• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.83-91
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• 2012

An RF energy detector for spectrum sensing in TV white space transceiver is presented. It is based on an RF active filtering technique that comprises a low-noise amplifier with a frequency-translation high-pass filtering feedfoward loop, which attenuates the unwanted sideband energy and only passes the wanted band energy. Unlike the conventional architecture, a new architecture that can attenuate both sidebands at the same time is proposed. A simplified system modeling method is presented to assess the non-ideality effects on the RF energy detector performances. System behavioral simulations demonstrate that the proposed architecture can be instrumental for realizaing a RF energy detector circuit in CMOS.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.23 no.8
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• pp.909-922
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• 2012

To fully utilize scarce spectrum resource, it's necessary to develop and evaluate promising business models prior to making technology R&D plan and industrial promotion policy. The purpose of this paper is to design potential business models, evaluate the propriety of commercializing the models, and discuss promotion policies after exploring promising sectors consuming spectrum resources. The research is based on TV white space, which is vacant TV channels in region or time domain and considered as core spectrum resource along with digital terrestrial television switchover. As the result, four kinds of business models were derived, including broadcasting and telecommunication types. Each model was discussed from four standpoints: customer value proposition, profit formula, key resources, and key processes, and the propriety for commercialization was evaluated by three dimensions: technological evaluations, business-oriented evaluations, and user-oriented evaluations. The promotion policies of government and market participants for the activation of TV White space-based business models were discussed as well.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.91-102
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• 2009

FCC(Federal Communications Commission 미국 연방통신위원회)는 2008년 11월 스펙트럼 사용 효율을 높이고 새로운 서비스 도입을 용이하게 하기 위해 TV White Spaces를 대상으로 주파수 공유 기술인 Cognitive Radio 기술을 적용하기로 하고 관련 규정을 개정하였다. FCC는 TV White Spaces에서 고정 서비스와 개인/휴대서비스기기 사용을 허용하기로 방침을 정하고 2009년 5월 12일 DTV 전환 완료 이후 관련 기기 사용을 허용하기로 하였다. 본 논문에서는 FCC의 법규 개정 현황과 함께 이를 기술적으로 뒷받침하기 위한 IEEE 802.22, TV White Spaces ECSG, ECMA에서의 표준화 동향을 설명하고, 핵심 기술로서 스펙트럼 센싱 기술, 무선자원관리 기술, PHY/MAC 관련 기술 개발 동향에 대해 요약 기술하였다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.160-169
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• 2013

최근 주요국에서 주파수 자원 개방의 일환으로 TV White Space(TVWS) 관련 정책이 추진되고 있으며, Super-WiFi 및 WRAN을 통한 활용 방안이 중점적으로 논의되고 있다. 이는 이동통신 서비스의 주파수 부족 문제 해소 차원 외에도 비면허 및 저대역 주파수를 사용하는 특성으로 인해 신규 서비스의 등장과 다양한 산업이 개발되고 육성되는 기반이 될 수 있다는 점에서 비(非) 통신계 사업자에게는 큰 기회가 되고 있다. 이에 DB 기반의 TVWS 상용 및 시험 서비스가 가시화됨에 따라 주요국에서 등장하는 TVWS 서비스 현황을 살펴보고, TVWS 서비스의 생태계 분석을 통해 향후 국내 시장환경에 적합한 White Space 서비스 도입 방안제시와 함께 DB 운영 및 이용자 측면에서 바람직한 상용화 정책 방향을 모색하고자 하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.112-122
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• 2016

