• 한국정보과학회논문지:정보통신
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.277-287
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• 2006

DSL, 캐이블 모뎀, 그리고 이더넷 기반으로 구축된 대부분의 광대역 접속망은 주로 인터넷 접속 서비스 제공에 활용되고, 최선형(Best-effort) 인터넷 서비스를 제공하며, 정액제(Flat Rate Pricing) 방식의 요금 체계를 채택하고 있어서 사용자별 그리고/또는 응용 서비스별 차별화된 통신 서비스 제공이 어렵다. 그러나 최근 멀티미디어 통신 기술, 보안 기술 등의 발전으로 최선형 인터넷 접속 서비스 이상의 서비스 품질(QoS-Quality of Service) 제공을 요구하는 대화형/스트리밍형 멀티미디어 서비스와 VPN(Virtual Private Network)의 도입이 확대되고 있다. 인터넷에서 QoS 제공을 위하여 RSVP 기반의 IntServ와 DiffServ 와 같은 다양한 기술들이 개발되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 현재의 광대역 접속망 구조와 QoS 지원 현황을 분석하고, 광대역 접속망 환경에서 멀티미디어 서비스 지원을 위해 요구되는 QoS를 지원할 수 있는 현실적인 접근법과 구현 방안을 제시한다. 본 논문에서 제시하는 QoS 지원 방안은 종량제 형태의 과금 체계와 DiffServ 방식의 QoS 지원 기법의 결합으로 이루어지고, 기존 광대역 접속망과의 역호환성을 고려한 단계적인 접근 방안을 채택하고 있다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제29권4C호
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• pp.461-471
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• 2004

최근 초고속 인터넷 접속 서비스에 대한 가입자의 욕구는 단순 인터넷 접속 서비스에서 개인화된 서비스로 변화하고 있다. 초고속 인터넷 접속 서비스 제공 사업자 또한 가입자에게 좀 더 고속의 서비스를 제공하기 위해 ADSL에서 메트로 이더넷 기반의 VDSL로 대체하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 메트로 이더넷 기반의 초고속 인터넷 접속망에 이미 설치된 장비들은 트래픽 특성에 따라 가입자를 구별할 수 없어 개인별로 차별화된 서비스를 제공하는 것은 곤란한 실정이다. 이 논문에서는 접속망이 트리 구조일 경우, 접속망 요소들이 Qos 기능을 제공하지 않아도 경계 노드의 플로우별 트래적 쉐이핑으로 특정 하향 플로우에 대하여 Qos를 제공할 수 있음을 보였다. 본 논문에서는 이를 보이기 위해 트러 구조의 접속망에서 보장형 서비스를 제공하기 위한 경제 노드의 스케줄링 알고리즘을 설계하고, 이것의 성능을 분석하였다. 이 스케줄링 알고리즘은 최대 허용 대역폭으로 각 플로우를 쉐이핑하고, 플로우의 SLA에 따라 최소 대역폭을 보장하도록 DRR을 개량하여 설계되었다. 설계된 알고리즘의 성능을 분석하기 위해 다양한 시뮬레이션을 수행하여, 경계 노드에서의 플로우별 트래픽 쉐이핑에 의해 접속망에서의 혼잡 및 손실이 줄어들고, TCP 트래픽 플로우의 성능이 크게 향상되며, CBR 보장형 서비스에 대한 손실의 큰 감소와 더불어 지연 및 지터 특성이 향상되었음을 보였다.

• 대한인간공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한인간공학회 1995년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.185-191
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• 1995

This paper reviews how to access the ergonomic information through internet-the world-wide computer networks. Recently, with the growth of hypertext type Internet-the WWW (World-Wide Web), it becomes much easier to access to the Internet and we can retrieve information very effeciently. In order to search the ergonomic information, this paper also reviews the famous Web search engines like Lycos, Web Crawler, and meta-indices like YAHOO. Also, useful Web-sites of ergonomics/human factors such as ErgoWeb are summarised.

• 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.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권12호
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• pp.4293-4304
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• 2014

In order to ensure the wireless connectivity and seamless service to mobile users, the next generation network system will be an integration of multiple wireless access networks. In a heterogeneous wireless access system, bandwidth allocation becomes crucial for load balancing to avoid network congestion and improve system utilization efficiency. In this article, we propose a new dynamic bandwidth allocation scheme for hierarchical wireless network systems. First, we derive a multi-objective decision criterion for each access point. Second, a bargaining strategy selection algorithm is developed for the dynamic bandwidth re-allocation. Based on the intervenient Stackelberg game model, the proposed scheme effectively formulates the competitive interaction situation between several access points. The system performance of proposed scheme is evaluated by using extensive simulations. With a simulation study, it is confirmed that the proposed scheme can achieve better performance than other existing schemes under widely diverse network environments.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권12호
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• pp.4269-4292
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• 2014

