• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.429-433
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• 2012

In this paper, we consider nonbinary quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) codes and propose a method to design multiple rate codes with either fixed information bit length or block bit length, tailored to different scenarios in wireless applications. We show that the proposed codes achieve good performance over a broad range of code rates.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.2637-2642
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• 2015

Low-density parity-check(LDPC) 코드는 그 탁월한 에러 정정 능력으로 인해 많은 통신 표준에서 사용되고 있다. 여러 종류의 LDPC 코드 중 quasi-cyclic LDPC(QC-LDPC) 코드가 많이 사용되는데 QC-LDPC 코드의 복호기에는 여러 크기의 rotation을 수행할 수 있는 multi-size circular shifter(MSCS)가 필요하다. MSCS의 구현 방법 중 Benes 네트워크에 기반한 구조가 많이 사용되는데, rotation할 데이터의 개수가 3의 배수일 경우에는 $3{\times}3$ 스위치가 필요하다. 이 논문에서는 기존의 제어 신호 생성에 비해 복잡도가 줄어든 생성법과 기존의 $3{\times}3$ 스위치 구조 보다 더 빨리 동작할 수 있는 $3{\times}3$ 스위치 구조를 제안한다. IEEE 802.16e WiMAX 표준에서 사용되는 QC-LDPC 코드 복호기의 MSCS 에 적용하여 지연 시간을 8.7% 정도 줄이고 면적도 조금 감소시켰다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.479-484
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• 2014

In this paper, we consider the construction of cyclic and quasi-cyclic structured q-ary low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes over a designated small field. The construction is performed with a pre-defined sliding-window, which actually executes the regular mapping from original field to the targeted field under certain parameters. Compared to the original codes, the new constructed codes can provide better flexibility in choice of code rate, code length and size of field. The constructed codes over small fields with code length from tenths to hundreds perform well with q-ary sum-product decoding algorithm (QSPA) over the additive white Gaussian noise channel and are comparable to the improved spherepacking bound. These codes may found applications in wireless sensor networks (WSN), where the delay and energy are extremely constrained.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.24-33
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• 2012

This paper describes a multi-mode LDPC decoder which supports 19 block lengths and 6 code rates of Quasi-Cyclic LDPC code for Mobile WiMAX system. To achieve an efficient implementation of 114 operation modes, some design optimizations are considered including block-serial layered decoding scheme, a memory reduction technique based on the min-sum decoding algorithm and a novel method for generating the cyclic shift values of parity check matrix. From fixed-point simulations, decoding performance and optimal hardware parameters are analyzed. The designed LDPC decoder is verified by FPGA implementation, and synthesized with a $0.18-{\mu}m$ CMOS cell library. It has 380,000 gates and 52,992 bits RAM, and the estimated throughput is about 164 ~ 222 Mbps at 56 MHz@1.8 V.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.2367-2372
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• 2015

탁월한 에러 정정 능력으로 인해 최근 통신 표준에서 많이 채택되고 있는 low-density parity-check(LDPC) 코드중, quasi-cyclic LDPC(QC-LDPC) 코드는 복호기 복잡도가 비교적 낮아서 많이 사용되고 있다. QC-LDPC 코드의 복호기 설계에 있어서 중요한 블록 중 하나가 여러 가지 크기의 rotation을 수행할 수 있는 multi-size circular shifter(MSCS)이다. MSCS의 여러 구현 방법 중 많이 사용되는 Benes 네트워크는 일반적인 MSCS 동작에는 효율적이나 rotation 크기 등의 특징을 이용할 수 없는 단점이 있다. 이 논문에서는 Benes 네트워크의 제어 신호 생성을 수정하여서 rotation 크기 특징을 이용할 수 있는 방법을 제시한다. 제안된 제어 신호 생성법을 IEEE 802.16e WiMAX 표준의 QC-LDPC 코드 복호기에 적용하여, MUX의 개수를 줄이고 지연 시간을 단축하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.588-595
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• 2010

