• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.261-269
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• 2013

This paper describes the design and development of VSI (VLBI standard interface) optical adapter for transmitting VLBI(Very long baseline interferometry) observation data with optical signal. VSI cable comprised of 80-line is being used for observed data transmission with maximum length of 5-meter between playbacks (Mark5B, VERA2000) and raw VLBI data buffer (RVDB), RVDB and VLBI correlation subsystem (VCS) in Daejeon correlator. It has a plan to conduct the data processing for 16-stations and introduce the 14 RVDB systems in near future. And data loss frequently occurred because of trouble of VSI cable MDR80 connector. By considering the data loss by connector error of VSI cable, RVDB system extension plan, effective space usage and long distance data transmission(e-VLBI), the VSI optical adapter was proposed and developed for effectively transmitting and receiving VLBI data through optical signal. In order to confirming the performance of developed VSI optical adapter, the experiments for data transmission was conducted between playback and RVDB system, and confirmed that data transmission was clearly done without any data loss.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.45-52
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• 2014

This paper describes the development of algorithm for direct data transmission between Raw VLBI Data Buffer (RVDB) and Huge Capacity Data Server (HCDS) operated in Korea-Japan Correlation Center (KJCC). The transmitted data is the VLBI observation data, which is recorded at each radio telescope site, and the data transmitting rate is varying from 1 Gbps, in usual case, upto 8 Gbps. The developed algorithm for data transmission enables the direct data transmission between RVDB and HCDS through 10 Gbps optical network using VLBI Data Interchange Format (VDIF). Proposed method adopts the conventional UDP/IP protocol, but in order to prevent the loss of data during data transmission, the packet error monitoring and data re-transmission functions are newly designed. The VDIF specification and VDIFCP (VDIF Control Protocol) are used for the direct data transmission between RVDB and HCDS. To validate the developed algorithm for data transmission, we conducted the data transmission from RVDB to HCDS, and compared to the transmitted data with the original data bit by bit. We confirmed that the transmitted data is identical to the original data without any loss and it has been recovered well even if there were some packet losses.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.91-107
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• 2008

In this paper, we introduce the performance evaluation and development of Raw VLBI Data Buffer(RVDB) system for the synchronized playback processing of observed data in Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator(KJJVC). The high-speed correlation processing system is under development so that the radio data obtained with 8192 channels and 8 Gbps speed from 16 stations will be able to be processed. When the recorded data of each station are played to correlator, the time synchronization of each station is very important because the correlator should process the data obtained with same time and condition. There are many types of recorder systems in the East Asia VLBI Network (EAVN). Therefore it is required to prepare the special time synchronized playback processing system to synchronize the time tag of observed data. The developed RVDB system consists of Data Input Output(DIO), 10GbE switch, and Disk Data Buffer(DDB). It can record the data with maximum 2 Gbps speed, and can play back the data to correlator with nominal 2 Gbps speed. To enable to play back the data of different playback system to the correlator, we developed the high-speed time synchronized playback processing system. We carried out the experiments of playing back and correlation for gigabit correlator and VCS trial product so as to confirm the performance of developed time synchronized playback processing system. In case of online and offline playing back experiment for gigabit correlator, we confirmed that the online and offline correlation results were the same. In case of playing back experiment for VCS trial product, we verified that the wide band and narrow band correlation results were also the same. Through the playing back experiments of RVDB system, the effectiveness of developed RVDB system was verified. In this paper, the system design, construction and experimental results are shown briefly.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.183-191
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• 2014

This paper describes the development of the observational data transmission algorithm for high-speed network in radio astronomy. For the preprocessing of VLBI data observed by radio telescope, data transmission algorithm uses the VDIF specification, VDIFCP, and UDP protocol by transferring VLBI data stored in a massive storage server with one-to-one correspondence between the server and the RVDB of Daejeon correlator. A transmission method is proposed, which reads the recorded data in Mark5B VSI format and trnasmits 2048 Mbps VLBI data by software through UDP packet transmission, while RVDB system is waiting for the transmitting data from the server. In order to check the effectiveness of the proposed method, the data transmission between the massive storage server and RVDB is conducted and the transmitted data is correlated by Daejeon correlator for the accurate comparison concerning the data before and after. The transmitted data is shown to be completely the same as the original data without any data transmission loss. Henceforth, the developed data transmission algorithm in this research is expected to be applied effectively as e-VLBI for KaVA network.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.71.2-71.2
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• 2011

한국천문연구원은 한일상관센터(Korea-Japan Correlation Center)에 2009년부터 한일공동 VLBI상관기(Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator, KJJVC)를 설치하여 운영하고 있다. 한일공동VLBI상관기는 한국우주전파관측망(Korean VLBI Network, KVN), VERA(VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry), JVN(Japanese VLBI Network)을 연결하여 관측을 수행하고 동아시아 지역의 VLBI 관측망의 상관처리를 담당할 예정이다. 한일공동VLBI상관기 중에서 데이터동기재생처리장치(Raw VLBI Data Buffer, RVDB)와 관측데이터를 재생할 수 있는 재생기 시스템(Mark5B)간의 데이터 전송은 1Gbps 전송속도를 가지는 VSI(VLBI Standard Interface)규격의 전송케이블을 통하여 수행된다. 고속 데이터 전송에 있어 발생하는 전자기방해(Electromagnetic Interference, EMI)는 관측 데이터의 손실을 발생시키며, 이러한 고속데이터 전송간에 발생하는 EMI는 케이블의 길이가 길어질수록 많이 발생하게 되며 향후 상관기 시스템의 확장을 고려할 때 상당한 문제점을 초래 할 수 있다. 따라서, VSI규격의 통신에서 발생하는 EMI 노이즈 정도를 측정하고, 노이즈 제거 필터를 적용하여 데이터 손실을 최소화 할 수 있는 방안을 고려하였다. 본 발표에서는 한일공동VLBI상관기(KJJVC)에서 운용되는 고속재생기(Mark5B)와 RVDB간의 VSI방식의 데이터 전송에 있어 야기되는 EMI를 제거하고 관측 데이터의 손실을 최소화할 수 있는 방안을 제안한다.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.1-16
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• 2012

