• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.178-191
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• 2005

Fourth-generation (4G) wireless networks will be the IP-based cellular networks integrating Internet with the existing cellular networks. Two important issues should be concerned in the IP-based cellular networks, IP mobility, and quality-of-service (QoS) guarantees. In this paper, we proposed two mechanisms to solve the problems with IP mobility and RSVP-based QoS provisioning. First, virtual-IP (VIP) allocation scheme in areas with a large rate of handoff can minimize the wireless signaling overhead due to IP mobility. The access routers (ARs) create dynamically the VIP zone by using the measured handoff rate derived from the history of the handoff into neighboring ARs. We show that VIP allocation scheme reduces the binding update messages in the wireless link than hierarchical mobile IPv6. Second, the new advance resource reservation protocol called proportional aggregate RSVP (PA-RSVP) can minimize waste of bandwidth and soft state refresh overhead due to IP mobility. It allocates the bandwidth in advance between the mobility anchor point and neighboring ARs using proportional aggregate reservation. We also show that PA-RSVP provides an improved performance over existing protocols.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.207-221
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• 2005

The proliferation of wireless local area networks (WLANs) offering high data rate in hot spot area have spurred the demand for possible WLANs and third-generation (3G) cellular network integration solutions as the initiative step towards 4G systems. This paper provides a novel architecture for seamless location-aware integration of WLANs into 3G cellular networks and also an analysis for the efficient handover techniques. We introduce location as a key context in secure roaming mechanism for context-aware interworking in 4G systems. The fast secure roaming with location-aware authentication is implemented at an entity called location-aware service (LAS) broker that utilizes the concepts of direction of user and pre-warming zone. The location-ware interworking architecture supports seamless roaming services among heterogeneous wireless networks including WLANs, wireless metropolitan area networks (WMANs), and 3G cellular networks. This paper also includes a description of procedures needed to implement efficient mobility and location management. We show how the LAS broker with pre-warming and context transfer can obtain significant lower latency in the vertical handover.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.171-183
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• 2008

Nowadays, wireless packet data services are provided over Wireless MAN (WMAN) at a high data service rate, while 3G cellular networks provide wide-area coverage at a low data service rate. The integration of mobile WiMAX and 3G networks is essential, to serve users requiring both high-speed wireless access as well as wide-area connectivity. In this paper, we propose a cross-layer optimization scheme for a vertical handover between mobile WiMAX and 3G cellular networks. More specifically, L2 (layer 2) and L3 (layer 3) signaling messages for a vertical handover are analyzed and reordered/combined, to optimize the handover procedure. Extensive simulations using ns-2 demonstrate that the proposed scheme enhances the performance of a vertical handover between mobile WiMAX and 3G networks: low handover latency, high TCP throughput, and low UDP packet loss ratio.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제22권A호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2002

When the wireless PKI is applied to 3G/4G mobile network which requires mutual authentication among all entities, the wired PKI procedure is not feasible for validating visited network's certifications because of the wireless environmental limitations. Also, if we depend on WAP based PKI, we cannot support confidence about certification validation since the information offered from visited network is not authenticated. Therefore, in this paper we consider various and unique characteristics of mobile environment for certification validation at 3G/4G mobile networks based on wireless PKI and then propose two certification validation procedures.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.2150-2162
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• 2012

차세대 모바일 인터넷의 진화에 따라 2G, 3G, 4G, B4G 이동통신 무선접속네트워크가 공존하게 되며, 기존의 통신 서비스 제공자들은 통합 서비스 제공자로 융합되고, 다수의 가상 서비스 제공자들이 발생하게 될 것으로 예상된다. 이러한 복잡한 미래의 융합 서비스를 제공하기 위해서 미래 인터넷에서는 무선 액세스 네트워크가 융합되고 다양한 서비스 제공자들에 의해 공유되는 무선 네트워크 가상화가 필수적이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 미래 무선 액세스 네트워크 상에서 여러 서비스 제공자들의 다양한 무선 액세스 기술들이 유연하게 통합 운영될 수 있는 무선 액세스 네트워크 가상화를 위한 망 구조와 가상화 시나리오에 대해서 고찰한다. 본 논문에서 도출된 차세대 이동통신 네트워크를 위한 무선 액세스 망 구조 및 가상화 시나리오는 앞으로 무선 액세스 네트워크 가상화 알고리즘 개발을 위한 기틀 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전자거래학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.145-158
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• 2011

최근 스마트폰 사용의 급속한 확산은 국내외 무선망 사업자들에게 기회와 과제를 동시에 제시하고 있다. 기존의 음성 통신 시장의 정체라는 문제를 무선 데이터 시장의 확대를 통해 해결할 수 있다는 중요한 기회와 함께 폭발적으로 증가하는 거대한 데이터 트래픽을 수용할 수 있도록 고효율 무선가입자망을 새로 구축해야하는 도전 과제를 맞고 있는 것이다. 본격적인 네트워크 경쟁 시대를 맞아 무선망 사업자들 간에는 LTE 주도의 4G 네트워크 조기 구축 전략과 3G 및 4G 혼합형 망고도화 전략간 경쟁이 치열하게 전개되고 있다. 사업자의 미래 네트워크 전략으로 LTE 조기도입에 따른 4G 단일 망 위주의 전략이 성공적일지 HSPA+, WiFi, 클라우드 컴퓨팅 등 대체 망을 통한 복합적 망고도화 전략이 성공적일지에 대한 판단이 중요한 시점이다. 향후 현 시점에서의 판단과는 다른 의외의 결과가 나올 수도 있음은 물론이다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 국내외 통신산업의 망고도화 동향과 추이를 살펴보고 다양한 망고도화 이행 전략을 비교 분석하여 앞으로의 4G 네트워크 경쟁에 대한 전망과 효율적 운영 방안을 도출하고자 한다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.292-301
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• 2002

