• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.27-32
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• 2016

In this paper, we proposed a soft decision-directed channel estimation based on MMSE estimation for MIMO-OFDM system. While the conventional method employs only pilot signals for channel estimation, the proposed algorithm performs channel estimation using pilot and reliable data signals. We also proposed selection criterion among reliable data signal for channel estimation. From numerical simulations, we show that the proposed channel estimator achieves 1 dB performance gain over conventional channel estimators.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.33 no.1C
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• pp.79-85
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• 2008

Dirty Paper Coding(DPC) can achieve the sum capacity of a multiuser multiple-input multiple-output(MU MIMO) broadcast channels. However, due to the high computational complexity of the successive encoding and decoding, deploying DPC in real systems is impractical. As one of practical alternatives to DPC, Block Diagonalization(BD) was researched. BD is an extension of the zero-forcing preceding technique that eliminates interuser interference(IUI) in downlink MIMO systems. Though BD has lower complexity than DPC, BD shows poor sum capacity performance. We show that sum capacity performance of BD is degraded due to no IUI constraint. Then, we modify BD to improve its sum capacity performance with relaxing the constraint and sub optimal channel set searching. With simulation results, it can be verified that our modification in BD induces some improvement in sum capacity performance.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.104-110
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• 2008

In this paper, a novel 2-level-search sphere decoding algorithm for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) detection and its VLSI implementation are presented. The proposed algorithm extends the search space by concurrently performing symbol detection on 2 level of the tree search. Therefore, the possibility of discarding good candidates can be avoided. Simulation results demonstrate the good performance of the proposed algorithm in terms of bit-error-rate (BER). From the proposed algorithm, an efficient very large scale integration (VLSI) architecture which incorporates low-complexity and fixed throughput features is proposed. The proposed architecture supports many modulation techniques such as BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM and 64-QAM. The sorting block, which occupies a large portion of hardware utilization, is shared for different operating modes to reduce the area. The proposed hardware implementation results show the improvement in terms of area and BER performance compared with existing architectures.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.28 no.10C
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• pp.923-929
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• 2003

Turbo processing have been known as methods close to Shannon limit in the aspect of wireless multi-input multi-output (MIMO) communications similarly to wireless single antenna communication. The iterative processing can maximize the mutual effect of coding and interference cancellation, but LDPC coding has not been used for turbo processing because of the inherent decoding process delay. This paper suggests a LDPC coded MIMO system with turbo parallel space-time (Turbo-PAST) processing for high-speed wireless communications and proposes a average soft-output syndrome (ASS) check scheme at low signal to noise ratio (SNR) for the Turbo-PAST system to decide the reliability of decoded frame. Simulation results show that the suggested system outperforms conventional system and the proposed ASS scheme effectively reduces the amount of turbo processing iterations without performance degradation from the point of average number of iterations.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.23-35
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• 2023

Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) is a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) that provides approach procedure with vertical guidance-I (APV-I) level corrections and integrity information to Korea territory. KASS is used to monitor navigation performance in real-time, and this paper introduces the design, implementation, and verification process of mission monitoring (MIMO) in KASS. MIMO was developed in compliance with the Minimum Operational Performance Standards of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics for Global Positioning System (GPS)/SBAS airborne equipment. In this study, the MIMO system was verified by comparing and analyzing the outputs of reference tools. Additionally, the definition and derivation method of accuracy, integrity, continuity, and availability subject to MIMO were examined. The internal and external interfaces and functions were then designed and implemented. The GPS data pre-processing was minimized during the implementation to evaluate the navigation performance experienced by general users. Subsequently, tests and verification methods were used to compare the obtained results based on reference tools. The test was performed using the KASS dataset, which included GPS and SBAS observations. The decoding performance of the developed MIMO was identical to that of the reference tools. Additionally, the navigation performance was verified by confirming the similarity in trends. As MIMO is a component of KASS used for real-time monitoring of the navigation performance of SBAS, the KASS operator can identify whether an abnormality exists in the navigation performance in real-time. Moreover, the preliminary identification of the abnormal point during the post-processing of data can improve operational efficiency.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.307-310
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• 2005

