• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.257-266
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• 2012

A decode-and-forward two-way relay system benefits from orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and relay transmission. In this paper, we consider a decode-and-forward two-way relay system over OFDMwith two strategies: A joint subcarrier matching algorithm and a power allocation algorithm operating with a total power constraint for all subcarriers. The two strategies are studied based on average capacity using numerical analysis by uniformly allocating power constraints for each subcarrier matching group. An optimal subcarrier matching algorithm is proposed to match subcarriers in order of channel power gain for both transmission sides. Power allocation is defined based on equally distributing the capacity of each hop in each matching group. Afterward, a modified water-filling algorithm is also considered to allocate the power among all matching groups in order to increase the overall capacity of the network. Finally, Monte Carlo simulations are completed to confirm the numerical results and show the advantages of the joint subcarrier matching, power allocation and water filling algorithms, respectively.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권12A호
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• pp.1165-1171
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 기존 다중안테나 빔포밍 (beamforming) 시스템에 적용할 수 있도록 파일럿을 송출하는 단일 안테나 AF방식 중계기와 (amplify-and-forward relays) 이를 이용하는 빔포밍 기법을 제안한다. 먼저 송신기-중계기 채널과 중계기-수신기 채널이 곱해진 전체 채널에 대해서 빔포밍을 수행하는 OBF(overall beamforming)를 소개하고, 송신기-중계기 채널과 중계기-수신기 채널 각각에 대해 독립적으로 빔포밍을 수행하는 HBF (hop-by-hop beamforming) 방식을 제안한다. 수학적 분석 및 컴퓨터 모의실험을 통해, 채널 추정이 완벽할 때, HBF와 OBF의 성능이 동일함을 보이고, 나아가 실제 채널 추정 시나리오를 고려할 때, 제안한 파일럿 송출 중계기를 이용하는 HBF가 OBF에 비해 채널 추정 성능이 우수하고, 비트 오류율 (bit error rate: BER) 성능이 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.1559-1571
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• 2011

In wireless ad hoc networks, nodes communicate with each other using multihop routed transmission in which hop-by-hop cooperative diversity can be effectively employed. This paper proposes (i) two cooperation models for per-link cooperation (PLC) and per-node cooperation (PNC) for exploiting cooperative diversity in wireless ad hoc networks and (ii) a cooperative routing algorithm for the above models in which best relays are selected for cooperative transmission. First, two cooperation models for PLC and PNC are introduced and represented as an edge-weighted graph with effective link quality. Then, the proposed models are transformed into a simplified graph and a cooperative routing algorithm with O(n2) time is developed, where n is the number of nodes in the network. The effectiveness of the algorithm is confirmed for the two cooperation models using simulation.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2015

Aeronautical communication networks (ACN) is an emerging concept in which aeronautical stations (AS) are considered as a part of multi-tier network for the future wireless communication system. An AS could be a commercial plane, helicopter, or any other low orbit station, i.e., Unmanned air vehicle, high altitude platform. The goal of ACN is to provide high throughput and cost effective communication network for aeronautical applications (i.e., Air traffic control (ATC), air traffic management (ATM) communications, and commercial in-flight Internet activities), and terrestrial networks by using aeronautical platforms as a backbone. In this paper, we investigate the issues about connectivity, throughput, and delay in ACN. First, topology of ACN is presented as a simple mobile ad hoc network and connectivity analysis is provided. Then, by using information obtained from connectivity analysis, we investigate two communication models, i.e., single-hop and two-hop, in which each source AS is communicating with its destination AS with or without the help of intermediate relay AS, respectively. In our throughput analysis, we use the method of finding the maximum number of concurrent successful transmissions to derive ACN throughput upper bounds for the two communication models. We conclude that the two-hop model achieves greater throughput scaling than the single-hop model for ACN and multi-hop models cannot achieve better throughput scaling than two-hop model. Furthermore, since delay issue is more salient in two-hop communication, we characterize the delay performance and derive the closed-form average end-to-end delay for the two-hop model. Finally, computer simulations are performed and it is shown that ACN is robust in terms of throughput and delay performances.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.264-267
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• 2012

This letter analyzes the performance of a two-hop MIMO multiuser relay network with a fixed gain amplify-and-forward protocol and antenna selection at the transmitter and receiver. A new expression for the cumulative distribution function of the highest instantaneous end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio is derived. Based on the above result, closed-form expressions for outage probability and bit error rate are presented. Also, the diversity order of the system is determined. Finally, computer simulations are compared to the analytical results, and insights and observations are provided.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2009

