• ETRI Journal
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.311-319
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• 2006

This paper presents a terminal-assisted frame-based packet reservation multiple access (TAF-PRMA) protocol, which optimizes random access control between heterogeneous traffic aiming at more efficient voice/data integrated services in dynamic reservation TDMA-based broadband access networks. In order to achieve a differentiated quality-of-service (QoS) guarantee for individual service plus maximal system resource utilization, TAF-PRMA independently controls the random access parameters such as the lengths of the access regions dedicated to respective service traffic and the corresponding permission probabilities, on a frame-by-frame basis. In addition, we have adopted a terminal-assisted random access mechanism where the voice terminal readjusts a global permission probability from the central controller in order to handle the 'fair access' issue resulting from distributed queuing problems inherent in the access network. Our extensive simulation results indicate that TAF-PRMA achieves significant improvements in terms of voice capacity, delay, and fairness over most of the existing medium access control (MAC) schemes for integrated services.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.513-518
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• 2010

This paper proposes a medium access control protocol for integrated voice and data services in slotted CDMA systems. The proposed protocol, which is named as RCSSMA (Reservation Code and Status Sensing Multiple Access), adopts a code reservation and status sensing schemes. RCSSMA protocol gives higher access priority to the voice traffic than data traffic for reducing the packet dropping probability. The voice terminal reserves an available spreading code to transmit voice packets during a talkspurt, whereas the data terminal transmits a packet over one of the available spreading codes that are not reserved by the voice terminals. In this protocol, the voice packets never contend with the data packets. Packet dropping probability and average data packet transmission delay are analyzed using a Markov chain model.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권9호
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• pp.2302-2322
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• 2012

Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) are introduced as an enabling technology in tele-health for patient monitoring. Designing an efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol is the main challenge in WBANs because of their various applications and strict requirements such as low level of energy consumption, low transmission delay, the wide range of data rates and prioritizing emergency data. In this paper, we propose a new MAC protocol to provide different requirements of WBANs targeted for medical applications. The proposed MAC provides an efficient emergency response mechanism by considering the correlation between medical signals. It also reduces the power consumption of nodes by minimizing contention access, reducing the probability of the collision and using an efficient synchronization algorithm. In addition, the proposed MAC protocol increases the data rate of the nodes by allocating the resources according to the condition of the network. Analytical and simulation results show that the proposed MAC protocol outperforms IEEE 802.15.4 MAC protocol in terms of power consumption level as well as the average response delay. Also, the comparison results of the proposed MAC with IEEE 802.15.6 MAC protocol show a tradeoff between average response delay and medical data rate.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2021

Purpose: The ability to access clinical trials for cancer treatment is important. This study investigated whether regional differences exist in oncologic clinical trial protocols conducted in South Korea. Methods: Records of all approved oncologic clinical trials conducted in 2019 were downloaded from the Republic of Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. The study covered Seoul, the capital area, other metropolitan cities, and provincial areas. Descriptive statistics summarized the distribution patterns of clinical trials by region. Results: A total of 202 oncologic clinical trials were conducted in 63 institutions in 2019. Of these protocols, 186 (92%) were available in Seoul, 120 (59%) in the capital area, 64 (32%) in metropolitan cities, and 66 (33%) in provincial areas. More regional differences in protocol availability were observed in domestic trials, investigator-initiated trials, phase 1 and 2 trials, and smaller-scale trials. Conclusion: Most oncologic clinical trials were conducted in medical institutions located in Seoul, with the rest conducted in the capital area, metropolitan cities, and provincial areas. The findings reveal clear differences in protocol availability between Seoul and the other regions. Measures designed to improve geographical access to oncologic clinical trials may be needed given their growing importance in cancer treatment.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2002년도 합동 추계학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.31-34
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• 2002

There are two kinds of network architectures in the IEEE 802.11:[1] distributed (ad-hoc) or centralized (infrastructure) wireless network. Centralized networks have an access point (base station) that can control the wireless medium access of stations in these networks. The 802.11 MAC protocol of an access point is the same as those of other stations in the contention period. This paper propose a novel MAC protocol of an access point to solve these problems. This MAC protocol adds a new contention-free period called EPCF (Extended PCF) to resolve accumulated data in the queue of an access point. Simulation results show that the new protocol performs better throughput than the 802.11 standard MAC with the less queue memory site requirement.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1419-1424
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• 2013

