• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제21권4_spc호
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• pp.449-462
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• 2014

As mobile traffic is growing, the demand for spectrum is increasing but the deficiency of spectrum becomes serious as the supply is restricted essentially. For resolving the issue, spectrum sharing system is discussed from the technical and regulatory point of view, where multiple radio users occupy same frequency. In this paper, the policies and adoptions of spectrum sharing system in some countries are analyzed with a focus on TV white space and licensed shared access, which are based on unlicensed and licensed spectrum usage respectively. Some legal and regulatory plans to adopt and activate spectrum sharing in the Radio Waves Act system of Korea are proposed as well.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose an efficient decision rule in order to get better chance to detect the unused spectrum assigned to a licensed user and improve reliability of spectrum sensing performance. Each secondary user receives the signals from the licensed user. And the resulting signals input to an energy detector. Then, each sensing result is combined and used to make a decision whether the primary user is present at the licensed spectrum band or not. In order to make the reliable decision, we apply an efficient decision rule that is called as a majority rule in this paper. The simulation results show that spectrum sensing performance with the proposed decision rule is more reasonable and efficient than that with conventional decision rules.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.224-234
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• 2019

This paper proposes a new spectrum forecasting (SF) model to estimate the spectrum demands for future mobile broadband (MBB) services. The model requires five main input metrics, that is, the current available spectrum, site number growth, mobile data traffic growth, average network utilization, and spectrum efficiency growth. Using the proposed SF model, the future MBB spectrum demand for Malaysia in 2020 is forecasted based on the input market data of four major mobile telecommunication operators represented by A-D, which account for approximately 95% of the local mobile market share. Statistical data to generate the five input metrics were obtained from prominent agencies, such as the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, OpenSignal, Analysys Mason, GSMA, and Huawei. Our forecasting results indicate that by 2020, Malaysia would require approximately 307 MHz of additional spectrum to fulfill the enormous increase in mobile broadband data demands.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

This article presents spectrum sharing policy trends both overseas and domestically. The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted rules for the commercial use of a 150 MHz bandwidth at 3.55 to 3.7 GHz, which has been utilized for defense and satellite services. This frequency band for spectrum sharing is called the citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) band. In Europe, the related regimes for licensed shared access application at 2.3 to 2.4 GHz has been organized, and interface standardization for sharing frequency information has been completed. In Korea, efforts are being made to establish spectrum-sharing policies to improve the efficiency of the frequency utilization. This article also introduces both the IEEE 802 local area network/metropolitan area network and 3GPP standardization activities with regard to frequency sharing technologies. To effectively solve the spectrum-sharing problem in IEEE 802, standardization activities on the CBRS and the mid-band (3.7-24 GHz) are underway. 3GPP is currently developing the standardization of a licensed assisted access technology, which extends mobile communication services provided in the licensed band to unlicensed bands.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.423-429
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• 2011

협력 스펙트럼 센싱은 스펙트럼 센싱의 신뢰성 및 정확도를 높이기 위해 다수의 CR 기기들이 정보를 공유하여 면허 사용자를 검출하는 방식이다. 이때, CR 기기의 센싱 결과를 융합하는 방식에 따라 경판정 방식(hard decision method)과 연판정 방식(soft decision method)으로 구별할 수 있다. 본 논문은 면허 사용자와 CR 기기 사이의 거리에 따른 가중치가 적용된 결합 방식(Distance based Weight Combining: DWC)을 사용하여 에너지 검출기반 협력 스펙트럼 센싱을 제안하고, 이에 따른 분석 및 모의 실험 결과를 나타낸다. 면허 사용자의 신호는 OFDM 기반의 시스템을 가정하였으며, 면허 사용자와 CR 기기 사이의 무선 채널은 가우시안(Gaussian) 채널로 모델링하였다. 에너지 검출법을 위한 임계값은 각 채널의 SNR(Signal to Noise Ratio)에 따라 다르게 적용되었으며, 각 채널의 잡음 신호의 평균값으로 가정하였다. DWC를 적용한 협력 스펙트럼 센싱을 수행한 결과, 거리에 따라 다양한 검출 확률을 나타낸 단일 센싱에 비해 비교적 안정된 검출 확률을 나타내는 것으로 알 수 있었으며, 동일 이득 결합을 반영하여 협력 스펙트럼 센싱을 수행한 것보다 우수한 스펙트럼 센싱을 나타내었다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.1532-1553
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• 2014

