• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.2607-2625
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• 2014

Previous studies on multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) mostly assume a homogeneous signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), where each user has the same average SNR. However, real networks are more likely to feature heterogeneous SNRs (a random-valued average SNR). Motivated by this fact, we analyze a multiuser MIMO downlink with a zero-forcing (ZF) receiver in a heterogeneous SNR environment. A transmitter with Mantennas constructs M orthonormal beams and performs the SNR-based proportional fairness (S-PF) scheduling where data are transmitted to users each with the highest ratio of the SNR to the average SNR per beam. We develop a new analytical expression for the sum throughput of the multiuser MIMO system. Furthermore, simply modifying the expression provides the sum throughput for important special cases such as homogeneous SNR, max-rate scheduling, or high SNR. From the analysis, we obtain new insights (lemmas): i) S-PF scheduling maximizes the sum throughput in the homogeneous SNR and ii) under high SNR and a large number of users, S-PF scheduling yields the same multiuser diversity for both heterogeneous SNRs and homogeneous SNRs. Numerical simulation shows the interesting result that the sum throughput is not always proportional to M for a small number of users.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2012

This paper considers a two-user Gaussian interference channel with energy harvesting transmitters. Different than conventional battery powered wireless nodes, energy harvesting transmitters have to adapt transmission to availability of energy at a particular instant. In this setting, the optimal power allocation problem to maximize the sum throughput with a given deadline is formulated. The convergence of the proposed iterative coordinate descent method for the problem is proved and the short-term throughput maximizing offline power allocation policy is found. Examples for interference regions with known sum capacities are given with directional water-filling interpretations. Next, stochastic data arrivals are addressed. Finally, online and/or distributed near-optimal policies are proposed. Performance of the proposed algorithms are demonstrated through simulations.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1117-1122
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 하나의 기지국과 두 사용자를 갖는 하향링크 비직교 다중접속 시스템에서 사용자 데이터 전송률의 공정성을 개선하기 위한 전력 할당 기법을 제안한다. 특히, 독립적인 레일레이 채널을 가정하여 평균 사용자 데이터 전송률의 공정성을 극대화하는 전력 할당 기법을 제안한다. 여기서, 공정성의 극대화는 사용자의 평균 데이터 전송률이 동일할 때 얻어진다. 따라서 공정성 평가를 위하여 평균 사용자 데이터 전송률과 총 평균 데이터 전송률의 근사식을 제시한다. 시뮬레이션 결과 분석을 통하여 유도한 평균 데이터 전송률의 근사식을 검증하고, 기존의 전력 할당기법들과 평균 사용자 데이터 전송률 결과를 비교하여 제안하는 기법이 공정성 측면에서 우수함을 보인다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.250-256
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• 2011

A two-way relaying (TWR) system is analyzed, where two source terminals with unequal numbers of antennas exchange data via an amplify-and-forward relay terminal with a single antenna. In the system considered herein, the link quality between the sources and relay can generally be asymmetric due to the nonidentical antenna configuration, power allocation, and relay location. In such a general setup, accurate bounds on the average sum rate (ASR) are derived when beamforming or orthogonal space time block coding is employed at the sources. We show that the proposed bounds are almost indistinguishable from the exact ASR under various system configurations. It is also observed that the ASR performance of the TWR system with unequal numbers of source antennas is more sensitive to the relay location than to the power allocation.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.1551-1559
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• 2013

In this paper, we analyze the Korean Won/Japanese 100 Yen exchange rate data based on the ARMA-GARCH model, and perform the test for detecting the parameter changes. As a test statistics, we employ the cumulative sum (CUSUM) test for ARMA-GARCH model, which is introduced by Lee and Song (2008). Our empirical analysis indicates that the KRW/JPY exchange rate series experienced several parameter changes during the period from January 2000 to December 2012, which leads to a fitting of AR-IGARCH model to the whole series.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2013

중력 방향에 대한 가중치를 적용한 3축 가속도 센서 데이터를 낙상 특징 변수로 사용해서 은닉 마르코프 모델(Hidden Markov Model; HMM)에 적용한 새로운 낙상 인식 알고리듬을 제안한다. 기존에 낙상인식에 많이 사용되는 변수인 3축 가속도의 벡터 합(Sum Vector Magnitude, SVM)과 새롭게 정의한 변수인 중력방향가중치를 적용한 3축 가속도의 벡터 합(Gravity-weighted Sum Vector Magnitude, GSVM)를 포함한 다섯 가지 낙상특징변수를 은닉 마르코프 모델에 적용하여 낙상 인식률을 평가하였다. 실험을 통해 얻은 가장 좋은 결과는 중력방향가중치를 적용한 3축 가속도의 벡터 합 변수를 적용한 결과이고 100% 민감도(sensitivity)와 97.96% 특이성(specificity)를 얻었다. 이것은 단순 3축 가속도의 벡터 합 변수에 비해 민감도는 5.2%와 특이성은 4.5% 정도 향상되었다. 단순히 운동량만을 표현하는 3축 가속도의 벡터 합 변수에 비해 중력방향가중치를 적용한 3축 가속도의 벡터 합 변수가 낙상의 움직임에 대한 특징을 잘 표현하기 때문에 높은 인식률을 나타내었다.