Currently, increasing numbers of access points (AP) are being deployed in enterprise offices, campuses and municipal downtowns for flexible Internet connectivity, but most of these access points are idle or redundant most of the time, which causes significant energy waste. Therefore, with respect to power conservation, applying energy efficient strategies in WIFI networks is strongly advocated. One feasible method is dynamically managing network resources, particularly APs, by powering devices on or off. However, when an AP is powered on, the device is initialized through a long boot time, during which period clients cannot be associated with it; therefore, the network performance would be greatly impacted. In this paper, based on a global view of an entire WLAN, we propose an AP selection technology, known as Temporary Access Selection (TAS). The criterion of TAS is a fusion metric consisting of two evaluation indexes which are based on throughput and battery life, respectively. TAS is both service and clients' preference specific through balancing the data rate, battery life and packet size. TAS also works well independently in traditional WLANs in which no energy efficient strategy is deployed. Moreover, this paper demonstrates the feasibility and performance of TAS through experiments and simulations with Network Simulator version 3 (NS3).

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 추계종합학술대회 논문집(1)
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• pp.13-16
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• 2000

Recently, with the advent of satellite communication technologies, the network access service through satellites has emerged as an alternative to existing ones. Of satellite access services including multimedia services, the high speed internet access service will be one of the important services. Particularly, the efficient transportation of real time internet traffic seems very essential. The aim of this research is to examine the applicability of the IETF RTP protocol in the satellite access network. The RTP has been developed for the QoS-met transportation protocol of real time traffic over the existing best-effort internet. This paper summarizes the RTP protocol, and describes the architecture of the implementation of the RTP. And also, the compressed RTP header protocol is discussed for the applicability to the satellite link.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.4242-4263
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• 2017

Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) technology has recently attracted significant attention from academia and industry because of it is increasingly important role in improving networks' capacity and data rate. Moreover, MU-MIMO systems for the Fifth Generation (5G) have already been researched. High Quality of Service (QoS) and efficient operations at the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer have become key requirements. In this paper, we propose a downlink MU-MIMO MAC protocol based on adaptive Channel State Information (CSI) feedback (called MMM-A) for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). A modified CSMA/CA mechanism using new frame formats is adopted in the proposed protocol. Specifically, the CSI is exchanged between stations (STAs) in an adaptive way, and a packet selection strategy which can guarantee a fairer QoS for scenarios with differentiated traffic is also included in the MMM-A protocol. We then derive the expressions of the throughput and access delay, and analyze the performance of the protocol. It is easy to find that the MMM-A protocol outperforms the commonly used protocols in terms of the saturated throughput and access delay through simulation and analysis results.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권10호
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• pp.3945-3964
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• 2015

Since the decentralized structure and the blindness of a large-scale wireless network make it difficult to collect the real-time channel state or other information from random distributed relays, a fundamental question is whether it is feasible to perform the relay selection without this knowledge. In this paper, a Slotted ALOHA based Greedy Relay Selection (SAGRS) scheme is presented. The proposed scheme allows the relays satisfying the user's minimum transmission request to compete for selection by randomly accessing the channel through the slotted ALOHA protocol without the need for the information collection procedure. Moreover, a greedy selection mechanism is introduced with which a user can wait for an even better relay when a suitable one is successfully stored. The optimal access probability of a relay is determined through the utilization of the available relay region, a geographical region consisting of all the relays that satisfy the minimum transmission demand of the user. The average number of the selection slots and the failure probability of the scheme are analyzed in this paper. By simulations, the validation and the effectiveness of the SAGRS scheme are confirmed. With a balance between the selection slots and the instantaneous rate of the selected relay, the proposed scheme outperforms other random access selection schemes.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.1973-1991
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• 2018

Multimedia applications over wireless networks have been evolving to augmented reality or virtual reality services. However, a rich data size compared to conventional multimedia services causes bandwidth bottlenecks over wireless networks, which is one of the main reasons why those applications are not used widely. To overcome this limitation, bandwidth aggregation techniques, which exploit a multi-path transmission, have been considered to maximize link utilization. Currently, most of the conventional researches have been focusing on the user end problems to improve the quality of service (QoS) through optimal load distribution. In this paper, we address the joint pricing and load distribution problem for multi-homing in heterogeneous wireless access networks (ANs), considering the interests of both the users and the service providers. Specifically, we consider profit from resource allocation and cost of power consumption expenditure for operation as an utility of each service provider. Here, users decide how much to request the resource and how to split the resource over heterogeneous wireless ANs to minimize their cost while supporting the required QoS. Then, service providers compete with each other by setting the price to maximize their utilities over user reactions. We study the behaviors of users and service providers by analyzing their hierarchical decision-making process as a multileader-, multifollower Stackelberg game. We show that both the user and service provider strategies are closed form solutions. Finally, we discuss how the proposed scheme is well converged to equilibrium points.