우리는 레일리 페이딩 채널에서 다중 전송 안테나를 사용한 전송 방식을 택한 Alamouti 방식의 전송쌍 에러 확률(Pairwise error probability)을 사용해서 시스템의 성능을 분석해 보았다. 데이터는 시공간 블록 코딩을 사용해서 전송 안테나에 n 개의 배열로 전송되어졌다. 각각의 수신안테나의 수신 신호는 채널의 상태에 따라 변형된 n개의 송신 신호들의 선형결합으로 수신된다. 최대 가능도 복호 알고리즘(Maximum likelihood decoding algorithm)은 신호를 다시 재결합하는 간단한 방법을 사용하였다. 이러한 방식은 시공간 블록코드의 직교적인 성질을 이용한 것이고, 수신기에서의 수신신호가 선형결합이라는 것을 바탕으로 한 것이다. 모의실험을 통해서 시공간 블록 코딩을 사용하고, 다중 안테나를 사용한 시스템에서 우리가 분석한 결과를 확인했다.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.161-162
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• 2008

In this paper we design an irregular low-density parity-check (LDPC) code for a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system. The considered MIMO system is minimum mean square error soft-interference cancellation (MMSE-SIC) detector. The MMSE-SIC detector and the LDPC decoder exchange soft information and consist a turbo iterative detection and decoding receiver. Extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) charts are used to obtain the edge degree distribution of the irregular LDPC code which is optimized for the input-output transfer chart of the MMSE-SIC detector. It is shown that the performance of the designed LDPC code is much better than that of conventional LDPC code optimized for the AWGN channel.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.167-176
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• 2007

In multimedia communication systems, efficient transmission system design should incorporate the use of matching unequal error protection (UEP), since source coders exhibit unequal bit error sensitivity. In this paper, we present UEP schemes which exploit differences in bit error protection levels in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems over frequency selective fading channels. We introduce an UEP scheme which improves the link performance with multiple transmit and receive antennas. Especially, we propose a new receiver structure based on two stage Maximum Likelihood detection (MLD) schemes which can approach the performance of a full search MLD receiver with much reduced computational complexity. In the performance analysis, we derive a generalized pairwise error probability expression for the proposed UEP schemes. Simulation results show that the proposed schemes achieve a significant performance gain over the conventional equal error protection (EEP) scheme.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.33 no.5A
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• pp.487-493
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• 2008

In this paper, we consider coded layered space-time architecture in MIMO-OFDM channels. Vertical Bell Lab Layered Space-Time(V-BLAST) scheme employing ordered successive interference cancellation(OSIC) algorithm provides very high spectral efficiency with low computational complexity. However, the error propagation is a major drawback constraining the overall performance of the V-BLAST system significantly. Based on this problem, we derive an improved detector using soft bit log-likelihood ratio(LLR) value. Simulation results show that the proposed detector outperforms the conventional V-BLAST scheme under spatially uncorrelated as well as correlated fading channels.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2020.07a
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• pp.62-65
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 ATSC3.0 Layered-Division-Multiplexing Multiple-Inputs-Multiple-Outputs 방송 시스템에서 Core-Layer(CL) 신호 복조 시 기존 Gaussian-Approximation(GA) 기법과 Partial-GA(PGA) 기법을 선택적으로 사용하여 PGA 기법과 성능은 거의 동일하며 복잡도는 더 작은 새로운 Hybrid PGA(HPGA) 복조 기법을 제안하고자 한다. 제안된 복조 기법은 수신단 신호의 Injection Level(IL) 값이 송신 IL보다 높아 CL 신호 입장에서 채널 상태가 좋을 경우 GA 기법을 사용하고, 반대로 수신단 IL 값이 송신 IL보다 낮아 채널 상태나 좋지 않을 경우 성능을 우선한 PGA 기법을 사용하게 된다. 실험 결과 성능은 PGA 기법과 거의 동일하고 복잡도는 PGA 기법의 복잡도 대비 약 25% 정도 작아짐을 보인다.