• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.995-1004
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• 2014

전파이용 기술의 발전 및 관련 서비스의 다양화로 전파 자원의 희소성이 높아질수록 주파수 자원 배분은 효율성과 형평성을 제고할 필요성은 높아진다. 개방형 전파 사용 정책은 다양한 의미를 포함하는데, 타인의 이용을 배제하지 않고 누구나 사용할 수 있도록 하는 주파수 공유(spectrum commons)를 의미하는 경우 전파이용의 형평성과 효율성이 증진되고, 나아가 기존의 이용자들이 있는 경우에도 이를 방해하지 않는 범위에서 세분화된 이용권을 설정함으로써 다른 이용자들의 사용에 개방하는 것을 의미하는 경우에도 역시 효율성과 형평성을 제고할 수 있다. 개방형 전파 사용을 위해서는 기술 발전이 우선되어야 하지만, 전파 사용 질서를 형성하는 전파법 제도가 이러한 개방형 전파 사용을 허용하고, 그로부터 발생하는 분쟁을 사전에 예방하고 신속히 조정할 수 있는 메카니즘을 마련하는 등 이를 뒷받침할 필요가 있다. 이 논문에서는 그러한 법제적 조치의 필요성을 주파수 공동사용의 허용, 개시, 관리, 해소의 단계마다 검토하고 기본적인 정비방향을 제시하고 있다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.983-994
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 주파수의 공동사용에 따른 개방형 스펙트럼의 서비스 이용방안을 제시하고, 그 사회경제적 파급 효과를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 개방형 스펙트럼의 개념과 이용형태를 제시하고, 개방형 스펙트럼의 사회경제적 파급 효과 분석을 위해 전문가 조사를 실시하였다. 최근 등장하는 8종류의 창의적 서비스를 대상으로 하여 국내에서 이용할 수 있는 2.9~5.925 GHz 대역 2,605 MHz 폭의 후보 대역에서 적용 가능한 서비스와 그 특징을 분석하고, 개방형 스펙트럼의 공동사용으로 인하여 발생하는 사회경제적 파급 효과를 분석하였다. 이 분석 결과에 의하면 개방형 스펙트럼에서 적합한 서비스로서 이동통신 보조서비스, WiFi가 가장 높은 기대를 받았으며, DSRC 서비스, M2M, IoT 및 RFID/USN 서비스가 평균을 넘는 높은 기대를 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.821-827
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• 2014

최근의 주파수 부족현상을 해결하면서 간섭 없이 스펙트럼을 효율적으로 사용하는 주파수 공동 사용에 대한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 또한, 이와 더불어 급증하는 모바일 데이터 수요에 대처하기 위한 주요 스펙트럼 정책으로서 ASA/LSA(Authorized Shared Access/Licensed Shared Access) 개념을 많은 나라에서 도입하고 있는데, 이는 모바일 트래픽 증가를 해결하기 위한 스몰셀(small cell) 기술을 적용하는데 가장 적합한 스펙트럼 액세스 모델이다. ASA/LSA 주파수로 3.5 GHz 대역이 고려되고 있는 바, 본 논문에서는 가능한 ASA/LSA 대역을 발굴하고, 나아가 면허 없는 대역을 확장하기 위해 국내 3~4 GHz 대역에 대한 SAM(Spectrum Access Model)을 제안하고, 그 결과는 향후 스몰셀 수용 및 개방 주파수 확보를 위한 SAM을 개발하는데 필요한 데이터를 제공하게 될 것이다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.976-986
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• 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) is considered the future network to support wireless communications. To realize an IoT network, sufficient spectrum should be allocated for the rapidly increasing IoT devices. Through cognitive radio, unlicensed IoT devices exploit cooperative spectrum sensing (CSS) to opportunistically access a licensed spectrum without causing harmful interference to licensed primary users (PUs), thereby effectively improving the spectrum utilization. However, an open access cognitive IoT allows abnormal IoT devices to undermine the CSS process. Herein, we first establish a hard-combining attack model according to the malicious behavior of falsifying sensing data. Subsequently, we propose a weighted sequential hypothesis test (WSHT) to increase the PU detection accuracy and decrease the sampling number, which comprises the data transmission status-trust evaluation mechanism, sensing data availability, and sequential hypothesis test. Finally, simulation results show that when various attacks are encountered, the requirements of the WSHT are less than those of the conventional WSHT for a better detection performance.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권11호
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• pp.3751-3774
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• 2014

