• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
• /
• 제8권3호
• /
• pp.924-944
• /
• 2014

This paper investigates the power allocation and outage performance of MIMO full-duplex relaying (MFDR), based on orthogonal space-time block codes (OSTBC), in cognitive radio systems. OSTBC transmission is used as a simple means to achieve multi-antenna diversity gain. Cognitive MFDR systems not only have the advantage of increasing spectral efficiency through spectrum sharing, but they can also extend coverage through the use of relays. In cognitive MFDR systems, the primary user experiences interference from the secondary source and relay simultaneously, owing to full duplexing. It is therefore necessary to optimize the transmission powers at the secondary source and relay. In this paper, we propose an optimal power allocation (OPA) scheme based on minimizing the outage probability in cognitive MFDR systems. We also analyse the outage probability of the secondary user in noise-limited and interference-limited environments in Nakagami-m fading channels. Simulation results show that the proposed schemes achieve performance improvements in terms of reducing outage probability.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.593-607
• /
• 2016

This paper analyzes interference alignment in the two-way relay network with compute-and-forward in both single relay and multiple relays networks. The advantages of compute-and-forward over other relaying strategies are that it can relay only linear combinations of the useful signals and remove the noise. The algorithm proposed in this paper adopts the criterion of maximum SINR to derive the pre-coding matrix. The experimental results show that the performance of interference alignment in two-way relay channel via compute-and-forward is better than that of amplify-and-forward, and the total sum rate in the two-way multiple relay networks is larger than that in the two-way single relay networks.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
• /
• 제13권4호
• /
• pp.377-384
• /
• 2011

Cooperative beamforming has previously been proven to be an efficient way to improve the cooperative diversity. This method generally requires all relay nodes to participate in beamforming, which can be seen as "all participate" cooperative beamforming. However, not all relay nodes have constructive impacts on the end-to-end bit error rate (BER) performance. Based on this observation, we propose a new cooperative scheme which only selects those "appropriate" relay nodes to perform cooperative beamforming. Such relay nodes can be simply determined with mean channel gains. Therefore, the selection complexity is significantly reduced as global instantaneous channel state information is not required. This scheme guarantees that energy is only allocated to the "appropriate" relay nodes, and hence provides superior diversity. We also prove that power allocation among source and selected relay nodes is a convex problem, and can be resolved with lower computational complexity. Simulation results demonstrate that our scheme achieves an essential improvement in terms of BER performance for both optimal and limited feedback scenarios, as well as high energy-efficiency for the energy-constrained networks.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
• /
• 제18권4호
• /
• pp.922-937
• /
• 2024

Maritime activities are on the rise, there is a growing demand for high-quality communication services that can cover larger areas. However, the transmission of high data rates to maritime users is challenging due to path loss from land base stations, which limits the transmission power. To overcome this challenge, researchers have been exploring the use of buoys in a marine environment as relays for communication technology. This paper proposes a simulation-based approach to investigate the impact of various beamwidths on communication performance when using a buoy as a relay. The objective is to determine the optimal beamwidth that yields the highest data rate for the target location. The approach is based on an offshore wave model where the direction of the buoy changes according to the height of the wave. The study investigates the performance of the relay in the downlink situation using receive beamforming, and the capacity at the user in the three-hop situation is verified using an amplify-and-forward (AF) relay that uses transmit beamforming to the user. The simulation results suggest that the beamwidth of the relay should be adjusted according to the wave conditions to optimize the data rate and relay position that satisfies a data rate superior to the direct path to the target position. Using a buoy as a relay can be a promising solution for enhancing maritime communications, and the simulation-based approach proposed in this paper can provide insights into how to optimize beamwidth for effective communication system design and implementation. In conclusion, the study results suggest that the use of buoys as relays for maritime communication is a feasible solution for expanding coverage and enhancing communication quality. The proposed simulation-based approach provides a useful tool for identifying relay beamwidths for achieving higher data rates in different wave conditions. These findings have significant implications for the design and deployment of communication systems in maritime environments.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
• /
• 제11권5호
• /
• pp.464-472
• /
• 2009

In this paper, we propose a packet scheduling algorithm for cellular relay networks by considering relay selection, variation of channel quality, and packet delay. In the networks, mobile users are equipped with not only cellular but also user relaying radio interfaces, where base station exploits adaptive high speed downlink channel. Our proposed algorithm selects a user with good cellular channel condition as a relay station for other users with bad cellular channel condition but can get access to relay link with good quality. This can achieve flexible packet scheduling by adjusting transmission rates of cellular link. Packets are scheduled for transmission depending on scheduling indexes which are calculated based on user's achieved transmission rate, packet utility, and proportional fairness of their throughput. The performance results obtained by using computer simulation show that the proposed scheduling algorithm is able to achieve high network capacity, low packet loss, and good fairness in terms of received throughput of mobile users.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
• /
• 제4권6호
• /
• pp.443-449
• /
• 2015

