• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.25 no.8B
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• pp.1445-1452
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• 2000

In general, the communication channel can be modeled as inter-symbol interference(ISI) and additive white gaussian noise channel. Viterbi algorithm is optimum detector for transmitted data at transmitter, but it needs large computational complexity. For the sake of this problem, adaptive equalizers are employed for channel equalization which is not attractive for mixed phase channel. In this paper, we propose the effective new channel equalizer for mixed phase channel and show the better performance than previous equalizers.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.57-64
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• 2009

Based on this article, I have analyzed the OFDM system which applies three types of equalizer forms in the two-path channel of the microwave baseband. The Two-path channel of microwave baseband had been simulated through the Rummler channel. In the Two-path channel, the OFDM system which has three forms of equalizer has been analyzed and the result is, equalizer 1-tab has great improvement in efficiency compared with Pre-FFT 11-tab which has noise power ratio less than 18dB. On the contrary, if the symbol energy to the noise ratio is more than 18dB, the equalizer which applies Pre-FFT 11-tab has greater efficiency compared to the equalizer which applies 1-tab frequency. Last but not least, the OFDM system which applies Dual equalizer has better efficiency compared to the system which has 1-tab frequency and equalizer which applies Pre-FFT 11-tab.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.533-536
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• 2001

지상파 DTV 전송 시스템은 "training sequence"를 이용한 결정 궤환 등화기(DFE)를 사용한다. 이 등화기는 정적 다중경로 환경에서는 심볼 간의 간섭을 적절히 제거하는 반면, 동적 다중경로 환경에서는 "training sequence" 의 주기가 채널 효율 문제로 충분히 짧지 않기 때문에 충분히 제거하지 못하는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 이 논문에서는 이 문제점을 해결하기 위해서 "training sequence" 를 이용한 DFE와 선형 등화기, 블라인드 DFE와 선형 등화기 및 혼합형 DFE를 구현하여 정적 채널과 동적 채널에 대한 성능을 분석하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.33 no.2A
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• pp.210-217
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• 2008

In this paper, the performance of equalization-based on-channel repeater for terrestrial DMB is analyzed. A primary concern in on-channel repeater is the performance degradation due to the echo and one of key component for on-channel repeater is the echo canceller, which usually employs LMS algorithm utilizing the repeater output as a reference for echo channel estimation and compensation. One problem using LMS algorithm is the tracking capability and there necessarily exists residual echo that has not been cancelled. To effectivelyremove the residual echo, we consider an equalization based on-channel repeater where the echo-cancellor is followed by an equalizer that performs channel estimation using pilot symbol and the channel inversion utilizing homomorphic decomposition. According to the simulation result, the performance degradation caused by the residual echo can be considerably alleviated by using the equalizer following the echo-canceller.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.25 no.6B
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• pp.1082-1091
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• 2000

In this paper, the efficient equalization method for OFDM(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiflexing) System using the QAM(Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) in multipath fading channel is proposed in order to faster and more efficiently equalize the received signals that are sent over real channel. In generally, the one-tap linear equalizers have been used in the frequency-domain as the existing equalization method for OFDM system. In this technique, if characteristics of the channel are changed fast, the one-tap linear equalizers cannot compensate for the distortion due to time variant multipath channels. Therefore, in this paper, we use one-tap non-linear equalizers instead of using one-tap linear equalizers in the frequency-domain, and also use the linear equalizer in the time-domain to compensate the rapid performance reduction at the low SNR(Signal-to-Noise Ratio) that is the disadvantage of the non-linear equalizer. In the frequency-domain, when QAM signals, consisting of in-phase components and quadrature (out-phase) components, are sent over the complex channel, the only in-phase and quadrature components of signals distorted by the multipath fading are changed the same as signals distorted by the noise. So the cross components are canceled in the frequency-domain equalizer. The time-domain equalizer and the adaptive algorithm that has lower-error probability and fast convergence speed are applied to compensate for the error that is caused by canceling the cross components in the frequency-domain equalizer. In the time-domain, To compensate for the performance of frequency-domain equalizer the time-domain equalizes the distorted signals at a frame by using the Gold-code as a training sequence in the receiver after the Gold-codes are inserted into the guard signal in the transmitter. By using the proposed equalization method, we can achieve faster and more efficient equalization method that has the reduced computational complexity and improved performance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.113-116
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• 2005

