• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.149-168
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• 2015

In cognitive radio networks (CRNs), hybrid overlay and underlay sharing transmission mode is an effective technique for improving the efficiency of radio spectrum. Unlike existing works in the literature, where only one secondary user (SU) uses overlay and underlay modes, the different transmission modes should be allocated to different SUs, according to their different quality of services (QoS), to achieve the maximal efficiency of radio spectrum. However, hybrid sharing mode allocation for heterogeneous services is still a challenge in CRNs. In this paper, we propose a new resource allocation method for hybrid sharing transmission mode of overlay and underlay (HySOU), to achieve more potential resources for SUs to access the spectrum without interfering with the primary users. We formulate the HySOU resource allocation as a mixed-integer programming problem to optimize the total system throughput, satisfying heterogeneous QoS. To decrease the algorithm complexity, we divide the problem into two sub-problems: subchannel allocation and power allocation. Cutset is used to achieve the optimal subchannel allocation, and the optimal power allocation is obtained by Lagrangian dual function decomposition and subgradient algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm further improves spectrum utilization with a simultaneous fairness guarantee, and the achieved HySOU diversity gain is a satisfactory improvement.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신설비학회 2009년도 정보통신설비 학술대회
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• pp.117-120
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• 2009

In this paper, a CR(Cognitive Radio) based on SDR(Software Defined Radio) is the technology combined a method selecting available frequency by recognizing surroundings with a learning algorithm continuously updating basic functions for communication and various environment parameters. Recently, as increasing demands with development of wireless communication service, CR is in the spotlight as technology using frequency resource efficiently. In order to apply CR system to the terminal and implement it, the research field to be preceded can be divided large as a hardware part and a software part. It can be also divided into RF processing and digital signal processing in the hardware part. In this paper, we look over preceding techniques required for applying CR system to the terminal, and research the forms of the terminal when they practically apply to the terminal.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권4A호
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• pp.373-378
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 CR(Cognitive Radio)의 가장 적합한 인공지능 기술로 주목받고 있는 게임이론을 전력 제어 방식에 적용해 OFDM 시스템 기반의 사용효율과 효용에 대한 성능 평가 결과를 제시하였다. 사용자와 네트워크 동시 최적화를 위한 효용함수식을 정의했으며 모의실험을 통해 FOM(Figure of Merit)과 형평성(Fairness)에서 기존의 전력제어 방식보다 월등한 성능을 입증하였다. 또한 게임이론을 이용한 전력 제어 방식은 통신 환경을 인지하고 연산하여 적합한 최적의 서비스를 제공하는 CR의 여러 분야에 확장 적용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2006

무선인지기술은 환경에 능동적으로 적응하여 스펙트럼 이용을 효율적으로 할 수 있도록 하는 기술이다. 무선인지 기술의 가장 중요한 첫 단계는 센싱 부분으로서 본 논문에서는 주파수 상관관계를 이용한 방법을 제안하였다. 통신신호의 주기적인 특성을 기반으로 잡음과 간섭의 효과를 최소화하기 위해 주파수 상관함수를 사용하였다. 이미 알려진 에너지 측정 방법의 동작특성을 보이고 시뮬레이션을 통하여 제안된 측정 방법과 기존의 방법을 비교하여 무선인지환경을 이용한 스펙트럼 센싱의 효율성을 보인다.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.679-680
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• 2009

Radio jamming attack is the most effective and easiest Denial-of-Service (DOS) attack in wireless network. In this paper, we proposed a multi-channel MAC protocol to mitigate the jamming attacks by using cognitive radio. The Cognitive Radio (CR) technology supports real-time spectrum sensing and fast channel switching. By using CR technologies, the legitimate nodes can perform periodic spectrum sensing to identify jamming free channels and when the jamming attack is detected, it can switch to un-jammed channel with minimum channel switching delay. In our proposed protocol, these two CR technologies are exploited for thwarting the jamming attacks.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.151-157
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• 2006

In a continuously expanding wireless world, the number of radio systems increases every day and efficient spectrum usage becomes a more significant requirement. Ultra-wideband (UWB) and cognitive radio are two exciting technologies that offer new approaches to the spectrum usage. The main objective of this paper is to shed the first light on the marriage of these two important approaches. The strength of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based UWB in co-existing with licensed systems is investigated. The opportunity concept is defined, and the requirements of the opportunistic spectrum usage are explained. It is proposed to take the UWB-OFDM from the current underlay implementation, and evolve it to a combined underlay and opportunistic spectrum usage technology, leading to cognitive UWB-OFDM. This way, we aim at making UWB more competitive in the wireless market with extended range, higher capacity, better performance, and a wide variety of applications.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2014

