• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.4703-4723
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• 2018

In recent years, dense small cell network has been deployed to address the challenge that has resulted from the unprecendented growth of mobile data traffic and users. It has proven to be a cost efficeient solution to offload traffic from macro-cells. Software defined heterogeneous wireless network can decouple the control plane from the data plane. The control signal goes through the macro-cell while the data traffic can be offloaded by small cells. In this paper, we propose a framework for cell virtualization and user association in order to satisfy versatile requirements of multiple tenants. In the proposed framework, we propose an interference graph partioning based virtual-cell association and customized physical-cell association for multi-homed users in a software defined small cell network. The proposed user association scheme includes 3 steps: initialization, virtual-cell association and physical-cell association. Simulation results show that the proposed virtual-cell association outperforms the other schemes. For physical-cell association, the results on resource utilization and user fairness are examined for mobile users and infrastructure providers.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.886-900
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• 2015

Small cells are deployed in Heterogeneous Networks (HetNet) to improve overall performance. These access points can provide high-rate mobile services at hotspots to users. In a Small Cell Network (SCN), the good deployment of small cells can guarantee the performance of users on the basis of average and cell edge spectrum efficiency. In this paper, the performance of small cell deployment is analyzed by using system-level simulations. The positions of small cells can be adjusted according to the deployment radius and angle. Moreover, different Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) techniques are also studied, which can be implemented either in time domain or in frequency domain. The network performances are evaluated under different ICIC techniques when the locations of Small evolved Nodes (SeNBs) vary. Simulation results show that the average throughput and cell edge throughput can be greatly improved when small cells are properly deployed with the certain deployment radius and angle. Meanwhile, how to optimally configure the parameters to achieve the potential of the deployment is discussed when applying different ICIC techniques.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.83-95
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• 2022

5G goes beyond people to serve indoor and outdoor companies and industries, as well as campuses such as halls, industrial complexes, educational institutions, stadiums, dense urban areas, rural areas, and government institutions. Therefore, a new approach to small cells is needed. Accordingly, 3GPP and Small Cell Forum are researching 5G small cell architecture; 3GPP, Small Cell Forum, and 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation are also researching private networks tailored to meet the specific requirements of various companies and local governments. In particular, in the UK, a small cell-based technology is required for realizing the Joint Operator Technical Specifications-Neutral Host In-Building specification to cost-effectively secure indoor coverage. Further, the research on the SON(Self-Organizing Network) technology for small cells in 5G, where commercialization has begun, is required. The 5G-based small cell structure, private network, and Neutral Host In-Building and SON reviewed in this study are at the initial research stages; therefore, additional research is needed to secure the competitiveness of the small cell technology in 5G and Beyond 5G.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2014년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.628-631
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• 2014

최근 다양한 형태의 스마트 기기 출현과 대중적 보급으로 인해 고속 데이터 전송에 대한 수요가 나날이 증가하고 있다. 이런 요구사항을 수용하기 위해 셀룰러 사업자 및 이동통신 장비 제조업체는 많은 새로운 기술에 대한 연구를 진행하였으며 이에 대한 결과로 향후 셀룰러 네트워크에서 성능 및 커버리지 향상을 위해 소형셀 기술을 하나의 중요한 요소 기술로 고려하고 있다. 셀룰러 네트워크에서 소형셀 기술은 데이터 요구량이 많은 위치에 소형셀을 밀집 배치하고 매크로 기지국 및 소형셀 기지국의 밀접한 협력을 통해 무선 네트워크의 용량을 증가시키는 것을 의미한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 매크로 셀과 소형 셀이 다층으로 배치된 셀룰러 이동통신 구조를 제시하고 다층셀간의 협력을 통해 성능을 향상시킬 수 있는 다양한 요소기술들에 대해서 기술한다. 또, 이들 요소기술들을 바탕으로 최근 3GPP에서 활발히 논의되고 있는 LTE 소형셀 향상 표준화 동향에 대해 기술한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2018

In Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular networks, the transmit power control (TPC) mechanism consists of two parts: the open loop (OL) and closed loop. Most cellular networks consider OL/TPC because of its simple implementation and low operation cost. The analysis of OL/TPC parameters is essential for efficient resource management from the cellular operator's viewpoint. In this work, the impact of the OL/TPC parameters is investigated for homogeneous small cells and heterogeneous small-cell/macrocell network environments. A mathematical model is derived to compute the transmit power at the user equipment, the received power at the eNodeB, the interference in the network, and the received signal-to-interference ratio. Using the analytical platform, the effects of the OL/TPC parameters on the system performance in LTE networks are investigated. Numerical results show that, in order to achieve the best performance, it is appropriate to choose ${\alpha}_{small}=1$ and $P_{o-small}=-100dBm$ in a homogenous small-cell network. Further, the selections of ${\alpha}_{small}=1$ and $P_{o-small}=-100dBm$ in the small cells and ${\alpha}_{macro}=0.8$ and $P_{o-macro}=-100dBm$ in the macrocells seem to be suitable for heterogeneous network deployment.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.297-312
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• 2022

