• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.1063-1075
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• 2012

To locate an object accurately in the wireless sensor networks, the distance measure based on time-delay plays an important role. In this paper, we propose a maximum likelihood (ML) time-delay estimation algorithm in multi-path wireless propagation channel. We get the joint probability density function after sampling the frequency domain response of the multi-path channel, which could be obtained by the vector network analyzer. Based on the ML criterion, the time-delay values of different paths are estimated. Considering the ML function is non-linear with respect to the multi-path time-delays, we first obtain the coarse values of different paths using the subspace fitting algorithm, then take them as an initial point, and finally get the ML time-delay estimation values with the pattern searching optimization method. The simulation results show that although the ML estimation variance could not reach the Cramer-Rao lower bounds (CRLB), its performance is superior to that of subspace fitting algorithm, and could be seen as a fine algorithm.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2004년도 ICEIC The International Conference on Electronics Informations and Communications
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• pp.23-26
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• 2004

Five-port reflectometer which consists of a ring with 5 arms (two inputs, three outputs) and three RF power detectors has been used as a vector network analyser, a demodulator in the homodyne receiver as well as in Phase Looked Loop (PLL) and so on. Calibration of five-port reflectometer is an important task. In this paper, we present a calibration method of five-port for a propagation channel sounder. The method is based on measurement of the phase differences between the three voltages at the five-port's outputs in order to determine the ratio of two input incident waves. The frequency channel sounder based on five-port is calibrated for each frequency from 2.2 GHz to 2.6 GHz with 1 MHz step. This method can also determine the absolute delays of each propagation path in the propagation channel. The calibration method is validated using measurement data.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2023

An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) based wireless communication system has drawn wide attention for its high transmission rate and high spectrum efficiency in not only radio but also Underwater Acoustic (UWA) applications. Because of the narrow sub-carrier spacing of OFDM, orthogonality between sub-carriers is easily affected by Doppler effect caused by the movement of transmitter or receiver. Previously, Doppler compensation signal processing algorithm for Desired propagation path was proposed. However, other Doppler shifts caused by delayed Undesired signal arriving from different directions cannot be perfectly compensated. Then Receiver Bit Error Rate (BER) is degraded by Inter-Carrier-Interference (ICI) caused in the case of Multi-path Doppler channel. To mitigate the ICI effect, a modified Delay and Doppler Profiler (mDDP), which estimates not only attenuation, relative delay and Doppler shift but also sampling clock shift of each multi-path component, is proposed. Based on the outputs of mDDP, an ICI canceling multi-tap equalizer is also proposed. Computer simulated performances of one-tap equalizer with the conventional Time domain linear interpolated Channel Transfer Function (CTF) estimator, multi-tap equalizer based on mDDP are compared. According to the simulation results, BER improvement has been observed. Especially, in the condition of 16QAM modulation, transmitting vessel speed of 6m/s, two-path multipath channel with direct path and ocean surface reflection path; more than one order of magnitude BER reduction has been observed at CNR=30dB.

• 전자공학회논문지A
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• 제31A권4호
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• pp.47-55
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• 1994

This paper presents the CDMA system using the RAKE receiver over a multipath fading channel and in multi-user environments. The interference between the propagation paths in a multipath fading causes a serious degradation in the mobile communication environment. In order to derive the path inteference and reduce the fading effect, the RAKE receiver is used. In a computer simulation, the path number of a fading channel and the branch number of the RAKE receiver are modified. As a result, the CDMA system using the RAKE receiver gives a better performance than the conventional CDMA system over a multipath fading channel and in multi-user environments.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.410-416
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• 2023

저궤도위성 통신시스템의 경우, 정지 궤도 위성 통신시스템과 달리 지상 기기 기준 상대적으로 고속 기동하여 움직이며, 지상 기기와 이루는 각도 역시 고정되지 않고 넓은 범위에서 가변적으로 되므로 지상에 존재하는 건물, 산 등과 같은 지형물의 위치 및 높이에 따라 위성 통신 시스템임에도 불구하고 다중 경로로 인한 주파수 선택적 페이딩 현상이 나타날 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 저궤도위성 통신시스템에서 발생할 수 있는 저궤도 다중 경로 페이딩 위성 채널 모델과 저궤도위성의고속기동으로 발생하는 도플러 주파수 천이에 대하여 분석하고, 이를 기반으로 다중 경로 페이딩 위성 채널 모델에 적합한 OFDM(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) 및 SC-FDE(Single Carrier Frequency Domain Equalizer) 전송 방식에 대하여 효과적인 등화 기법을 제시한다. 또한, 본 논문에서는 제시된 등화 기법이 적용된 OFDM 및 SC-FDE 전송방식의 저궤도 다중경로 페이딩 위성 채널 환경에서의 성능을 모의실험을 통하여 비교 분석하였으며, SC-FDE 방식이 OFDM 방식보다 우수함을 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2023

