Power Allocation and Capacity Analysis of OFDM-based Unlicensed User in TV White Space

TV 화이트 스페이스에서 OFDM 기반 비인가 사용자의 파워 할당 기법 및 용량 분석

  • 임성묵 (연세대학교 전기전자공학과) ;
  • 홍대식 (연세대학교 전기전자공학과)
  • Received : 2012.05.22
  • Accepted : 2012.07.16
  • Published : 2012.08.25

Abstract

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.

본 논문에서는 TV 화이트 스페이스(TV white space, TVWS)에서 OFDM(orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) 기반 비인가 사용자의 파워 할당 기법을 제안한다. 비인가 사용자는 TVWS를 사용할 때, 시간 도메인에서 TVWS의 파워 제약조건을 충족시키기 위해 전송 파워를 조절해야 한다. TDM(time division multiplexing) 혹은 FDM (frequency division multiplexing)과 달리 OFDM은 시간 도메인에서 높은 PAPR(peak-to-average power ratio)을 가지기 때문에, 기존의 비인가 사용자의 파워 할당 기법이 TVWS에 적용될 경우 TVWS의 파워 제약 조건을 충족시킬 수 없게 된다. 그러므로 본 논문에서는 OFDM의 높은 PAPR값을 제어하여 순시적으로 TVWS의 파워 제약 조건을 만족시킬 수 있는 새로운 파워 할당 기법을 제안한다. 또한, 이를 기반으로 OFDM 기반 비인가 사용자의 용량을 닫힌 형태(closed form)로 분석한다. 이에 따르면, 부반송파의 개수를 줄일수록 용량을 향상시킬 수 있다. 모의실험을 통해서, 비인가 사용자의 용량은 부반송파 개수가 작아질수록, 비인가 사용자의 송신단-수신단 간 채널 평균값이 커질수록 증가하는 것을 보여준다.

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