This paper proposes encoding and decoding for nonlinear product codes and investigates the performance of nonlinear product codes. The proposed nonlinear product codes are constructed as N-dimensional product codes where the constituent codes are nonlinear binary codes derived from the linear codes over higher order alphabets, for example, Preparata or Kerdock codes. The performance and the complexity of the proposed construction are evaluated using the well-known nonlinear Nordstrom-Robinson code, which is presented in the generalized array code format with a low complexity trellis. The proposed construction shows the additional coding gain, reduced error floor, and lower implementation complexity. The (64, 24, 12) nonlinear binary product code has an effective gain of about 2.5 dB and 1 dB gain at a BER of $10^{-6}$ when compared to the (64, 15, 16) linear product code and the (64, 24, 10) linear product code, respectively. The (256, 64, 36) nonlinear binary product code composed of two Nordstrom-Robinson codes has an effective gain of about 0.7 dB at a BER of $10^{-5}$ when compared to the (256, 64, 25) linear product code composed of two (16, 8, 5) quasi-cyclic codes.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2014

This paper proposes a high-throughput encoding process and encoder architecture for quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check codes in IEEE 802.11ac standard. In order to achieve the high throughput with low complexity, a partially parallel processing based encoding process and encoder architecture are proposed. Forward and backward accumulations are performed in one clock cycle to increase the encoding throughput. A low complexity cyclic shifter is also proposed to minimize the hardware overhead of combinational logic in the encoder architecture. In IEEE 802.11ac systems, the proposed encoder is rate compatible to support various code rates and codeword block lengths. The proposed encoder is implemented with 130-nm CMOS technology. For (1944, 1620) irregular code, 7.7 Gbps throughput is achieved at 100 MHz clock frequency. The gate count of the proposed encoder core is about 96 K.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.561-580
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• 2020

Buckling restrained braces (BRBs) were developed as an enhanced alternative to conventional braces by restraining their global buckling, thus allowing development of a stable quasi-symmetric hysteretic response. A wider adoption of buckling restrained braced frames is precluded due to proprietary character of most BRBs and the code requirement for experimental qualification. To overcome these problems, BRBs with capacities corresponding to typical steel multi-storey buildings in Romania were developed and experimentally tested in view of prequalification. In the second part of this paper, a complex nonlinear numerical model for the tested BRBs was developed in the finite element environment Abaqus. The calibration of the numerical model was performed at both component (material models: steel, concrete, unbonding material) and member levels (loading, geometrical imperfections). Geometrically and materially nonlinear analyses including imperfections were performed on buckling restrained braces models under cyclic loading. The calibrated models were further used to perform a parametric study aiming at assessing the influence of the strength of the buckling restraining mechanism, concrete class of the infill material, mechanical properties of steel used for the core, self-weight loading, and frame effect on the cyclic response of buckling restrained braces.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.186-196
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• 2015

In resource-constrained, low-cost, radio-frequency identification (RFID) sensor-based mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), ensuring security without performance degradation is a major challenge. This paper introduces a novel combination of steps in lightweight protocol integration to provide a secure network for RFID sensor-based MANETs using error-correcting codes (ECCs). The proposed scheme chooses a quasi-cyclic ECC. Key pairs are generated using the ECC for establishing a secure message communication. Probability analysis shows that code-based identification; key generation; and authentication and trust management schemes protect the network from Sybil, eclipse, and de-synchronization attacks. A lightweight model for the proposed sequence of steps is designed and analyzed using an Alloy analyzer. Results show that selection processes with ten nodes and five subgroup controllers identify attacks in only a few milliseconds. Margrave policy analysis shows that there is no conflict among the roles of network members.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.865-871
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• 2004

The safety evaluations of railway wheel sets make use of the static fracture toughness obtained in ingot materials. The static fracture toughness of wheelset materials has been extensively studied by experiments, but the dynamic fracture toughness with respect to wheel set materials has not been studied enough yet. It is necessary to evaluate the characteristics of the fracture mechanics depending on each location for a full-scale wheel set for high-speed trains, because the load state for each location of the wheel set while running is different the contact load between the wheel and rail, cyclic stress in the wheel plate, etc. This paper deals with the fracture toughness depend on load rates. The fracture toughness depending on load rate data shows that once the downward curve from quasi-static values was reached, subsequent values showed a slow increase with respect to the impact velocity. This means that dynamic fracture toughness should be considered in the design code of the wheelset material.