• 음성과학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2003

This study attempted to examine a speaker identification method using difference sum and correlation coefficient determined from a pair of intensity level matrices of band-pass-filtered numeric sounds produced by ten female speakers of similar age and height. Subjects recorded three digit numbers at a quiet room at a sampling rate of 22 kHz on a personal computer. Collected data were band-pass-filtered at five different band ranges. Then, matrices of five intensity levels at 100 proportional time points were obtained. Pearson correlation coefficients and the sum of absolute intensity differences between a pair of given matrices were determined within and across the speakers. Results showed that very high correlation coefficient and small difference sum generally occurred within each speaker but some individual variation was also observed. Thus, the matrix pair with a higher coefficient and a smaller difference sum was averaged to form each individual's model. Comparison among the speakers yielded generally low coefficients and large differences, which suggests successful speaker identification, but among them there were a few cases with very high coefficients and small differences. Future studies will focus on finer band ranges and additional spectral parameters at some peak points of the intensity contour at a low frequency band.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2018

This paper proposes a pseudo-random beamforming technique for time-synchronized mobile base stations (BSs) for multi-cell downlink networks which have mobility. The base stations equipped with multi-antennas and mobile stations (MSs) are time-synchronized based on global positioning system (GPS) signals and generate a number of transmit beamforming matrix candidates according to the predetermined pseudo-random pattern. In addition, MSs generate receive beamforming vectors that correspond to the beam index number based on the minimum mean square error (MMSE) using transmit beamforming vectors that make up a number of transmit beamforming matrices and wireless channel matrices from BSs estimated via the reference signals (RS). Afterward, values of received signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) with regard to all transmit beamforming vectors are calculated, and the resulting values are then feedbacked to the BS of the same cells along with the beam index number. Each of the BSs calculates each of the sum-rates of the transmit beamforming matrix candidates based on the feedback information and then transmits the calculated results to the BS coordinator. After this, optimum transmit beamforming matrices, which can maximize a sum-rate of the entire cells, are selected at the BS coordinator and informed to the BSs. Finally, data signals are transmitted using them. The simulation results verified that a sum-rate of the entire cells was improved as the number of transmit beamforming matrix candidates increased. It was also found that if the received SINR values and beam index numbers are feedbacked opportunistically from each of the MSs to the BSs, not only nearly the same performance in sum-rate with that of applying existing feedback techniques could be achieved but also an amount of feedback was significantly reduced.

• 한국멀티미디어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국멀티미디어학회 2003년도 추계학술발표대회(상)
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• pp.175-178
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• 2003

최근에 표준화가 완료된 차세대 비디오 코딩 표준인 H.264 는 적은 비트율에서 높은 품질의 비디오 압축을 목표로 하기 때문에, H.263+ 및 MPEG-2/4 와 같은 이전의 표준들보다 훨씬 더 많은 연산을 필요로 한다. 본 논문은 SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) 명령어를 가지는 범용 프로세서(예를 들면, 펜티엄 4)에서 H.264 S/W 인코더의 속도 최적화를 위한 알고리듬 및 구현 기술을 제안한다. 화질 저하 없이 RDO (Rate Distortion Optimization) 의 속도를 높일 수 있는 효율적인 모드 검색 건너뛰기 알고리듬을 제안하고, SIMD 명령어를 이용하여 1/4 화소 보간, SAD(Sum of Absolute Difference), SATD(Sum of Absolute Transformed Difference), SSD (Sum of Squared Difference) 등의 개별 루틴의 속도를 최적화한다. 일련의 최적화 후에 인코더는 화질 저하 없이 H.264 레퍼런스 인코더보다 평균 3배 정도의 속도 향상이 이루어진다.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.105-117
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to investigate evaluation and improvement of long-term care hospitals for changing long-term care hospitals fee system. Data were collected from 104 CEOs in nationwide long-term care hospitals using structured self-administered questionnaires during August 17 to 31, 2009. Major results of the empirical analysis are as follows; first, to change fixed sum medical fee per day caused to decline the level of geriatric service in 87% of CEOs. Second, 79% of CEOs were dissatisfied with changing fixed sum medical fee per day, and 47% of them were dissatisfied with graded fee for doctor and nurse management. Finally, they suggested that to specialize and to differentiate of long-term care hospitals will drive to improve long-term care hospitals function and to measure workforce based on rate of filled vacancies will increase efficiency and productivity of doctor and nurse management.