This paper proposed an Inter-Carrier-Interference (ICI) Canceling Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) receiver for 5G mobile system to support 500 km/h linear motor high speed terrestrial transportation service. A receiver in such high-speed train sees the transmission channel which is composed of multiple Doppler-shifted propagation paths. Then, a loss of sub-carrier orthogonality due to Doppler-spread channels causes ICI. The ICI Canceler is realized by the following three steps. First, using the Demodulation Reference Symbol (DMRS) pilot signals, it analyzes three parameters such as attenuation, relative delay, and Doppler-shift of each multi-path component. Secondly, based on the sets of three parameters, Channel Transfer Function (CTF) of sender sub-carrier number 𝒏 to receiver sub-carrier number 𝒍 is generated. In case of 𝒏≠𝒍, the CTF corresponds to ICI factor. Thirdly, since ICI factor is obtained, by applying ICI reverse operation by Multi-Tap Equalizer, ICI canceling can be realized. ICI canceling performance has been simulated assuming severe channel condition such as 500 km/h, 2 path reverse Doppler Shift for QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM and 256QAM modulations. In particular, for modulation schemes below 16QAM, we confirmed that the difference between BER in a 2 path reverse Doppler shift environment and stationary environment at a moving speed of 500 km/h was very small when the number of taps in the multi-tap equalizer was set to 31 taps or more. We also confirmed that the BER performance in high-speed mobile communications for multi-level modulation schemes above 64QAM is dramatically improved by the use of a multi-tap equalizer.

• 정보학연구
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2003

본 연구는 저압 전력선 망을 통한 전력선 통신(PLC: Power Line Communication)에 관한 내용이다. 전력선 통신이 가지는 주요 잇점은 기존의 인프라구조의 사용이다. 전력선 통신 채널은 전형적으로 전력선의 길이와 주파수가 증가함에 의해 신호 감쇠를 나타내는 주파수 선택적 페이딩(Frequency-Selective Fading)을 가지는 다중경로 반사 전파로 모델링 할 수 있다. OFDM(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)은 다수개의 낮은 데이터 율의 반송파들이 높은 전송율을 이루는 형태로 송신기에서 조합되는 변조 기법이다. 모델링한 다중 경로 반사 전력선 채널에 음향 신호를 입력하여 체계의 성능을 모의 실험을 통해 분석, 검증하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.346-352
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• 2009

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) has been made by the comparison results and the statistical analysis of primary clocks maintained by national standard institutes. Some kinds of technique have been used for international time transfer; since 1980s the study on methods and development of time transfer has conducted with activation of GPS application. And the more accurate and easier method made it use the official time transfer method for the generation of UTC. But recently TWSTFT (Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfers) as well as GPS time transfer are increasing in number because the TWSTFT is able to improve the accuracy and precision of time comparison owing to the elimination of the ionospheric and tropospheric delay errors thanks to the reciprocal propagation path. In this paper, we introduce the TWSTFT results by a multi-channel modem comparing with GPS P3-code.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 송수신 안테나간의 상관관계가 존재하는 MIMO-OFDM 시스템에서 채널의 페이딩에 의한 영향을 완화시키고 통신링크 성능향상과 신뢰성을 증대시킬 수 있는 CS(channel sounding) 기법을 제안하며, sounding 신호를 통해 채널 전파특성을 측정하여 CS기법으로 추정 오차가 최적화된 송신단과 수신단간의 채널 전파특성을 추정한다. 이 제안된 기법을 통해 수신단에서 간단한 연산을 통하여 채널 용량을 증가시켜 주며, 송신단에서 채널의 정보를 이용하여 최적의 전력을 할당 할 수 있고, 채널 용량의 증가를 얻을 수 있게 된다. 또한 안테나 개수가 증가함에 따라서 본 기법을 이용한 경우의 채널용량의 증가를 가져옴을 알 수 있다. 따라서 더욱 복잡한 송수신 안테나 시스템에서 본 기법을 이용한 성능 증대가 기대된다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제29권5A호
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• pp.492-501
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• 2004

압축된 동영상을 이동통신 채널과 같은 다경로 페이딩 채널을 통해서 전송할 때 전송오류에 의해서 전송 신호의 왜곡이 발생한다. 이러한 전송 오류를 줄이기 위한 한 가지 방법으로 오류정정 부호를 사용할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 전송되는 정보의 단위인 프레임별로 채널의 상태를 예측하고 예측된 정보를 이용하여 RCPC(rate compatible punctured convolutional) 오류정정 부호의 부호화율을 적응적으로 변화시키는 방법을 제안한다. 이를 위하여 시변 페이딩 채널을 모델링하고 채널예측을 위한 3가지 방법을 제안하여 기존의 채널 예측 방법과 비교하고 성능을 분석하였다. 성능평가 결과 제안하는 적응적 오류정정 부호화 기법이 고정 부호화율을 갖는 오류정정 부호화 기법에 비해서 우수한 성능을 보임을 입증하였다.