• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 소형 임베디드 시스템을 홈 네트워크 서비스 제어 시스템으로 활용하여 가정의 전기를 스마트폰을 이용하여 원격으로 제어함으로 에너지를 절약할 수 있는 시스템을 제안한다. 제안 시스템의 구성은 OpenWrt 임베디드 리눅스 기반의 소형 유무선공유기를 임베디드 시스템 개발 플랫폼으로 홈 네트워크 서비스 제어 시스템을 구현하였으며, Android 스마트폰 어플리케이션을 통한 원격 제어 기능 구현하였으며, 가정의 조명 시스템은 기존 인터페이스 보드에 LED를 연결하여 구성하였다. 프로토타입 시스템은 OpenWrt 운영체제가 설치된 Buffalo의 WZR-HP-G450H 유무선공유기, LED를 연결한 Arduino의 Uno 인터페이스 보드, Android 애플리케이션 개발 환경은 한백전자의 HBE-SM5-S4210 개발 키트를 이용하여 구현하였다. 동작 검증은 Android 기반 원격제어를 위한 TCP/IP 프로그래밍, 유무선공유기와 Android 개발 키트 인터페이스를 위한 소켓통신 프로그래밍, 유무선공유기와 인터페이스 보드 연결을 위한 UART 통신 프로그램으로 실행하였다. 구현 결과 소형 유무선공유기를 이용한 저 비용의 홈 네트워크 시스템의 가능성을 보여주었다.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2017

The fifth generation(5G) of wireless networks will connect not only smart phone but also unimaginable things. Therefore, 5G cellular network is facing the soaring traffic demand of numerous user devices. To solve this problem, a huge amount of 5G base stations will need to be installed. The base station positioning problem is an NP-hard problem that does not know how long it will take to solve the problem. Because, it can not find an answer other than to check the number of all cases. In this paper, to solve the NP hard problem, we compare the tabu search and the genetic algorithm using real maps for optimal cell planning. We also perform Monte Carlo simulations to study the performance of the Tabu search and Genetic algorithm for 5G cell planning. As a results, Tabu search required 2.95 times less computation time than Genetic algorithm and showed accuracy difference of 2dBm.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.4618-4639
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• 2018

One of the most innovative paradigms for the next-generation of wireless cellular networks is the cloud-radio access networks (C-RANs). In C-RANs, base station functions are distributed between the remote radio heads (RHHs) and base band unit (BBU) pool, and a communication link is defined between them which is referred as the fronthaul. This leveraging link is expected to reduce the CAPEX (capital expenditure) and OPEX (operating expense) of envisioned cellular architectures as well as improves the spectral and energy efficiencies, provides the high scalability, and efficient mobility management capabilities. The fronthaul link carries the baseband signals between the RRHs and BBU pool using the digital radio over fiber (RoF) based common public radio interface (CPRI). CPRI based optical links imposed stringent synchronization, latency and throughput requirements on the fronthaul. As a result, fronthaul becomes a hinder in commercial deployments of C-RANs and is seen as one of a major bottleneck for backbone networks. The optimization of fronthaul is still a challenging issue and requires further exploration at industrial and academic levels. This paper comprehensively summarized the current challenges and requirements of fronthaul networks, and discusses the recently proposed system architectures, virtualization techniques, key transport technologies and compression schemes to carry the time-sensitive traffic in fronthaul networks.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2022

To improve spectrum and energy efficiency in the fifth generation (5G) wireless channels, intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) transmissions have been envisioned, possibly towards the sixth generation (6G) networks. In this paper, we analyze the bit-error rate (BER) performance of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) assisted non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) systems. First, we derive a closed-form expression of the BER in terms of Q functions. Then we analyze the BER improvement of the IRS NOMA system over the conventional NOMA system with respect to the power allocation. Furthermore, we also demonstrate numerically the BER improvement of the IRS NOMA network over the conventional NOMA network in respect of the number of reflecting devices.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.344-350
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• 2002

This work summarizes the current state of the art in software radio for 4G systems. Specifically, this work demonstrates that classic radio structures, e.g., heterodyne reception, homodyne reception, and their improved implementations, are inadequate selections for multi-mode reception. This opens the door to software defined radio, a novel reception architecture which promises ease in multi-band, multi-protocol design. The work presents the many advantages of such an architecture, including flexibility, reduced cost via component reduction, and improved reliability via, e.g., the elimination of environmental instability. The work also explains the limitations that currently curtail the widespread use of SDR, including issues surrounding A/D converters, management of software and power, and clock generation. This provides direction for future research to enable the broad applicability of SDR in 4G cellular and beyond.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제30권5B호
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• pp.264-273
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• 2005

