• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.36-44
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• 2005

In this paper, we present a retransmission power adjustment (RPA) scheme for DS/SSMA ALOHA packet radio systems with packet combining. In the proposed RPA scheme, retransmission power is adjusted in such a way that the erroneously-received packet can be recovered with a minimized interference to other user packets. We analyze the performance of the system with the RPA by employing the equilibrium point analysis (EPA), and confirm that the results obtained from the EPA are very close to the simulation results in low power cases. Simulation results demonstrate that the RPA scheme brings forth performance gain in the throughput and the average delay while saving a significant amount of transmission power. We also investigate the stability of the system from the EPA results, and conclude that the system becomes stable as the offered load increases or the level of retransmission power decreases.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.29 no.2A
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• pp.187-194
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• 2004

We propose priority-based reservation code multiple access (P-RCMA) which can enhance voice traffic quality of the previous RCMA. The proposed protocol maintains two power levels and consider traffic characteristics in contending shared available codes to transmit packets. P-RCMA gives priority to the voice request packets rather than data packets by capture effect at the receiver part of base station. We show numerical results from EPA (equilibrium point analysis) analysis and simulation study in terms of voice packet dropping probability and average data packet transmission delay.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.250-258
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• 1997

A modified IPRMA protocol using priority scheme is proposed to increase the number of maximum users, which prevents the collision between the voice and data traffic. A simple decentralized traffic control scheme is presented for the proposed protocol. The improvement in performance over conventional IPRMA is shown through simulation, and EPA(Equilibrium Point Analysis) is used to evaluate system performance.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.50-63
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• 1985

A derivation of new release limit, named Derived Release Limit(DRL), into the atomsphere from a reference nuclear power plant has been performed on the basis of the new system of dose limitation recommended by the ICRP, instead of the (MPC)a limit which has been currently used until now as a general standard for radioactive effluents in Korea. In DRL Calculation, a Concentration Factor Method was applied, in which the concentrations of long-term routinely released radionuclides were in equilibrium with dose in environment under the steady state condition. The analytical model used in the exposure pathway analysis was the one which has been suggested by the USNRC and the exposure limits applied in this analysis were those recommended by the USEPA lately. In the exposure pathway analysis, all of the pathways are not considered and some may be excluded either because they are not applicable or their contribution to the exposure is insignificant compared with other pathways. In case, the environmental model developed in this study was applied to the Kori nuclear power plant as the reference power plant, the highest DRL value was calculated to be as $9.10{\times}10^6Ci/yr$ for Kr-85 in external whole body exposure from the semi-infinite radioactive cloud, while the lowest DRL value was observed 3.64Ci/yr for Co-60 in external whole body exposure from the contaminated ground, by the radioactive particulates. The most critical exposure pathway to an individual in the unrestricted area of interest (Kilchun-Ri, 1.3 km to the north of the release point) seems to be the exposure pathway from the contaminated ground and the most critical radionuclide in all pathways appears to be Co-60 in the same pathway. When comparing the actual release rate from KNU-l in 1982 with the DRL's obtained here the release of radionuclides from KNU-1 were much lower than the DRL's and it could be conclued that the exposure to an individual had been kept below the exposure limits recommended by the USEPA.