• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제38A권3호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2013

최근 고속 데이터 서비스의 보급으로 데이터 사용량이 급증함에 따라 이를 수용하기 위한 주파수 자원의 효율적 사용 방법에 대한 연구가 주목받고 있다. 따라서 주파수 효율성을 향상시키기 위해 주파수 사용에 대한 우선권을 가진 사용자와 후순위에 있는 사용자가 해당 주파수 대역을 공유하는 기술인 인지 무선 기술(Cognitive Radio, CR)이 제안되었다. 본 논문에서는 CR 시스템에서 직교하는 채널 벡터를 이용하여 선순위 시스템에게 미치는 간섭을 줄이면서 후순위 시스템의 성능 향상을 동시에 고려한 사용자 선택 기법을 제안한다. 모의실험 결과 제안 기법을 적용했을 때 전체 시스템의 합 용량이 기존 기법보다 약 1.62bps/Hz의 이득을 가지는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.158-162
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• 2006

Historically, spectrum use has been increased through use of high frequencies, improved modulation, and between antenna techniques. However, these approaches are reaching practical limits. Cognitive radio allows new approaches to improve the intensity of use in spectrum which is licensed but under utilized. This paper addresses two such possible approaches. Real time spectrum markets permit users to exchange spectrum use. Interruptible spectrum would allow public sector spectrum users to recoup economic benefits for allowing others to share their low average, high peak use spectrum subject to preemption.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2009

In this paper, we investigate a dynamic spectrum sharing problem for the centralized uplink cognitive radio networks using orthogonal frequency division multiple access. We formulate a large-scale joint rate and power allocation as an optimization problem under quality of service constraint for secondary users and interference constraint for primary users. We also suggest admission control to nd a feasible solution to the optimization problem. To implement the resource allocation on a large-scale, we introduce a notion of using the conservative factors $\alpha$ and $\beta$ depending on the outage and violation probabilities. Since estimating instantaneous channel gains is costly and requires high complexity, the proposed algorithm pursues a practical and implementation-friendly resource allocation. Simulation results demonstrate that the large-scale joint rate and power allocation incurs a slight loss in system throughput over the instantaneous one, but it achieves lower complexity with less sensitivity to variations in shadowing statistics.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.347-352
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 셀룰러 기반 무선 인지망에서 스펙트럼 인지(CR)기술을 이용하여 모바일 사용자의 핸드오버 호의 손실확률을 줄이는 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법에서는 모바일이 방문할 셀을 Ziv-Lempel 알고리듬을 이용하여 예측하고, 방문할 셀에 할당된 채널이 부족할 때는 CR기술에 기초한 스펙트럼 홀 자원을 예측하여 모바일 사용자를 지원한다. 스펙트럼 홀 자원의 크기는 신경망기법으로 예측하며, 예측된 스펙트럼 홀 자원은 핸드오버 호가 초기 발생 호 보다 우선하여 사용할 수 있게 한다. 시뮬레이션을 통하여 셀룰러 이동 통신망에 CR기술을 사용함으로써 모바일 사용자의 핸드오버 호 손실확률을 줄일 수 있음을 보인다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.440-448
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• 2015

In this paper, we study the problem of selfish behavior of secondary users (SUs) based on cognitive radio (CR) with the presence of primary users (PUs). SUs are assumed to contend on a channel using the carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) and PUs do not consider transmission of SUs, where CSMA/CA protocols rely on the random deference of packets. SUs are vulnerable to selfish attacks by which selfish users could pick short random deference to obtain a larger share of the available bandwidth at the expense of other SUs. In this paper, game theory is used to study the systematic cheating of SUs in the presence of PUs in multichannel CR networks. We study two cases: A single cheater and multiple cheaters acting without any restraint. We identify the Pareto-optimal point of operation of a network with multiple cheaters and also derive the Nash equilibrium of the network. We use cooperative game theory to drive the Pareto optimality of selfish SUs without interfering with the activity of PUs. We show the influence of the activity of PUs in the equilibrium of the whole network.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.123-145
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• 2017

