• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권11호
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• pp.4331-4346
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• 2015

The femtocell network, which is designed for low power transmission and consists of consumer installed small base stations, coexists with macrocells to exploit spatial reuse gain. For its realization, cross-tier interference mitigation is an important issue. To solve this problem, we propose a joint access and power control scheme that requires limited information exchange between the femto and macro networks. Our objective is to maximize the network throughput while satisfying each user's quality of service (QoS) requirement. To accomplish this, we first introduce two distributed interference detection schemes, i.e., the femto base station and macro user equipment based schemes. Then, the proposed scheme dynamically adjusts the transmission power and makes a decision on the access mode of each femto base station. Through extensive simulations, we show that the proposed scheme outperforms earlier works in terms of the throughput and outage probability.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.622-633
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• 2015

The coexistence among different systems is a major problem in communications. Mutual interference between different systems should be analyzed and mitigated before their deployment. The paper focuses on two aspects that have an impact on the system performance. First, the coexistence analysis, i.e. evaluating the mutual interference. Second aspect is the coexistence techniques, i.e. appropriate system modifications that guarantee the simultaneous use of the spectrum by different technologies. In particular, the coexistence problem is analyzed between ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) and narrow bandwidth (NB) systems emphasizing the role of spectrum sensing to identify and classify the NB interferers that mostly affect the performance of UWB system. A direct sequence (DS)-time hopping (TH) code design technique is used to mitigate the identified NB interference. Due to the severe effect of Narrowband Interference on UWB communications, we propose an UWB transceiver that utilizes spectrum-sensing techniques together with mitigation techniques. The proposed transceiver improves both the UWB and NB systems performance by adaptively reducing the mutual interference. Detection and avoidance method is used where spectrum is sensed every time duration to detect the NB interferer's frequency location and power avoiding it's effect by using the appropriate mitigation technique. Two scenarios are presented to identify, classify, and mitigate NB interferers.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.491-498
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• 2012

A Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) is an enabling technology for an aircraft's precision approach based on a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). However, GBAS is vulnerable to interference, so effective GNSS interference detection and mitigation methods need to be employed. In this paper, an intentional GNSS interference detection and characterization algorithm is proposed. The algorithm uses Automatic Gain Control (AGC) gain and adaptive notch filter parameters to classify types of incoming interference and to characterize them. The AGC gain and adaptive lattice IIR notch filter parameter values in GNSS receivers are examined according to interference types and power levels. Based on those data, the interference detection and characterization algorithm is developed and Monte Carlo simulations are carried out for performance analysis of the proposed method. Here, the proposed algorithm is used to detect and characterize single-tone continuous wave interference, swept continuous wave interference, and band-limited white Gaussian noise. The algorithm can be used for GNSS interference monitoring in an excessive Radio Frequency Interference environment which causes loss of receiver tracking. This interference detection and characterization algorithm will be used to enhance the interference mitigation algorithm.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.1976-1997
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• 2016

This paper investigates the problem of co-tier interference mitigation for dynamic small- cell networks, in which the load of each small-cell varies with the number of active associated small-cell users (SUs). Due to the fact that most small-cell base stations (SBSs) are deployed in an ad-hoc manner, the problem of reducing co-tier interference caused by dynamic loads in a distributed fashion is quite challenging. First, we propose a new distributed channel allocation method for small-cells with dynamic loads and define a dynamic interference graph. Based on this approach, we formulate the problem as a dynamic interference graph game and prove that the game is a potential game and has at least one pure strategy Nash equilibrium (NE) point. Moreover, we show that the best pure strategy NE point minimizes the expectation of the aggregate dynamic co-tier interference in the small-cell network. A distributed dynamic learning algorithm is then designed to achieve NE of the game, in which each SBS is unaware of the probability distributions of its own and other SBSs' dynamic loads. Simulation results show that the proposed approach can mitigate dynamic co-tier interference effectively and significantly outperform random channel selection.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신설비학회 2007년도 학술대회
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• pp.223-226
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• 2007

This paper first outlines the technology used in Power Line Communications(PLC) systems, and the political support being offered to the technology, from the point of view of its effect on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The radio spectrum needs protection from other interferers, and there is a regime in place to provide this interference avoidance/mitigation. Nevertheless, PLC has several features that mean that it is capable of creating such interference. These features are discussed, and some published field trial results are reviewed. Difficulties in achieving compatibility between the requirements for radio protection and the requirements for operation of the PLC system mean that there is no consensus as yet as to how PLC system components can be made compliant with EMC requirements. It is concluded that there is little prospect of an accommodation between the competing demands, so that if PLC is to become widespread it will be at the expense of the radio environment.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2011