This paper presents a set of candidate regulatory requirements for TV band devices (TVBDs) in the Rep. of Korea. To guarantee the protection of incumbent services, especially digital TV (DTV) and wireless microphones, in TV frequency bands, we suggest minimum separation distances of TVBDs from the noise-limited contour according to incumbent users and TVBD types. This paper also deals with multiple sets of separation distances of a co-channel TVBD network from a DTV protected contour on the basis of the radio propagation characteristics of different geographic areas to make good use of TV white space (TVWS) and safely protect the DTV service. We present a low-power transmission mode of TVBDs and the relevant separation distances for small-cell deployment. The service coverage reduction ratio of a TVBD network is investigated in the presence of DTV interference in four geographic areas. The TVWS field verification results, conducted on the island of Jeju (Rep. of Korea), show that incumbent services operate well without harmful interference from neighboring TVBDs with the proposed separation distances.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.454-462
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• 2016

portable white space device(WSD) obeying the Korean regulations of TV white space(TVWS) can cause harmful interference to a digital TV receiver residing at the same pixel around the edge of the digital TV service coverage for the case with a changed propagation environment. In order to solve this problem, we propose a method to allocate the resource of a hybrid WSD based on TVWS geo-location DB with spectrum sensing. Using the received power of digital TV signal through the spectrum sensing, a hybrid WSD can calculate the maximum permitted EIRP based on location probability. Based on the accurate allocation method proposed in this paper, it is possible to satisfy the Korean TVWS regulations and to eliminate the harmful interference to TV receivers nearby the hybrid WSD.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.37B no.11
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• pp.1050-1057
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• 2012

Super Wi-Fi is a newly emerging wireless Internet technology, which constitutes Wi-Fi networks using TV white space. A key technical challenge in the Super Wi-Fi applications is how to provide a seamless Internet service even when a Super WiFi user should give up the channel in use to the active incumbent user which is activated in the same service area, preventing from the service continuity in Super Wi-Fi. In this paper, we propose a channel handover method to support service continuity of Super Wi-Fi, in which an AP selects a new operational channel and provides the channel information for MSs. Therefore, the AP and the MSs can carry out seamless handover for Super Wi-Fi service. A performance evaluation shows that the proposed scheme is superior to the conventional Wi-Fi in channel mobility delay.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.36 no.5A
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• pp.536-542
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• 2011

For efficient utilization of spectrum resources in TV white space after DTV transition, FCC allowed usage of the spectrum for CR system. The CR system is required to cognize channel usage state for utilizing the unused spectrum in TV white space which coexists various primary and secondary systems. In the meantime, as a demand for high throughput communication had been increased recently, CR systems also consider to adopt channel bonding technology, thus spectrum sensing for channel bonded system is essentially required. In this paper, we propose a novel spectrum sensing algorithm for channel bonding system using a single channel receiver. For IEEE 802.l1af signal, the proposed algorithm provide detection probability of 90% with false alarm probability 10% at SNR -18dB for single channel system and at SNR -7dB for 8 channel bonded system, respectively. Utilizing the proposed scheme, we can detect channel bonded signal using only a single receiver, therefore system overhead for spectrum sensing can be reduced significantly.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.903-909
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• 2012

In this paper, we analyze the sharing performances for coexistence of different communication systems between adjacent channels in TV White space. We analyze the parameter performance result according to various density of interfering transmitter and transmitter output. Two cases are analyzed to consider an interference effect between each system. First, WiBro is an interfering transmitter and WLAN is a victim receiver. Second, WLAN is an interfering transmitter and WiBro is a victim receiver. Free space channel model, Extended Hata and IEEE 802.11 model are used for channel environment. Analyzed coexistence results under various co-use scenarios may be widely applied into the technique developed to get the coexisting condition for wireless devices using many communication protocols in adjacent frequency.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.49 no.8
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• pp.70-76
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• 2012

In this paper, we propose a power allocation scheme of the unlicensed user based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) in the TV white space (TVWS). Power constraints in TVWS should be satisfied in the time domain. However, because OFDM has high PAPR (peak-to-average power ratio), it is difficult to satisfy power constraints of TVWS in the time domain. Furthermore, the conventional power allocation schemes cannot be generally applied to unlicensed user in TVWS. Therefore, we propose a power allocation scheme to satisfy power constraints of TVWS by reducing PAPR in the time domain. In addition, we analyze the capacity of the unlicensed user based on OFDM in a closed form. Based on the capacity analysis, as the number of subcarriers decreases, the capacity can be enhanced. In simulation results, we show that the capacity of the unlicensed user increases, as the number of subcarriers decreases and the mean of the channel between the transmitter and the receiver of the unlicensed user increases.