Coughing and breath shortness are common symptoms of nano (small) cell lung cancer. Smoking is main factor in causing such cancers. The cancer cells form on the soft tissues of lung. Deformation behavior and wave vibration of lung affected when cancer cells exist. Therefore, in the current work, phase velocity behavior of the small cell lung cancer as a main part of the body via an exact size-dependent theory is presented. Regarding this problem, displacement fields of small cell lung cancer are obtained using first-order shear deformation theory with five parameters. Besides, the size-dependent small cell lung cancer is modeled via nonlocal stress/strain gradient theory (NSGT). An analytical method is applied for solving the governing equations of the small cell lung cancer structure. The novelty of the current study is the consideration of the five-parameter of displacement for curved panel, and porosity as well as NSGT are employed and solved using the analytical method. For more verification, the outcomes of this reports are compared with the predictions of deep neural network (DNN) with adaptive optimization method. A thorough parametric investigation is conducted on the effect of NSGT parameters, porosity and geometry on the phase velocity behavior of the small cell lung cancer structure.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.856-866
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• 2015

A heterogeneous network (HetNet) is a network topology composed by deploying multiple HetNets under the coverage of macro cells (MCs). It can improve network throughput, extend cell coverage, and offload network traffic; for example, the network traffic of a 5G mobile communications network. A HetNet involves a mix of radio technologies and various cell types working together seamlessly. In a HetNet, coordination between MCs and small cells (SCs) has a positive impact on the performance of the networks contained within, and consequently on the overall user experience. Therefore, to improve user-perceived service quality, HetNets require high-efficiency network protocols and enhanced radio technologies. In this paper, we introduce a 5G HetNet comprised of MCs and both fixed and mobile SCs (mSCs). The featured mSCs can be mounted on a car, bus, or train and have different characteristics to fixed SCs (fSCs). In this paper, we address the technical challenges related to mSCs. In addition, we analyze the network performance under two HetNet scenarios-MCs and fSCs, and MCs and mSCs.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제38A권12호
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• pp.1135-1144
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• 2013

급증하는 데이터 트래픽을 셀룰러 망에서 처리하기 위한 대안으로 스몰셀이 관심을 받고 있다. 나아가, 스몰셀의 배치밀도는 점차 높아지고 있어 Ultra Dense Network (UDN) 환경이 도래할 것으로 예상된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 UDN환경에서 소형기지국의 온/오프를 제어하기 위한 방법을 연구한다. 본 논문에서는 소형 Access Point(AP), user equipment (UE), Small Cell Controller (SCC)로 구성된 프레임워크를 제안하고 이를 기반으로 켜져 있는 기지국 수는 최소화 하며, 네트워크 쓰루풋을 유지시키기 위한 소형기지국 온/오프 방법으로 UE와 같은 사용자 디바이스가 SCC로 피드백하는 채널정보를 활용하는 DANCE 알고리즘을 제안한다. DANCE 알고리즘은 피드백이 1-bit인 경우와 N-bit인 경우, 그리고 활성화시키는 소형AP를 선택하는 기준에 따른 AP-first, UE-first, Proximity ON 등으로 세분화할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 시뮬레이션을 통해 UE의 수와 네트워크의 쓰루풋, 에너지 효율의 관계를 분석한 후, DANCE 알고리즘을 통해 에너지 효율을 높일 수 있음을 보인다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.1518-1520
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• 2015

본 레터는 매크로-셀 위에 스몰-셀이 중첩된 셀룰러 망에서 전력 소모를 최소화하도록 사용자와 기지국을 연계하고 동작 스몰-셀 기지국을 결정하는 문제를 고려한다. 상기 문제의 해를 분산적으로 구하는 메시지 전달 알고리즘을 유도하고, 모의실험을 통해 기존 방식 대비 제안 알고리즘의 우수성을 보인다.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2021

Recently, the traffic volume of mobile communications increases rapidly and the small-cell is one of the solutions using two offload schemes, i.e., local IP access (LIPA) and selected IP traffic offload (SIPTO), to reduce the end-to-end delay and amount of mobile data traffic in the core network (CN). However, 3GPP describes the concept of LIPA and SIPTO and there is no decision algorithm to decide the path from source nodes (SNs) to destination nodes (DNs). Therefore, this paper proposes a dynamic mobile data traffic offload scheme using small-cells to decide the path based on the SN and DN, i.e., macro user equipment, small-cell user equipment (SUE), and multimedia server, and type of the mobile data traffic for the real-time and non-real-time. Through analytical models, it is shown that the proposed offload scheme outperforms the conventional small-cell network in terms of the delay of end-to-end mobile data communications and probability of the mobile data traffic in the CN for the heterogeneous networks.