본 논문은 2.4Ghz 대역을 사용하는 WBAN (Wireless Body Area Network) 환경에서 동일 채널을 사용하는 경우에 발생하는 간섭을 제거하기 위한 방법을 MMSE (Minimum Mean Square Error), OC (Optimal Combining), ML (Maximum Likelihood) 을 비교 분석하였으며, 또한 IEEE 802.15.6에서 정의된 시나리오 및 채널 모델에 대해서 분석하였다. 모의 실험결과 ML 알고리즘이 가장 우수한 성능을 나타내는 것을 알 수 있었다. 하지만 ML 과 OC 의 경우 간섭채널의 정보를 알아야 하기 때문에 MMSE 에 비해 복잡도가 크다는 단점이 있다. 그래서 WBAN 환경에 적용하는데 어려움이 있다. 따라서 복잡도와 성능사이에 적당한 trade-off 를 만족하는 간섭제거 알고리즘을 연구해야 할 것이다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제39C권10호
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• pp.937-945
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• 2014

LTE/LTE-adv. 서비스 도입에 따라 높은 데이터 전송률을 요하는 다양한 서비스들이 제공되면서 모바일 트래픽은 더욱 가파르게 증가하고 있다. 이러한 트래픽 수요의 폭발적인 증가에 대응하기 위한 새로운 주요 기술로 소형셀 기술이 각광받고 있다. 소형셀 기술은 셀 반경을 현격히 줄여서 소형 기지국의 수를 증가시킴으로써 수용 가능한 트래픽 양을 늘릴 수 있다. 본 논문은 동종네트워크의 outdoor 환경에서 소형셀 도입에 따른 셀 치밀화(cell densification) 효과에 대해 셀 분할 효과와 단위 면적당 UE 수를 별도로 고려하여 SINR(Signal to Interference-Noise Ratio)과 UE(User Equipment)당 평균 수율 변화를 분석하였다. 또한 셀이 소형화되면 셀 간 간격이 좁아지면서 인접셀 간 간섭이 심화되어 SINR이 열화되기 때문에 본 논문은 간섭 제어가 적절하게 이루어졌을 때의 SINR 이득을 보임으로써 소형셀 환경에서의 간섭 제거 기법의 효과를 검증하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.638-648
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• 2013

Together with the GPS-based approach, geo-location through mobile communication networks is a key technology for location-based service. To save the cost, most geo-location system is implemented on the existed network service, which has a cellular structure. Still, multilateration is limited in cellular structure because it is difficult for the mobile terminal to acquire distance measurements from multiple base stations. This low hearability in the receiver is caused by co-channel interference and multipath environment. Therefore, hearability enhancement is necessary for multilateration under multipath and interference environment. Former time domain based hearability methods were designed for real signals. However, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal, which its usage has been increased in digital wireless communication, is a complex signal. Thus, different hearability enhancement method is needed for OFDM signals. This paper proposes a hearability enhancement method for forward-link multilateration using OFDM signals, which employ interference cancellation and multipath mitigation. A novel interference cancellation and multipath mitigation strategy for complex-valued OFDM signals is presented that has an iterative structure. Simulation results show that the proposed multilateration method provides the user's position with an accuracy of less than 80m through the mobile WiMAX cellular network in multipath environment.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.91-94
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• 2006

Impulse radio (IR) is a competitive candidate for ultra-wideband (UWB) systems. In this letter, we evaluated the coexistence of an IR-UWB system based on an orthogonal sinusoidal correlation receiver (OSCR) with an IEEE 802.11a WLAN through a detailed simulation. The coexistence performance of the two systems is characterized in terms of the receiver's bit-error rates. Then, some approaches to interference mitigation are discussed.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.5035-5048
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• 2016

Nano scale networks are futuristic networks deemed as enablers for the Internet of Nano Things, Body area nano networks, target tracking, anomaly/ abnormality detection at molecular level and neuronal therapy / drug delivery applications. Molecular communication is considered the most compatible communication technology for nano devices. However, connectivity in such networks is very low due to inter-symbol interference (ISI). Few research papers have addressed the issue of ISI mitigation in molecular communication. However, many of these methods are not adaptive to dynamic environmental conditions. This paper presents an enhancement over original Memory-1 ISI cancellation scheme using maximum likelihood estimation of a channel parameter (λ) to make it adaptable to variable channel conditions. Results of the Monte Carlo simulation show that, the connectivity (P_conn) improves by 28% for given simulation parameters and environmental conditions by using enhanced Memory-1 cancellation method. Moreover, this ISI mitigation method allows reduction in symbol time (Ts) up to 50 seconds i.e. an improvement of 75% is achieved.