In spectrum sensing, there is a tradeoff between the probability of missed detection and the probability of a false alarm according to the value of the sensing threshold. Therefore, it is important to determine the sensing threshold suitable to the environment of cognitive radio networks. In this study, we consider a cognitive radio-based ad hoc network where secondary users directly communicate by using the same frequency band as the primary system and control their transmit power on the basis of the distance between them. First, we investigate a condition in which the primary and the secondary users can share the same frequency band without harmful interference from each other, and then, propose an algorithm that controls the sensing threshold dynamically on the basis of the transmit power of the secondary user. The analysis and simulation results show that the proposed sensing threshold control algorithm has low probabilities of both missed detection and a false alarm and thus, enables optimized spectrum sharing between the primary and the secondary systems.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.406-418
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• 2015

Cognitive radio networks (CRNs) have emerged as a promising solution to the problem of spectrum under utilization and artificial radio spectrum scarcity. The paradigm of dynamic spectrum access allows a secondary network comprising of secondary users (SUs) to coexist with a primary network comprising of licensed primary users (PUs) subject to the condition that SUs do not cause any interference to the primary network. Since it is necessary for SUs to avoid any interference to the primary network, PU activity precludes attempts of SUs to access the licensed spectrum and forces frequent channel switching for SUs. This dynamic nature of CRNs, coupled with the possibility that an SU may not share a common channel with all its neighbors, makes the task of multicast routing especially challenging. In this work, we have proposed a novel multipath on-demand multicast routing protocol for CRNs. The approach of multipath routing, although commonly used in unicast routing, has not been explored for multicasting earlier. Motivated by the fact that CRNs have highly dynamic conditions, whose parameters are often unknown, the multicast routing problem is modeled in the reinforcement learning based framework of learning automata. Simulation results demonstrate that the approach of multipath multicasting is feasible, with our proposed protocol showing a superior performance to a baseline state-of-the-art CRN multicasting protocol.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권11호
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• pp.3711-3730
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• 2014

Cognitive radio networks (CRNs) have emerged as a promising solution to enhance spectrum utilization by using unused or less used spectrum in radio environments. The basic idea of CRNs is to allow secondary users (SUs) access to licensed spectrum, under the condition that the interference perceived by the primary users (PUs) is minimal. In CRNs, the channel availability is uncertainty due to the existence of PUs, resulting in intermittent communication. Transmission control protocol (TCP) performance may significantly degrade in such conditions. To address the challenges, some transport protocols have been proposed for reliable transmission in CRNs. In this paper we survey the state-of-the-art transport protocols for CRNs. We firstly highlight the unique aspects of CRNs, and describe the challenges of transport protocols in terms of PU behavior, spectrum sensing, spectrum changing and TCP mechanism itself over CRNs. Then, we provide a summary and comparison of existing transport protocols for CRNs. Finally, we discuss several open issues and research challenges. To the best of our knowledge, our work is the first survey on transport protocols for CRNs.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2012

현재의 주파수 분배상황을 살펴보면 대부분의 주파수 대역이 고정 할당되어 있으며 특히 무선통신 환경에 가장 적합한 저주파 대역은 거의 사용할 여지가 없다. 이에 인지무선 기술은 무선통신환경에서 주파수 부족 문제를 해결하고 주파수 활용도를 높이기 위한 중요한 기술로 대두되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 SDR (Software Define Radio)플랫폼인 USRP (Universal Software Radio Peripheral) 보드와 SDR 개발 툴킷인 GNU Radio를 이용하여 실제 인지무선(Cognitive Radio : CR) 시스템에서 데이터를 송, 수신하였다. 구체적으로 스펙트럼 센싱 기술을 이용하여 면허 사용자의 주파수 사용 여부를 감지하여 이 정보를 데이터베이스로 넘겨준다. 정보를 넘겨받은 데이터베이스에서는 유전자 알고리즘을 이용하여 최적의 송신전력과 대역폭, 채널 정보를 인지무선 기기에 보내어 주어 인지무선 기기가 면허 사용자에게 아무런 간섭을 주지 않고 데이터 통신을 할 수 있도록 하였다.