PONs (passive optical networks)은 운용비용이 저렴하고 높은 대역폭을 제공하기 때문에 가입자망에서 각광을 받고 있다. 최근에는 WDM (wavelength-division multiplexing)와 TDM (time-division multiplexing)을 결합한 TWDM PON이 가입자망에서의 새로운 해답으로 여겨지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 TWDM PON에 대한 새로운 MAC (media access control) protocol을 제안한다. 또한 TWDM PON에 대한 새로운 동적대역할당 방법을 제안하고 성능을 평가한다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2000

본 논문은 근거리 통신망(LAN)의 매체 엑세스 제어(MAC) 방식 중 일반적인 양방향 버스 토포로지로 동작하는 L-Expressnet 프로토콜이 구조는 단순한 반면에 채널 이용률이 떨어지는 단점이 있어 이를 보완하고자 슬롯확장기능을 추가하여 한 사이클 동안 더 많은 데이터를 전송할 수 있는 개선된 L-Expressnet 프로토콜을 제안하였다. 그리고 이 슬롯확장기능을 갖는 개선된 L-Expressnet 프로토콜을 채널 이용률 관점에서 분석한 뒤 그 값을 기존의 L-Expressnet 프로토콜과 비교하였다. 그 결과 개선된 L-Expressnet 프로토콜이 기존의 엑세스 방식보다 더 나은 성능을 보임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.93-100
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• 1999

본 논문은 근거리 통신망 (LAN) 의 매체 엑세스 제어 방식 중 하나인 L-Expressnet 프로토콜이 본래의 Expressnet 프로토콜의 구조를 단순화시킨 반면에 채널 이용률을 떨어뜨리는 단점이 있어 이를 보완하고자 다중 패널 기법을 사용하여 한 사이클 동안 더 많은 데이터를 전송할 수 있는 다중채널 L-Expressnet 프로토콜을 제안하였다. 그리고 이 다중 채널 L-Expressnet 프로토콜을 채널이용률 관점에서 분석한 뒤 그 값을 기존의 프로토콜인 Expressnet 프로토콜, L-Expressnet 프로토콜의 채널 이용률과 비교하였다. 그 결과 다중 채널 L-Expressnet 프로토콜이 트래픽(traffic)이 증가할 경우 다른 매체 엑세스 방식들보다 더 나은 성능을 보임을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.172-183
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• 2015

To provide an efficient link maintenance approach, we propose a cross layer medium access control (LM-MAC) protocol for multichannel cognitive radio ad hoc networks. Link establishment and reliable transmission are two key problems for a perfect link maintenance mechanism. Since the cognitive user (CU) pairs have to reestablish their links each frame, in the proposed MAC protocol, three different access modes are designed to guarantee transmission efficiency in continuous frames. To enhance the transmission reliability, each CU will create a father spectrum list (FSL) after joining in the network. FSL is divided into three groups of sub-channels with different functions to compensate the packet loss caused by the primary users' appearance and the deep fading. Meanwhile, since the transmitter and the receiver will share the same FSL, periodical cooperative sensing is adopted to further optimize the former problem. Finally, compared with the existing opportunistic multichannel (OMC)-MAC protocol, the proposed LM-MAC protocol achieves better system performance in terms of saturation throughput, continuity and access delay.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.379-388
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 다수의 ATM 액세스망 사용자를 위해 대역폭을 공유하면서도 등시성 트래픽과 비등시성 트래픽을 동시에 수용할 수 있도록 개발된 DMR-II (Dynamic Monitor Ring -II) 공유매체 접속 제어 프로토콜의 구조 및 동작 원리를 소개하고자 한다. DMR-II 프로토콜은 슬롯 링형 구조를 사용하며, 비등시성 트래픽에 비해 등시성 트래픽을 우선적으로 전송한다. 등시성 트래픽은 슬롯 예약 기법을 이용하여 전송되며, 통신망의 수용 한계를 초과하는 경우 블럭킹기법을 적용하여 등시성 트래픽의 지연시간 편차를 일정치 이내로 유지한다. 그리고 비등시성 트래픽은 윈도우 카운터 기법에 바탕을 둔 리셋 메커니즘을 통해 모든 노드에게 공평한 전송 기회를 제공한다.