With the rapid development of wireless communication, the confliction between the scarce frequency resources and the low spectral efficiency caused by the stationary spectrum sharing strategies seriously restricts the evolution of the future mobile communication. For this purpose, cognitive radio (CR) emerges as one of the most promising inventions which can overcome the spectrum shortage. As the key technology and main objective of CR, spectrum sharing can make full use of the limited spectrum, alleviate the scarcity of frequency resources and improve the system utilities, playing thereby an important role in improving the system performance of cognitive radio networks (CRNs). In this survey, the spectrum sharing in CRNs is discussed in terms of the sharing process, mainstream sharing technologies and spectrum sharing models. In particular, comparisons of different spectrum sharing strategies are concluded, as well as that of different spectrum sensing schemes in sharing procedure. Moreover, some application examples of the spectrum sharing in CRNs, such as smart grid, public safety, cellular network and medical body area networks are also introduced. In addition, our previous related works are presented and the open research issues in the field of spectrum sharing are stated as well.

• 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.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2012

The exponential growth in wireless services has resulted in an overly crowded spectrum. The current state of spectrum allocation indicates that most usable frequencies have already been occupied. This makes one pessimistic about the feasibility of integrating emerging wireless services such as large-scale sensor networks into the existing communication infrastructure. Cognitive radio is an emerging dynamic spectrum access technology that can be used for flexibly and efficiently achieving open spectrum sharing. Cognitive radio is an intelligent wireless communication system that is aware of its radio environment and that is capable of adapting its operation to statistical variations of the radio frequency. In ad hoc cognitive radio networks, a common control channel (CCC) is usually used for supporting transmission coordination and spectrum-related information exchange. Determining a CCC in distributed networks is a challenging research issue because the spectrum availability at each ad hoc node is quite different and dynamic due to the interference between and coexistence of primary users. In this paper, we propose a novel CCC selection protocol that is implemented in a distributed way according to the appearance patterns of primary systems and connectivity among nodes. The proposed protocol minimizes the possibility of CCC disruption by primary user activities and maximizes node connectivity when the control channel is set up. It also facilitates adaptive recovery of the control channel when the primary user is detected on that channel.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.2668-2717
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• 2021

Demands for high-speed wireless data services grow rapidly. It is a big challenge to increasing the network capacity operating on licensed spectrum resources. Unlicensed spectrum cellular networks have been proposed as a solution in response to severe spectrum shortage. Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) was standardized by 3GPP, aiming to deliver data services through unlicensed 5 GHz spectrum. Furthermore, the 3GPP proposed 5G New Radio-Unlicensed (NR-U) study item. On the other hand, artificial intelligence (AI) has attracted enormous attention to implement 5G and beyond systems, which is known as Intelligent Radio (IR). To tackle the challenges of unlicensed spectrum networks in 4G/5G/B5G systems, a lot of works have been done, focusing on using Machine Learning (ML) to support resource allocation in LTE-LAA/NR-U and Wi-Fi coexistence environments. Generally speaking, ML techniques are used in IR based on statistical models established for solving specific optimization problems. In this paper, we aim to conduct a comprehensive survey on the recent research efforts related to unlicensed cellular networks and IR technologies, which work jointly to implement 5G and beyond wireless networks. Furthermore, we introduce a positioning assisted LTE-LAA system based on the difference in received signal strength (DRSS) to allocate resources among UEs. We will also discuss some open issues and challenges for future research on the IR applications in unlicensed cellular networks.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.23-37
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• 2023

Submucosal endoscopy or third-space endoscopy utilizes the potential space between the mucosal and muscularis layers of the gastrointestinal tract to execute therapeutic interventions for various diseases. Over the last decade, endoscopic access to the submucosal space has revolutionized the field of therapeutic endoscopy. Submucosal endoscopy was originally used to perform endoscopic myotomy in patients with achalasia cardia, and its use has grown exponentially since. Currently, submucosal endoscopy is widely used to resect subepithelial tumors and to manage refractory gastroparesis and Zenker's diverticulum. While the utility of submucosal endoscopy has stood the test of time in esophageal motility disorders and subepithelial tumors, its durability remains to be established in conditions such as Zenker's diverticulum and refractory gastroparesis. Other emerging indications for submucosal endoscopy include esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum, Hirschsprung's disease, and esophageal strictures not amenable to conventional endoscopic treatment. The potential of submucosal endoscopy to provide easy and safe access to the mediastinum and peritoneal spaces may open doors to novel indications and rejuvenate the interest of endoscopists in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery in the future. This review focuses on the current spectrum, recent updates, and future direction of submucosal endoscopy in the gastrointestinal tract.