Wireless LAN technology is complementary to 3G systems and could be used to provide high bandwidth hotspot coverage, for example in railway stations and offices, in order to provide the high bandwidth video and broadband services such as those emerging on DSL fixed access. The IST Projects BRAIN and MIND have investigated a number of key technical enablers for such a system beyond 3G. These include scenarios and business models, design of an all-IP access network, consideration of ad hoc network extensions, enhancing Wireless LAN efficiency and compatibility with IP and, finally, terminal middleware and signalling for rapid adaptations to network QoS changes.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2008

WLAN, WiBro, cdma2000, HSDPA와 같은 여러 이기종 무선 네트워크 서비스가 늘어나고 무선 서비스를 사용하기 위한 사용자의 선택의 폭도 점점 커짐에 따라 다양한 이기종 무선인터페이스를 동시에 사용하고자 하는 Multiple Care-of Address 방안이 IETF MONAMI6 WG에서 제안되었다. 이 방안을 통해 단말은 다중 인터페이스를 사용하여 동시에 여러 네트워크로의 접속이 가능하다 이처럼 다양한 무선 접속 기술은 All-IP 기반 핵심망에 연결되어 통합되는 형태로 발전하고 있으며 무선 접속 기술의 커버리지에 따라 이기종 무선망이 중첩되어 운영되고 있어, 이에 대한 고려가 요구되고 있다. 이에 따라 4G를 위한 차세대 네트워크와 현존하는 이기종 인터페이스를 지원하는 서비스 프레임워크가 요구되는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 현재 서비스되고 있는 환경을 고려한 이기종 무선 서비스 프레임워크를 제안하고 여러 인터페이스 특성과 사용자 정의를 고려하여 효율적인 네트워크를 선택하는 수정된 MCoA (Multiple Care-of Address) 방안과 다중 인터페이스 핸드오버 상황에 따른 패킷 손실을 최소화하는 방안을 제안한다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.161-169
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• 2002

Ad hoc wireless networks involving large populations of scattered communication nodes will play a key role in the development of low power, high capacity, interactive, multimedia communication networks. Such networks must support arbitrary network connections and provide coverage anywhere and anytime. This paper partitions such arbitrarily connected network architectures into three distinct groups, identifies the associated dual network architectures and counts the number of network architectures assuming there exist N network nodes. Connectivity between network nodes is characterized as a random event. Defining the link availability P as the probability that two arbitrary network nodes in an ad hoc network are directly connected, the network connection probability $ \integral_n$(p) that any two network nodes will be directly or indirectly connected is derived. The network connection probability $ \integral_n$(p) is evaluated and graphically demonstrated as a function of p and N. It is shown that ad hoc wireless networks containing a large number of network nodes possesses the same network connectivity performance as does a fixed network, i.e., for p>0, $lim_{N\to\infty} Integral_n(p)$ = 1. Furthermore, by cooperating with fixed networks, the ad hoc network connection probability is used to derive the global network connection probability for hybrid networks. These probabilities serve to characterize network connectivity performance for users of wireless ad hoc and hybrid networks, e.g., IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, IEEE 1394-95, ETSI BRAN HIPERLAN, Bluetooth, wireless ATM and the world wide web (WWW).

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.2668-2717
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• 2021

Demands for high-speed wireless data services grow rapidly. It is a big challenge to increasing the network capacity operating on licensed spectrum resources. Unlicensed spectrum cellular networks have been proposed as a solution in response to severe spectrum shortage. Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) was standardized by 3GPP, aiming to deliver data services through unlicensed 5 GHz spectrum. Furthermore, the 3GPP proposed 5G New Radio-Unlicensed (NR-U) study item. On the other hand, artificial intelligence (AI) has attracted enormous attention to implement 5G and beyond systems, which is known as Intelligent Radio (IR). To tackle the challenges of unlicensed spectrum networks in 4G/5G/B5G systems, a lot of works have been done, focusing on using Machine Learning (ML) to support resource allocation in LTE-LAA/NR-U and Wi-Fi coexistence environments. Generally speaking, ML techniques are used in IR based on statistical models established for solving specific optimization problems. In this paper, we aim to conduct a comprehensive survey on the recent research efforts related to unlicensed cellular networks and IR technologies, which work jointly to implement 5G and beyond wireless networks. Furthermore, we introduce a positioning assisted LTE-LAA system based on the difference in received signal strength (DRSS) to allocate resources among UEs. We will also discuss some open issues and challenges for future research on the IR applications in unlicensed cellular networks.