본 논문은 DOCSIS(Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications)를 기반으로 하는 디지털 CATV(Cable TV)의 케이블 모뎀에서 적용이 가능한 이중모드 등화기의 모의실험 결과에 관한내용이다. 케이블 모뎀의 등화기는 훈련심벌이 없으므로 수신된 심벌을 가지고 채널을 보상하며 처음에는 블라인드 모드로 동작하다가 특정한 임계값보다 작을 경우 결정 지향 모드로 동작하는 이중모드구조를 가진다. 본 논문에서 AWGN과 rummler 채널을 사용하였으며, 64QAM과 256QAM에 대해 rummler 채널의 반사파 이득을 변화해 가면서 케이블 모뎀의 BER(Bit Error Rate)를 모의실험하였다. 또한 이중모드 등화기의 탭 수를 변화해 가면서 케이블 모뎀의 BER을 조사하였으며 fractionally spaced 이중모드 등화기와 symbol spaced 이중모드 등화기의 BER을 조사하였으며 FBF(Feedback Filter)의 유무에 따른 BER도 조사하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.27 no.4B
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• pp.372-378
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• 2002

In this paper, a narrow-band waveguide channel fitter has been designed and realized for Ku band satellite transponder. Group-delay and amplitude variations of the channel filter have been minimized using a 2-pole reflection type equalizer. The channel filter has been designed to have the 8-pole elliptic response for high frequency selectivity. Dual-mode technique has been adopted for reducing mass and volume of the channel filter and equalizer. The channel filter and equalizer have shown good performance for satellite transponder.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.31 no.4C
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• pp.351-363
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• 2006

The 8-VSB modulation, the transmission standard for the terrestrial digital television(DTV) of the Advanced Television Systems Committee(ATSC), suffers from multipath fading because it conveys information on the amplitude. To solve this problem, decision feedback equalizers(DFE's) have been commonly used in terrestrial DTV receivers. However, under severe channels, such as a 0 dB ghost channel or a single frequency network (SFN) channel, the DFE shows unstable convergence due to the error propagation caused by decision errors. Instead of unstable time-domain DFE schemes, by proposing a frequency-domain direct-inversion equalization method, we try to guarantee stable equalization and achieve low symbol error rates. To secure the existence of a channel inverse, channel-matched filtering and noncausal filtering are carried out prior to equalization. Simulation results show that the proposed method performs much better than existing DFE schemes in terms of both the stability and the symbol error rate.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07d
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• pp.2565-2567
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 빠르게 변화하는 이동 무선 채널 환경에서 심각한 성능 저하를 일으키는 인접 심볼 간섭(Inter-symbol interference: ISI)에 대처하기 위해 MLSE(Maximum Likelihood Sequence Estimztion) 등화기의 성능을 향상시키는 방법을 제안하였다. 기존의 MLSE 등화기는 비터비 알고리즘으로 어느 정도 계산량을 감소시켰지만, 정확한 채널 임펄스 응답을 필요로 하기 때문에, 시변 채널에서의 복잡한 채널 추정이 그 문제점으로 남아 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해서, 간단하고 향상된 칼만 필터 기반의 채널 추정기를 새롭게 제안하여 MLSE의 복잡성을 줄였다. 또한, 복잡한 채널 추정을 대신하여 페이딩 채널을 거쳐 수신된 데이터를 클러스터로 매핑하여 클러스터 중심 추정을 이용한 1-D CBSE(1-Dimensional Clustering-based Sequence Equalizer) 알고리즘에, 최소 길이를 지닌 훈련 시퀀스를 제안하여 개선된 1-D CBSE을 이용한 MLSE 등화 성능을 보여주었다.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.15-18
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• 2003

ATSC 방식을 사용하는 DTV 수신기는 심볼 타이밍 동기를 맞추기 위해 77.3㎲마다 존재하는 세그먼트 싱크를 이용한 방법 또는 가드너 알고리즘을 사용한다. 이 중 가드너 알고리즘을 사용하는 방법은 다중 경로 채널 환경으로 인해 타이밍 옵셋이 발생한다. DTV 수신 채널 환경이 많은 수의 다중 경로 신호를 포함하고 있기 때문에 가드너 알고리즘을 사용한 DTV 수신기는 타이밍 옵셋이 발생한다. 이 타이밍 옵셋은 샘플링 순간을 잘못된 시점으로 옮기기 때문에 등화기의 성능이 열화된다. 다중 경로 채널 환경에서 등화기의 성능을 최적화하는 샘플링 순간은 주 경로 신호의 크기가 최대가 되는 점이다. 본 논문에서는 타이밍 옵셋 보상기를 사용하여 샘플링 순간을 주 경로 신호의 최대점으로 옮겨 타이밍 옵셋을 보상하고 등화기로 입력되도록 하여 DTV 수신 성능을 개선하였다. 타이밍 옵셋 보상기는 채널 상관기, 최대점 탐색기, 타이밍 보상용 보간 필터로 구성되어 있다. 타이밍 옵셋 보상기와 등화기를 연계 실험하여 성능 향상을 분석하였다.