기지국과 이동 단말 간의 경로 설정, 즉 라우팅은 멀티홉 셀룰러 시스템의 핵심 기술 중 하나이다. 또한, 멀티홉 셀룰러 시스템에서 기지국과 중계기들이 각 셀의 자원을 공유하므로, 전체 시스템의 가용 무선 자원을 최대한 이용할 수 있는 자원 할당 기법이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 OFDMA 기반 멀티홉 셀룰러 시스템을 위한 통합 자원할당-라우팅 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 기법은 전체 시스템의 하향 링크 처리율을 최대화하기 위한 통합 자원 할당-라우팅 문제를 MMKP 기반 휴리스틱 알고리즘을 이용하여 근사 해를 구한다. 실험 결과는 제안하는 기법이 시스템의 하향 링크 처리율 측면에서 링크 품질 기반 라우팅 기법보다 높은 성능을 나타내며, 최적 해를 도출하는 기법에 근접한 성능을 나타냄을 보인다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권10B호
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• pp.911-918
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 방향성 안테나를 이용하여 3섹터 구조를 갖는 Narrow-Beam Trisector Cell (NBTC)과 Wide-Beam Trisector Cell (WBTC) 구조의 WiBro 시스템에 IEEE802.16j 기반의 멀티홉 중계기를 도입하여 커버리지를 확장하는 새로운 형태의 NBTC와 WBTC 구조를 제안한다. 제안한 구조는 최적화 모델을 통해 트래픽 분포에 따른 최적 배치된 기지국과 멀티홉 중계기의 수, 각 기지국의 확장되는 커버리지, 그리고 설치비용 등을 기지국만 배치하는 기존의 전형적인 구조와 비교 분석하였다. 분석 결과를 통해 주어진 전체면적에 중계기를 효율적으로 배치한다면 절약되는 설치비용을 알 수 있었고, 제안하는 멀티홉 중계기가 도입된 NBTC와 WBTC 방식 중에서 트래픽 분포가 높은 지역에서는 WBTC 방법을 이용하고, 트래픽 분포가 적은 지역에서는 NBTC 방법을 이용한다면 커버리지 확장과 설치비용 절약 측면에서 보다 효율적임을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.433-441
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• 2010

Multihop transmission is a promising technique that helps in achieving broader coverage (excellent network connectivity) and preventing the impairment of wireless channels. This paper proposes a cluster-based multihop wireless network that makes use of the advantages of multihop relaying, i.e., path loss gain, and partial relay selection in each hop, i.e., spatial diversity. In this partial relay selection, the node with the maximum instantaneous channel gain will serve as the sender for the next hop. With the proposed protocol, the transmit power and spectral efficiency can be improved over those in the case of direct transmission and conventional multihop transmission. Moreover, at a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the performance of the system with at least two nodes in each cluster is dependent only on the last hop and not on any of the intermediate hops. For a practically feasible decode-and-forward relay strategy, a compact expression for the probability density function of the end-to-end SNR at the destination is derived. This expression is then used to derive closed-form expressions for the outage probability, average symbol error rate, and average bit error rate for M-ary square quadrature amplitude modulation as well as to determine the spectral efficiency of the system. In addition, the probability of SNR gain over direct transmission is investigated for different environments. The mathematical analysis is verified by various simulation results for demonstrating the accuracy of the theoretical approach.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2022년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.77-78
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• 2022

현재 해상에서의 통신은 파도로 인한 항로표지의 움직임에 의해 내륙에서의 통신과 비교했을때 어려움이 있다. 본 논문에서는 uplink 상황에서 커버리지 확장을 위한 relay 송수신 기법연구를 진행한다. 내륙에 위치한 기지국과 내륙으로부터 일정 거리 떨어진 해상에 위치한 부표들 간의 uplink 해상통신 환경을 two-hop으로 고려하였으며, 센서로 측정한 파도로 인한 부표의 움직임을 고려하여 안테나 개수에 따라 만들어진 빔을 선택하고 성능 분석을 진행한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.4865-4886
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• 2017

The user experience of practical indoor power line communication (PLC) applications is greatly affected by the system quality-of-service (QoS) criteria. With a general broadcast-and-multi-access (BMA) relay scheme, in this work we investigate the joint source and relay power optimization of the amplify-and-forward (AF) relay systems used under indoor broad-band PLC environments. To achieve both time diversity and spatial diversity from the relay-involved PLC channel, which is time-varying in nature, the source node has been configured to transmit an identical message twice in the first and second signalling phase, respectively. The QoS constrained power allocation problem is not convex, which makes the global optimal solution is computationally intractable. To solve this problem, an alternating optimization (AO) method has been adopted and decomposes this problem into three convex/quasi-convex sub-problems. Simulation results show the fast convergence and short delay of the proposed algorithm under realistic relay-involved PLC channels. Compared with the two-hop and broadcast-and-forward (BF) relay systems, the proposed general relay system meets the same QoS requirement with less network power assumption.