• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.4703-4723
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• 2018

In recent years, dense small cell network has been deployed to address the challenge that has resulted from the unprecendented growth of mobile data traffic and users. It has proven to be a cost efficeient solution to offload traffic from macro-cells. Software defined heterogeneous wireless network can decouple the control plane from the data plane. The control signal goes through the macro-cell while the data traffic can be offloaded by small cells. In this paper, we propose a framework for cell virtualization and user association in order to satisfy versatile requirements of multiple tenants. In the proposed framework, we propose an interference graph partioning based virtual-cell association and customized physical-cell association for multi-homed users in a software defined small cell network. The proposed user association scheme includes 3 steps: initialization, virtual-cell association and physical-cell association. Simulation results show that the proposed virtual-cell association outperforms the other schemes. For physical-cell association, the results on resource utilization and user fairness are examined for mobile users and infrastructure providers.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.90-98
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• 2016

컴퓨터 수준의 스마트 디바이스를 이용하는 현재의 이동통신 환경은 처리해야 할 정보량의 급속한 증가에 효율적으로 대응하기 위해서 새로운 시스템 및 네트워크 구조와 기술들을 연구개발하고 있고 여러 가지 후보 기술 중 대규모 고밀도 액세스 네트워크(UDN) 구조 연구에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. UDN 환경의 CAPEX 및 OPEX 문제를 해결하기 위해서 최근 액세스 네트워크의 공유 방안에 대한 논의 및 표준화가 진행되어 기술적으로는 인터넷 환경에서 검증된 가상화 기술의 액세스 네트워크 적용을 추진하고 있다. 이러한 동향을 반영하여 최근 SCF 주도로 완성된 소형 셀 기지국 가상화 규격이 현실적이고 실질적인 연구 결과로 평가되어 세부 사항을 분석한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.72-88
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• 2018

In the fifth generation (5G) era, the radio internet protocol capacity is expected to reach 20 Gb/s per sector, and ultralarge content traffic will travel across a faster wireless/wireline access network and packet core network. Moreover, the massive and mission-critical Internet of Things is the main differentiator of 5G services. These types of real-time and large-bandwidth-consuming services require a radio latency of less than 1 ms and an end-to-end latency of less than a few milliseconds. By distributing 5G core nodes closer to cell sites, the backhaul traffic volume and latency can be significantly reduced by having mobile devices download content immediately from a closer content server. In this paper, we propose a novel solution based on software-defined network and network function virtualization technologies in order to achieve agile management of 5G core network functionalities with a proof-of-concept implementation targeted for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and describe the results of interoperability testing experiences between two core networks.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.5701-5722
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• 2018

The continuous increase in the cost of energy production and concerns for environmental sustainability are leading research communities, governments and industries to amass efforts to reduce energy consumption and global $CO_2$ footprint. Players in the information and communication industry are keen on reducing the operational expenditures (OpEx) and maintaining the profitability of cellular networks. Meanwhile, network virtualization has been proposed in this regard as the main enabler for 5G mobile cellular networks. In this paper, we propose a generic framework of slice resource provisioning and customized physical resource allocation for energy-efficiency and quality of service optimization. In resource slicing, we consider user demand and population resources provisioning scheme aiming to satisfy quality of service (QoS). In customized physical resource allocation, we formulate this problem with an integer non-linear programming model, which is solved by a heuristic algorithm based on minimum vertex coverage. The proposed algorithm is compared with the existing approaches, without consideration of slice resource constraints via system-level simulations. From the perspective of infrastructure providers, traffic is scheduled over a limited number of active small-cell base stations (sc-BSs) that significantly reduce the system energy consumption and improve the system's spectral efficiency. From the perspective of virtual network operators and mobile users, the proposed approach can guarantee QoS for mobile users and improve user satisfaction.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.3841-3861
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• 2017

Virtualized small cell network is a promising architecture which can realize efficient utilization of the network resource. However, conventional full duplex self-backhauls lead to residual self-interference, which limits the network performance. To handle this issue, this paper proposes a virtual resource allocation, in which the residual self-interference is fully exploited by employing a physical-layer network coding (PNC) aided self-backhaul scheme. We formulate the features of PNC as time slot and information rate constraints, and based on that, the virtual resource allocation is formulated as a mixed combinatorial optimization problem. To solve the problem efficiently, it is decomposed into two sub problems, and a two-phase iteration algorithm is developed accordingly. In the algorithm, the first sub problem is approximated and transferred into a convex problem by utilizing the upper bound of the PNC rate constraint. On the basis of that, the convexity of the second sub problem is also proved. Simulation results show the advantages of the proposed scheme over conventional solution in both the profits of self-backhauls and utility of the network resource.

• 정보과학회 컴퓨팅의 실제 논문지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2018

낸드 플래시 메모리 기반의 NVMe(Non-Volatile Memory express) SSD(Solid State Drive)는 멀티 I/O 큐 환경을 제공하는 PCIe 인터페이스 기반에 NVMe 프로토콜을 사용하는 저장장치이다. NVMe SSD는 Multi-core 시스템에서 병렬 I/O 처리가 가능하고 SATA SSD에 비해 대역폭이 크며 대용량의 저장 공간을 제공하기 때문에 데이터 센터, 클라우드 컴퓨팅 등에 사용될 차세대 저장장치로 주목받고 있다. 하지만 가상화 시스템에서는 소프트웨어 I/O 스택의 병목으로 인하여 NVMe SSD의 성능을 충분히 활용하지 못하고 있다. 특히, Xen과 KVM과 같이 호스트 시스템의 I/O 스택을 사용하는 경우에는, 호스트 시스템과 가상머신의 중복된 I/O 스택을 통해서 입출력이 처리되기 때문에 성능 저하가 크게 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 NVMe SSD에 직접 접근하는 기술을 KVM 가상화 시스템에 적용함으로써 가상 머신 I/O의 성능을 향상시키는 Direct-AIO (Direct-Asynchronous I/O)엔진을 제안한다. 그리고 QEMU 에뮬레이터에 제안한 엔진을 개발하고 기존의 I/O 엔진과의 성능 차이를 비교 및 분석한다.