Due to the increasing demand for spectrum resources, cognitive radio networks and dynamic spectrum access draw a lot of research into efficiently utilizing limited spectrum resources. To set up cluster-based CR ad-hoc common channels, conventional methods require a relatively long time to successfully exchange the initialization messages. In this paper, we propose a fast and reliable common channel initialization protocol for CR ad-hoc networks. In the proposed method, the cluster head sequentially broadcasts a system activation signal through its available channels with a predetermined correlation pattern. To detect the cluster head's broadcasting channels and to join the cluster, each member node implements fast Fourier transform (FFT) and computes autocorrelation of an FFT bin sequence for each available channel of the member node. This is compared to the predetermined reference pattern. The join request and channel decision procedures are also presented in this paper. In a simulation study, the performance of the proposed method is evaluated.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권11호
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• pp.4367-4386
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• 2015

The concept of Internet of Things (IoT) has shed new light on WSN technologies. MAC protocol issues improving the network performance are important in WSNs because of the increase in demand for various applications to secure spectrum resources. Cognitive radio (CR) technology is regarded as a solution to the problems in this future wireless network. In recent years, energy efficiency has become an issue in CR networks. However, few relevant studies have been conducted. In this paper, an energy-efficient non-overlapping channel MAC (ENC-MAC) for CR-enabled sensor networks (CRSNs) is proposed. Applying the dedicated control channel approach, ENC-MAC allows the SUs to utilize channels in a non-overlapping manner, and thus spectrum efficiency is improved. Moreover, the cooperative spectrum sensing that allows an SU to use only two minislots in the sensing phase is addressed to en-hance energy efficiency. In addition, an analytical model for evaluating the performance, such as saturation throughput, average packet delay, and network lifetime, is developed. It is shown in our results that ENC-MAC remarkably outperforms existing MAC protocols.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제39C권3호
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• pp.247-254
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• 2014

무선 멀티미디어 센서 네트워크는 이미지 센서나 마이크 센서에 의해 주기적으로 생성된 멀티미디어 데이터를 효율적으로 전송하기 위해서 가장 적합한 채널을 선택하는 것이 중요하다. 대부분의 기존 연구에서는 무선 센서 네트워크가 사용할 채널을 미리 고정하는 경우가 많았지만, 주파수 부족 문제가 심각한 현실에서는 특정 채널을 고정적으로 사용한다는 것이 다양한 환경을 지원하는데 큰 제약이 될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이를 개선하기 위해서 기존 무선 인지 라디오 네트워크(Cognitive radio network)에서 사용하는 공통 제어 채널 없이 두 노드가 서로 사용 가능한 채널을 찾기 위한 방식을 도입하였다. 또한 기존 방식의 문제점으로 사용하는 채널수가 늘어날수록 성능이 크게 저하됨을 보이고, 이를 개선하기 위해 새로운 방식을 제안하였다. 따라서 제안 방식은 네트워크의 노드 밀도가 증가할수록 다른 방식에 비해 30% 이상 빠르게 링크를 설정할 수 있다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.683-694
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• 2017

Several studies have focused on multimedia transmission over wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In this paper, we propose a comprehensive and robust model to transmit images over cognitive radio WSNs (CRWSNs). We estimate the spectrum sensing frequency and evaluate its impact on the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR). To enhance the PSNR, we attempt to maximize the number of pixels delivered to the receiver. To increase the probability of successful image transmission within the maximum allowed time, we minimize the average number of packets remaining in the send buffer. We use both single- and multi-channel transmissions by focusing on critical transmission events, namely hand-off (HO), No-HO, and timeout events. We deploy our advanced updating method, the dynamic parameter updating procedure, to guarantee the dynamic adaptation of model parameters to the events. In addition, we introduce our ranking method, named minimum remaining packet best channel selection, to enable us to rank and select the best channel to improve the system performance. Finally, we show the capability of our proposed image scrambling and filtering approach to achieve noticeable PSNR improvement.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.610-618
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• 2016

A green cognitive radio network (CRN), characterized by base stations (BSs) that conserve energy during sleep periods, is a promising candidate for realizing more efficient spectrum allocation. To improve the spectrum efficiency and achieve greener communication in wireless applications, we consider CRNs with an long term evolution advanced (LTE-A) structure and propose a novel energy-saving strategy. By establishing a type of preemptive priority queueing model with a single vacation, we capture the stochastic behavior of the proposed strategy. Using the method of matrix geometric solutions, we derive the performance measures in terms of the average latency of secondary user (SU) packets and the energy-saving degree of BSs. Furthermore, we provide numerical results to demonstrate the influence of the sleeping parameter on the system performance. Finally, we compare the Nash equilibrium behavior and social optimization behavior of the proposed strategy to present a pricing policy for SU packets.