• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.731-740
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• 2015

In the recent days, interests in machine-to-machine communication schemes in small-scale networks has been increasing with growing demands. TDMA(Time Division Multiple Access) can be used as a multiple access method in small-scale networks. However, time synchronization for TDMA is complicated or needs additional equipments. Such a large cost is not suitable for small-scale networks. We propose, BC-DESYNC, a efficient time synchronization for small-scale networks by extending DESYNC(DESYNChronization). DESYNC takes a long time to complete synchronization and doesn't guarantee the synchronization delay. BC-DESYNC uses CU(Central Unit) that performs a centralized control to achieve the 2-hop communication and guarantees the synchronization completion time by using Mimic firing and C-DESYNC scheme.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2014.04a
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• pp.264-267
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• 2014

TDMA(Time Division Multiple Access)는 사용자에게 자신에게 할당된 시간구간에서 모든 대역폭을 이용하여 무선 네트워크에서 통신할 수 있는 다중 접속기술이다. TDMA에서 동기화 방식은 동기화를 이루는 방법이 어렵기 때문에 소규모 네트워크에는 적합하지 않다. 본 논문에서는 DESYNC 알고리즘을 이용하여 소규모 네트워크에 적합한 동기화 방식의 TDMA 기법인 C-DESYNC를 제안하고자 한다. C-DESYNC는 DESYNC의 firing 방식을 이용하고, 주기의 시작 정보를 포함하고 있는 Global Packet을 이용하여 안정화상태까지 걸리는 최대 지연시간을 보장한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.396-399
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• 2013

TDMA(Time-Division Multiple Access)는 한정된 채널을 시간상에서 여러 개의 구간으로 분할하고, 자신에게 할당된 시간 구간에서 정보를 전송하는 기법이다. 본 논문은 TDMA 알고리즘의 한 종류인 DESYNC 알고리즘을 소규모 네트워크에 적용하여 별도의 동기화 작업 없이 간단한 규칙으로 동기화를 유지하는 기법을 소개 한다. 기존의 DESYNC 알고리즘은 모든 노드들이 전송 영역 안에 있어야 하고, 전부 연결되어있어야 한다는 단점이 있다. 이 문제점을 해결하고자 중앙제어장치인 CU(Central Unit)을 네트워크에 배치하여 2-홉 형태의 중앙 집중방식 네트워크가 운영되도록 하였다. 제시하는 알고리즘은 기존의 DESYNC 알고리즘과 마찬가지로 복잡한 동기화 과정 없이 단순한 방식으로 TDMA가 동작할 수 있도록 하면서, 전송 범위는 기존의 DESYNC 알고리즘의 성능에 비해 우수하다.

• KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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• v.3 no.9
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• pp.293-300
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• 2014

TDMA(Time Division Multiple Access) is a channel access scheme for shared medium networks. The shared frequency is divided into multiple time slots, some of which are assigned to a user for communication. Techniques for TDMA can be categorized into two classes: synchronous and asynchronous. Synchronization is not suitable for small scale networks because it is complicated and requires additional equipments. In contrast, in DESYNC, a biologically-inspired algorithm, the synchronization can be easily achieved without a global clock or other infrastructure overhead. However, DESYNC spends a great deal of time to complete synchronization and does not guarantee the maximum time to synch completion. In this paper, we propose a lightweight synchronization scheme, C-DESYNC, which counts the number of participating nodes with GP (Global Packet) signal including the information about the starting time of a period. The proposed algorithm is mush simpler than the existing synchronization TDMA techniques in terms of cost-effective method and guarantees the maximum time to synch completion. Our simulation results show that C-DESYNC guarantees the completion of the synchronization process within only 3 periods regardless of the number of nodes.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.40 no.10
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• pp.2035-2046
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• 2015

Recently, researches on resource allocation algorithms operating in a distributed way are widely conducted because of the increasing number of network nodes and the rapidly changing the network environment. In this paper, we propose Multi-Hop DESYNC(MH DESYNC), that is bio-inspired TDMA-based resource allocation scheme operating in a distributed manner in multi-hop networks. In this paper, we define a frame structure for the proposed MH DESYNC algorithm and firing message structure which is a reference for resource allocation and propose the related operating procedures. We show that MH DSYNC can resolve the hidden-node problem effectively and verify that each node shares resources fairly among its neighboring nodes. Through simulation evaluations, it is shown that MH DESYNC algorithm works well in a multi-hop networks. Furthermore, results show that MH DESYNC algorithm achieves better performance than CSMA/CA algorithm in terms of throughput.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.13 no.8
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• pp.3880-3899
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• 2019

Distributive desynchronization algorithms based on pulse-coupled oscillator (PCO) models have been proposed for achieving collision-free wireless transmissions. These algorithms do not depend on a global clock or infrastructure overheads. Moreover, they gradually converge to fair time-division multiple access (TDMA) scheduling by broadcasting a periodic pulse signal (called a 'firing') and adjusting the next firing time based on firings from other nodes. The time required to achieve constant spacing between phase neighbors is estimated in a closed form or via stochastic modeling. However, because these algorithms cannot guarantee the completion of desynchronization in a short and bounded timeframe, they are not practical. Motivated by the limitations of these methods, we propose a practical solution called PD-DESYNC that provides a short and deterministic convergence time using a flag firing to indicate the beginning of a cycle. We demonstrate that the proposed method guarantees the completion of desynchronization within three cycles, regardless of the number of nodes. Through extensive simulations and experiments, we confirm that PD-DESYNC not only outperforms other algorithms in terms of convergence time but also is a practical solution.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.1492-1509
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• 2017

The wireless sensor network (WSN) is a key technology to support the Internet of things (IoT) paradigm. The efficiency of the MAC protocol in WSN is very important to take scalability with restricted wireless resources. The DESYNC-TDMA has an advantage of simple distributed slot allocation inspired by nature, but there is a critical disadvantage of split slots by firing message. The basic split slot model has less efficiency for continuous packet transmitting because of wasting of the slots less than the packet size. In this paper, we propose a firing offset adjustment scheme to improve the efficiency of slot utilizations, which can manage the slot assigned to each node as a single large block, called the single slot model. The performance analysis models for both the existing and the proposed schemes are also derived. Experimental results show that the proposed method provide better efficiency of slot utilization than the existing schemes without any loss of the nature of the desynchronization.