• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.48 no.10
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• pp.29-34
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• 2011

We present a network coding scheme which is designed for improving throughput in multi-hop wireless network with multi-radio multi-channel. The co-channel interference and unreliability of wireless transmissions cause the wireless network to reduce throughput. In wireless network, multi-radio multi-channel technology shows benefit to cut down channel interferences and contentions. And network coding can reduce the complexity of scheduling and improve throughput by increasing usage of links in wireless network. In this paper, we propose a method of channel assignment and transmission scheduling in intra-session network coding that efficiently improve throughput for multi-hop wireless network by using mathematical modeling and linear programming. Moreover, we evaluate the performance of the intra-session network coding scheme by using AMPL with CPLEX. The simulation results show that intra-session network coding can achieve better throughput than traditional routing.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.35 no.2A
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• pp.153-164
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose a multi-channel MAC protocol to improve the channel efficiency and network performance in wireless ad hoc networks. There are two main problems encountered in designing multi-channel MAC protocols. The first problem is the rendezvous problem and the second is multi-channel hidden node problem. In order to solve these problems, most of previous researches that have considered multi-channel MAC protocols use a common control channel to exchange control packets. However, they have a bottleneck problem at common control channel as increasing the number of data channels. The proposed MAC protocol solves the multi-channel hidden node problem using a TDMA scheme and increases the network throughput because transmitting and receiving data at the same time is possible. Also, since there is no common control channel, the network does not suffer from the common control channel saturation problem. Moreover, it achieves energy savings by allowing nodes that are not involved in communication to go into sleep mode. Simulation results show that the proposed MAC protocol improves the network throughput and channel efficiency and provides energy savings.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.365-368
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• 2011

무선 메쉬 네트워크 (Wireless Mesh Network, WMN)는 인터넷 사용자에게 멀티홉 무선 백본 네트워크로 인터넷 접속을 제공하기 위한 기술로 각광받고 있다. IEEE 802.11에서는 3개 또는 12개의 겹치지 않는 (non-overlapping) 채널을 지원하지만, WMN 환경에서 멀티 채널을 활용하는 디자인은 중요한 이슈이다. 본 논문에서는 멀티 채널 WMN에서의 트래픽 요구에 맞추어 채널 할당과 라우팅을 분산적인 (Distributed) 방식으로 수행하는 OnCAR (On-demand Channel Assignment and Routing) 프로토콜을 제안한다. OnCAR는 트래픽의 요구에 따른 채널 할당이 가능하고, 채널 다양성 (diversity)를 고려한 라우팅 기법을 제공한다. NS-2를 사용한 시뮬레이션을 통해 OnCAR가 기존 멀티 채널 프로토콜에 비해 향상된 네트워크 성능을 보임을 확인하였다.

• Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.374-385
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• 2010

Wireless mesh networks can be deployed for various networks from home networking to last-mile broadband Internet access. Wireless mesh networks are composed of mesh routers and mesh clients. In these networks, static nodes form a multi-hop backbone of a large wireless access network that provides connectivity to end-users' mobile terminals. The network nodes cooperate with each other to relay data traffic to its destinations. In order to increase connectivity and better performance, researchers are getting interested in multi-channel and multi-interface wireless mesh networks. In these networks, non-overlapping multiple frequency channels are used simultaneously to increase the aggregate bandwidth available to end-users. Recently, researches have focused on finding suitable channel assignments for wireless network interfaces, equiped in a mesh node, together with efficient routing to improve overall system throughput in wireless mesh networks. This goal can be achieved by minimize channel interference. Less interference among using channels in a network guarantees more aggregated channel capacity and better connectivity of the networks. In this thesis, we propose interference aware channel assignment and routing algorithms for multi-channel multi-hop wireless mesh networks. We propose Channel Assignment and Routing algorithms using Traffic Profiles(CARTP) and Routing algorithms allowing detour routing(CARTP+2). Finally, we evaluate the performance of proposed algorithms in comparison to results from previous methods using ns-2 simulations. The simulation results show that our proposed algorithms can enhance the overall network performance in wireless mesh networks.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2014.04a
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• pp.185-187
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• 2014

멀티채널 무선 센서 네트워크에서 기존의 스케줄링 방법들은 각 노드마다 다른 채널과 타임슬롯을 할당하는 방법을 채택하여 연구하였다. 하지만 여러 채널과 타임슬롯을 사용함으로써 채널가의 간섭, 채널과 타임슬롯의 할당, 채널 변경에 소모되는 에너지와 딜레이 등 추가로 고려해야할 사항들이 발생하였다. 센서 노드는 저전력의 배터리를 사용하기 때문에 효율적인 채널과 타임슬롯 할당 이외에도 채널 변경에 대해 고려되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 멀티채널 무선센서네트워크 환경에서 최소한의 채널 변경을 지향하는 효율적인 채널과 타임슬롯을 할당하는 방법을 제안한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2017.10a
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• pp.609-610
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• 2017