Radio spectrum is a precious resource and characterized by fixed allocation policy. However, a large portion of the allocated radio spectrum is underutilized. Conversely, the rapid development of ubiquitous wireless technologies increases the demand for radio spectrum. Cognitive Radio (CR) methodologies have been introduced as a promising approach in detecting the white spaces, allowing the unlicensed users to use the licensed spectrum thus realizing Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) in an effective manner. This paper proposes a generalized framework for DSA between the licensed (primary) and unlicensed (secondary) users based on Continuous Time Markov Chain (CTMC) model. We present a spectrum access scheme in the presence of sensing errors based on CTMC which aims to attain optimum spectrum access probabilities for the secondary users. The primary user occupancy is identified by spectrum sensing algorithms and the sensing errors are captured in the form of false alarm and mis-detection. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed spectrum access scheme in terms of the throughput attained by the secondary users, throughput optimization using optimum access probabilities, probability of interference with increasing number of secondary users. The efficacy of the algorithm is analyzed for both imperfect spectrum sensing and perfect spectrum sensing.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2010

애드 혹 네트워크를 구성하는 무선기기들은 일반적으로 소출력 기기로서 ISM대역을 사용하였다. 그러나 무선 서비스의 사용률이 급격하게 증가함에 따라 ISM대역의 주파수 부족현상이 나타나게 되었고 주파수 부족현상을 해소하기 위하여 애드 혹 인지무선시스템이 제안되었다. 본 논문은 소출력 무선기기로 구성된 애드 혹 무선인지 시스템에서 전력소모를 줄이면서 효과적으로 유휴주파수를 검출하기 위한 스펙트럼 센싱을 제안하였다. 본 논문에서 면허 사용자와 CR 기기 사이의 무선 채널은 가우시안 (Gaussian) 채널로 모델링 하였으며 모든 CR 기기와 면허 사용자와의 거리는 모두 다르다고 가정하였고, 애드 혹 네트워크를 구성하는 CR 기기간의 채널은 완벽한 (Perfect) 채널이며 거리는 근거리로 가정하였다. CR 기기는 에너지 검출 방식을 사용하여 면허 사용자의 스펙트럼을 센싱하였다. 실험결과 상위 레벨의 에너지 값을가진 CR 기기의 센싱정보를 결합한 센싱방법이 모든 CR 기기의 센싱정보를 결합한 센싱방법에 비하여 높은 스펙트럼 센싱 성능을 나타내었으며, 향후 제안된 스펙트럼 센싱 방법을 통해 저소비전력으로 효과적인 스펙트럼 센싱을 수행하는데 참조 할 수 있다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제47권7호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2010

본 논문은 면허사용자와 CR기기 사이의 거리에 따른 가중치가 적용된 결합방식 (Distance based weight combining : DWC)을 사용하여 에너지 검출 기반 협력 스펙트럼 센싱을 제안하고 이에 따른 분석 및 모의실험 결과를 나타낸다. 면허사용자의 신호는 OFDM기반의 시스템을 가정하였으며 면허 사용자와 CR 기기 사이의 무선 채널은 가우시안 (Gaussian) 채널로 모델링 하였다. 에너지 검출법을 위한 임계값은 각 채널의 SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio)에 따라 다르게 적용되었으며 각 채널의 잡음신호의 평균값으로 가정하였다. DWC를 적용한 협력 스펙트럼 센싱을 수행한 결과 거리에 따라 다양한 검출확률을 나타낸 단일 센싱에 비해 비교적 안정된 검출확률을 나타내는 것으로 알 수 있었으며, 동일이득 결합을 반영하여 협력스펙트럼 센싱을 수행한 것 보다 우수한 스펙트럼 센싱을 나타내었다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2009

Over the past several years both licensed and unlicensed services and devices have enjoyed extensive growth in the wireless marketplace. In some urban areas in the Kazakhstan, the penetration rate of licensed cellular and PCS services is more than 60%. Similarly, the use of unlicensed wireless local area network technologies has grown significantly as these systems have been deployed in homes, offices, and 'hot spots' in restaurants, hotels, public meeting areas, etc. As more services are wirelessly enabled and as technologies continue to evolve, the demand for new spectrum for commercial services will also continue to increase. Thus, the appropriate regulatory models for future spectrum allocations will continue to be debated throughout the wireless industry.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.158-162
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• 2006

Historically, spectrum use has been increased through use of high frequencies, improved modulation, and between antenna techniques. However, these approaches are reaching practical limits. Cognitive radio allows new approaches to improve the intensity of use in spectrum which is licensed but under utilized. This paper addresses two such possible approaches. Real time spectrum markets permit users to exchange spectrum use. Interruptible spectrum would allow public sector spectrum users to recoup economic benefits for allowing others to share their low average, high peak use spectrum subject to preemption.