In this paper, we describe the installation of VLBI Correlation Subsystem (VCS) main product and its performance at the Korea-Japan Correlation Center (KJCC). The VCS main product was installed at KJCC in August 2009. For the overall performance evaluation of VCS, playbacks, Raw VLBI Data Buffer (RVDB) system, and Data Archive (DA) system were installed together. The VCS main product was connected between RVDB and DA, and the correlation results were put into the DA to confirm the normal operation of VCS 16 station mode configuration. The evaluation test was first performed with 4 station mode, same as the factory test of VCS main product. Based on the results of 4 station mode, the same evaluation test was conducted for 16 station mode of VCS. We found that the correlation results of VCS were almost similarly compared to those of the Mitaka FX Correlator. Through the test results, we confirmed that the problems such as spectrum errors, delay parameter processing module and field programmable gate array errors in antenna unit, which were generated at the factory test of VCS main product, were clearly solved. And we verified the performance and connectivity of VCS by obtaining the expected correlation results and we also confirmed that the performance of VCS was sufficient for real VLBI observation data in both 4 and 16 station modes.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.333-340
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• 2011

KJJVC(Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator) was installed at the KJCC(Korea-Japan Correlation Center) and has been operated by KASI(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) from 2009. KJNC is able to correlate the VLBI observed data through KVN(Korean VLBI Network), VERA(VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry), and JVN(Japanese VLBI Network) and its joint network array. And it is used exclusively as computer in order to process the observed data for the scientific purpose KJJVC used the VSI(VLBI Standard Interface) as the VLBI international standard at the data input-output specification between each component. Especially, for correlating the observed data, the data is transmitted with 1024Mbps speed between Mark5B high-speed playback and RVDB(Raw VLBI Data Buffer). The EMI(Electromagnetic lnterference), which is occurred by data transmission with high-speed, cause the data loss and the loss occurrence is frequently often for long transmission cable. Finally it will be caused the data recognition error by decreasing the voltage level of digital data signal. In this paper, in order to minimize the data loss by measuring the EMI noise level in transmission of the VSI specification, the 3 methods such as 1) RC filtering method, 2) lmpedance matching using Microstrip line, and 3) Signal buffering method using Differential line driver, were proposed. To verify the effectiveness of each proposed method, the performance evaluation was conducted by implementing and simulations for each method. Each proposed method was effectively confirmed as the high-speed data transmission of the VSI specification.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.44.1-44.1
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• 2010

한국천문연구원에서는 2009년 1단계 한일공동VLBI상관기(Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator, KJJVC)의 개발과 설치를 완료하였다. KJJVC는 한국우주전파관측망(Korean VLBI Network, KVN), KVN과 일본 내의 VLBI 관측망을 포함하는 한일공동VLBI관측망(Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Network, KJJVN), 그리고 한중일의 VLBI관측망인 동아시아 VLBI관측망(East Asian VLBI Network, EAVN)으로 관측한 VLBI 데이터를 상관처리할 수 있도록 설계 제작되었다. 그리고 고속재생기, 데이터 동기재생처리시스템(Raw VLBI Data Buffer, RVDB), VLBI상관서브시스템(VLBI Correlation Subsystem, VCS), 데이터 아카이브 시스템(Peta-scale Epoch Data Archive, PEDA)로 구성된다. 특히 일본국립천문대 VERA에서는 테이프 형태의 DIR2000 고속기록기를 사용하고 있는데, DIR2000의 제품단종으로 인해 이 데이터를 VCS에 재생하기 위해 DIR1000을 개량한 VERA2000 고속재생기를 개발하였다. 즉, VSI 형태의 데이터를 1Gbps 속도로 재생만 하기 위해 기존의 시스템을 개량하였으며, 2009년 10월에 VLBI상관기실에 설치되었다. 본 논문에서는 VERA2000 시스템의 구성 및 개발, 시험운영 등에 대해 간략히 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.107-116
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• 2010

We developed the playback control software for a high-speed playback system which is a component of the Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator (KJJVC). The Mark5B system, which is a recorder and playback system used in the Korean VLBI Network (KVN), has two kinds of operation mode. That is to say, the station unit (SU) mode, which is for the present Mark4 system, and the VSI mode, which is for the new VLBI standard interface (VSI) system. The software for SU is already developed and widely used in the Mark4 type VLBI system, but the software for VSI has only been developed for recording. The new VLBI system is designed with a VSI interface for compatibility between different systems. Therefore, the playback control software development of the VSI mode is needed for KVN. In this work, we developed the playback control software of the Mark5B VSI mode. The developed playback control software consists of an application part for data playing back, a data input/output part for the VSI board, a module for the StreamStor RAID board, and a user interface part, including an observation time control part. To verify the performance of developed playback control software, the playback and correlation experiments were performed using the real observation data in Mark5B system and KJJVC. To check the observation time control, the data playback experiment was performed between the Mark5B and Raw VLBI Data Buffer (RVDB) systems. Through the experimental results, we confirmed the performance of developed playback control software in the Mark5B VSI mode.