Cognitive radio communication techniques have been attracting attention to efficiently use the scarce spectrum as the wireless communication service increases. In cognitive radio communication, efforts to minimize interference to the primary user are important technical factors. In a multi-hop wireless ad hoc network, multi-hop transmission requires path and channel selection considering channel interference as well as collision with primary users. In the multi-channel environment, cognitive radio network has different capacities depending on the inter-channel interference and collision with the main users. In this paper, we propose a multi-hop transmission scheme that minimizes inter-channel interference and reduce collision with primary users.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.33 no.5A
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• pp.549-560
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose a new multi-channel MAC protocol to improve the channel efficiency by using two interfaces. Most of previous researches that have considered multi-channel wireless network environments use a common control channel to exchange control signals and they have a bottle neck problem at common control channel as increasing the number of data channels. In the proposed MAC protocol, we separate receiving and transmitting channels so that sending and receiving data and control packets at the same time is possible. It increases the total network throughput. Since there is no common control channel, the network does not suffer from the bottle neck problem. By applying a TDMA scheme, we can avoid packet collisions between data packets and control packets and reduce the possibility of CTS or ACK packet collisions. Simulation results show that the proposed multi-channel MAC protocol improves the total network throughput and channel efficiency compared with the existing method.

• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.341-345
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• 2010

WMN is one of efficient solutions to provide Internet services for users by forming wireless backbone networks with wireless links. The dominant technology for WMNs is the IEEE 802.11, which provides multi-channel and multi-rate capabilities. One of important issues in WMNs is the network capacity and it is essential to design a multi-channel protocol that leverages the network capacity. However, when wireless links that use different data rates operate on the common channel, the performance of high-rate links is severely degraded by the presence of the low-rate links, which is often referred as performance anomaly. In this paper, we propose a Tree-based Channel Assignment (TreeCA) protocol to mitigate the performance anomaly problem by distributing data rates over multiple channels. TreeCA performs channel assignments based on the tree WMN architecture to accommodate the Internet traffics efficiently. Parent nodes on the tree distribute their child nodes over multiple channels so that the performance anomaly is reduced. Through simulations, we observed that the proposed TreeCA outperforms the existing multi-channel protocols for WMNs.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.287-289
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• 2009

무선 메쉬 네트워크(WMN, Wireless Mesh Network)에서의 전체적인 성능은 채널의 간섭을 최소화함으로써 개선될 수 있다. 본 논문은 3개의 멀티 채널을 지원하는 IEEE 802.11b/g 기반 WMNs를 위해 제안된 클러스터 기반 채널 할당 기법인 CB-CA(Cluster-Based Channel Assignment)[3] 알고리즘을 멀티 라디오 멀티 채널 WMN 환경에 적합하게 개선시키고자 한다. CB-CA 알고리즘에서는 메쉬 라우터들중에 선택된 클러스터 헤드(CH, Cluster Head) 노드들과 클러스터들 간의 에지 게이트웨이(EG, Edge Gateway) 노드들 간에는 모두 동일 채널을 사용함으로써 채널 스캐닝과 채널 스위칭을 수행하지 않는다. 그러나 이러한 모든 CH들과 EG들 간의 동일 채널의 사용은 많은 노드들에서 채널 간섭을 발생 시키는 문제점이 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 이를 해결하기 위하여 송수신 인터페이스를 구분하고 각 인터페이스에서의 채널을 랜덤하게 설정하고 이를 통신 범위 내에 인접한 이웃 클러스터들에게 알림으로써 서로 간섭이 발생하지 않는 채널들이 설정되도록 한다. 이로써 각 클러스터 간의 채널 간섭을 최소화 할 수 있음과 동시에 다중 인터페이스와 다중 채널을 모두 활용할 수 있어서 QoS를 향상시킬 수있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.289-291
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• 2005

무선 애드혹 네트워크에서 주로 사용되는 IEEE 802.11은 모든 노드가 하나의 채널을 공유하기 때문에 높은 throughput을 기대하기 어렵다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 여러 채널을 동시에 사용하는 멀티채널 기반의 MAC 프로토콜이 제안되었다. 그러나 기존의 멀티 채널 기반 MAC 프로토콜은 멀티채널을 사용함에도 불구하고 각 노드들이 서로간의 경쟁을 통해 데이터를 전승하기 때문에, 데이터 트래픽이 증가하는 경우 throughput이 급격하게 감소한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 데이터의 전송시간을 일정한 시간으로 나누어 노드들간의 경쟁을 방지함으로써 throughput을 향상시키는 슬롯 기반의 멀티채널 MAC 프로토콜 (Slotted MMAC)을 제안한다.