소된 것이다. 여기서 N은 모든 전송안테나의 수, $S_a$은 선택된 안테나 수, K는 사용자의 수를 나타낸다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2020

Multiple-input multiple-output systems can achieve a full sum rate (SR) via full duplex (FD). However, its performance is degraded by self-interference (SI) that occurs between the transmitter and receiver at the same node and thus is constrained by error floors. Conversely, half duplex (HD) can avoid the SI albeit at lower spectral efficiency, and the slope of its error curve is determined by the diversity order. In this study, a link selection scheme based on switching between FD and HD is examined as a simple method to improve the bit error rate (BER) performance of FD systems. In the proposed link selection algorithm, either FD or HD is selected based on the received minimum distance and signal-to-interference plus noise ratio. Simulation results indicate that the proposed hybrid FD/HD switching system offers significant BER performance improvement when compared with that of the conventional FD and FD based on only the received minimum distance under the same fixed SR. Under relatively sufficient SI cancellation, it is demonstrated to outperform the HD with a diversity advantage in low and medium signal-to-noise ratio region.