This paper considers the physical layer security problem for a two-way vehicle-to-vehicle network, where the two source vehicles can only exchange information through an untrusted relay vehicle. The relay vehicle helps the two-way transmission but also acts as a potential eavesdropper. Each vehicle has a random velocity. By exploiting the random carrier frequency offsets (CFOs) caused by random motions, a secure double-differential two-way relay scheme is proposed. While achieving successful two-way transmission for the source vehicles, the proposed scheme guarantees a high decoding error floor at the untrusted relay vehicle. Average symbol error rate (SER) performance for the source vehicles and the untrusted relay vehicle is analyzed. Simulation results are provided to verify the proposed scheme.

• 한국통신학회논문지
• /
• 제39C권8호
• /
• pp.696-707
• /
• 2014

본 논문에서는 UWB 기술 기반 무선 USB(WUSB) 프로토콜에서, 디바이스들의 이동성으로 인해 발생하는 Private Distributed Reservation Protocol (DRP) 예약 충돌 현상을 분석한다. 그리고 Private DRP 예약 충돌 시 발생하는 성능 저하를 감소시키기 위해 Private DRP 릴레이 통신 기술을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 Private DRP 릴레이 통신 프로토콜은 충돌대상 디바이스에게 예약된 자원을 유지할 수 있도록 Direct Link 뿐만 아니라, Private DRP 예약 충돌 시 릴레이 노드를 경유하여 또 다른 Indirect Link 링크를 빠르게 예약할 수 있는 분산적인 자원 예약 프로토콜을 제안한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
• /
• 제9권6호
• /
• pp.1996-2013
• /
• 2015

This paper considers a scenario that more D2D users exist in the cell, they compete for cellular resources to increase their own data rates, which may cause transmission interference to cellular users (CU) and the unfairness of resource allocation. We design a resource allocation scheme for selfish D2D users assisted by cooperative relay technique which is used to further enhance the users' transmission rates, meanwhile guarantee the QoS requirement of the CUs. Two transmission modes are considered for D2D users: direct transmission mode and cooperative relay transmission mode, both of which reuses the cellular uplink frequency resources. To ensure the fairness of resource distribution, Nash bargaining theory is used to determine the transmission mode and solve the bandwidth allocation problem for D2D users choosing cooperative relay transmission mode, and coalition formation game theory is used to solve the uplink frequency sharing problem between D2D users and CUs through a new defined "Selfish order". Through theoretical analysis, we obtain the closed Nash bargaining solution under CUs' rate constraints, and prove the stability of the formatted coalition. Simulation results show that the proposed resource allocation approach achieves better performance on resource allocation fairness, with only little sacrifice on the system sum rates.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
• /
• 제17권2호
• /
• pp.162-171
• /
• 2015

This paper provides an analytic performance evaluation of the bit error rate (BER) of underlay decode-and-forward cognitive networks with best relay selection over Rayleigh multipath fading channels. A generalized BER expression valid for arbitrary operational parameters is firstly presented in the form of a single integral, which is then employed for determining the diversity order and coding gain for different best relay selection scenarios. Furthermore, a novel and highly accurate closed-form approximate BER expression is derived for the specific case where relays are located relatively close to each other. The presented results are rather convenient to handle both analytically and numerically, while they are shown to be in good agreement with results from respective computer simulations. In addition, it is shown that as in the case of conventional relaying networks, the behaviour of underlay relaying cognitive networks with best relay selection depends significantly on the number of involved relays.

• 한국통신학회논문지
• /
• 제39A권10호
• /
• pp.593-600
• /
• 2014

OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiple access) 시스템은 주파수 선택적 페이딩 문제를 효율적으로 해결하며 최적의 부반송파 및 송신 전력을 할당함으로써 보다 향상된 성능을 얻는다. Two-way 릴레이는 양방향 통신을 통해 기존의 반이중 릴레이보다 향상된 주파수 효율을 제공한다. WiBro와 같은 레거시 OFDMA 시스템에 two-way DF (decode-and-forward) 릴레이를 적용 시 파일롯 재배치 문제와 자가 간섭으로 인한 채널 추정 및 수신 신호 복호가 어려운 문제가 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 WiBro와 같은 레거시 OFDMA 시스템에 적합한 two-way DF 릴레이 자원 할당 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 기법은 릴레이와 연결된 노드를 기지국과 직접 통신하는 노드로 간주하여 부반송파를 할당한다. 그리고 다른 노드가 사용하지 않는 부반송파를 중첩 할당함으로써 직교 할당으로 발생하는 대역폭 손실을 보완한다. 전산모의실험을 통해 제안된 자원 할당 기법의 성능 향상을 검증한다.