최근 들어 무선 네트워크 연동이 중요한 이슈로 부각되고 있으며, 대표적으로 3G 네트워크와 곧 도입될 예정인 WiBro 네트워크와의 연동에 관심이 집중되고 있다. 3G-WiBro 연동망이 구성될 경우 사용자는 서비스 지역에 따라 최적의 서비스를 제공받을 수 있으며, 사업자는 망 구축 및 운용비용을 절감할 수 있기 때문이다. 이를 위해 본 논문에서는 3G-WiBro 연동망에서 고속 핸드오프 지원을 위한 효율적인 연동 구조 및 세부적인 연동 방안을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 Smoothly Coupled Integration 방안은 Loosely Coupled Integration 방안과 Tightly Coupled Integration 방안의 장점을 수용할 수 있으며, 아울러 3G 네트워크와 WiBro 네트워크가 개별적으로 동작하면서도 고속 핸드오프 지원을 통한 Seamless 서비스와 이동성을 제공할 수 있는 구조를 갖고 있다. 제안한 방안의 성능을 검증하기 위해 OPNET을 이용한 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며, 이를 통해 제안한 방안의 우수성이 검증되었다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.945-954
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• 2022

The 5G mobile network is promising to handle the dynamic traffic demands of user equipment (UE). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with wireless transceivers can act as flying base stations in heterogeneous networks to ensure the quality of service of UE. However, it is challenging to efficiently allocate limited bandwidth to UE due to dynamic traffic demands and low network coverage. In this study, a blockchain-enabled bandwidth allocation framework is proposed for secure bandwidth trading. Furthermore, the proposed framework is based on the Cournot oligopoly game theoretical model to provide the optimal solution; that is, bandwidth is allocated to different UE based on the available bandwidth at UAV-assisted-based stations (UBSs) with optimal profit. The Cournot oligopoly game is performed between UBSs and cellular base stations (CBSs). Utility functions for both UBSs and CBSs are introduced on the basis of the available bandwidth, total demand of CSBs, and cost of providing cellular services. The proposed framework prevents security attacks and maximizes the utility functions of UBSs and CBSs.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.1036-1057
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• 2013

Wireless body area network (WBAN) is a promising candidate for future health monitoring system. Nevertheless, the path to mature solutions is still facing a lot of challenges that need to be overcome. Energy efficient scheduling is one of these challenges given the scarcity of available energy of biosensors and the lack of portability. Therefore, researchers from academia, industry and health sectors are working together to realize practical solutions for these challenges. The main difficulty in WBAN is the uncertainty in the state of the monitored system. Intelligent learning approaches such as a Markov Decision Process (MDP) were proposed to tackle this issue. A Markov Decision Process (MDP) is a form of Markov Chain in which the transition matrix depends on the action taken by the decision maker (agent) at each time step. The agent receives a reward, which depends on the action and the state. The goal is to find a function, called a policy, which specifies which action to take in each state, so as to maximize some utility functions (e.g., the mean or expected discounted sum) of the sequence of rewards. A partially Observable Markov Decision Processes (POMDP) is a generalization of Markov decision processes that allows for the incomplete information regarding the state of the system. In this case, the state is not visible to the agent. This has many applications in operations research and artificial intelligence. Due to incomplete knowledge of the system, this uncertainty makes formulating and solving POMDP models mathematically complex and computationally expensive. Limited progress has been made in terms of applying POMPD to real applications. In this paper, we surveyed the existing methods and algorithms for solving POMDP in the general domain and in particular in Wireless body area network (WBAN). In addition, the papers discussed recent real implementation of POMDP on practical problems of WBAN. We believe that this work will provide valuable insights for the newcomers who would like to pursue related research in the domain of WBAN.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2020

The fifth generation (5G) mobile communication has been commercialized and the 5G applications, such as the artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT), are deployed all over the world. The 5G new radio (NR) wireless networks are characterized by 100 times more traffic, 1000 times higher system capacity, and 1 ms latency. One of the promising 5G technologies is non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA). In order for the NOMA performance to be improved, sometimes the additive signal-dependent Gaussian noise (ASDGN) channel model is required. However, the channel capacity calculation of such channels is so difficult, that only lower and upper bounds on the capacity of ASDGN channels have been presented. Such difficulties are due to the specific constraints on the dependency. Herein, we provide the capacity of ASDGN channels, by removing the constraints except the dependency. Then we obtain the ASDGN channel capacity, not lower and upper bounds, so that the clear impact of ASDGN can be clarified, compared to additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN). It is shown that the ASDGN channel capacity is greater than the AWGN channel capacity, for the high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). We also apply the analytical results to the NOMA scheme to verify the superiority of ASDGN channels.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2019

5G 네트워크의 기술 중 NOMA의 핵심은 각 노드별 파워할당계수를 할당하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 Full Duplex NOMA 릴레이 시스템을 대상으로 성공적인 디코딩을 위한 수신단 최소 필요 신호 대 잡음비 분석을 통해 NOMA 기술의 핵심인 Uplink/Downlink 파워할당계수를 산출하는 알고리즘을 구현하였다. 이를 통해 제안된 알고리즘과 기존 파워 할당 방식과의 성능비교를 실시하였으며 에르고딕 처리용량 및 전송실패율에 관하여 우수한 성능을 확인하였다.