• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.240-245
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• 2014

How well the self-interference cancellation (SIC) technique performs is a primary issue in realizing an in-band full-duplex (FD) wireless communication system. One factor affecting its performance is channel estimation error on the self-interference channel. We propose a new analog SIC scheme which is robust to channel estimation error. It uses phase rotators in the radio frequency (RF) chain. We also derive closed-form equations for the residual self-interference of the proposed and the conventional schemes. The analytical and numerical results show that the residual self-interference under the proposed SIC scheme is less than that using the conventional scheme, even though channel estimation error is present.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.769-778
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• 2017

In this paper, a self-interference signal cancellation(SIC) circult for In-band Full-Duplex has been developed and tested in RF/analog region. By use of this SIC circuit, a FM two-way radio has been developed working at FRS(Family Radio Service) band. The two-way radio device is transmitting the FM modulated signal and demodulating the wanted FM signal at the same time. A circulator is used to enable a single antenna to transmit and receive simuultaenously. The receiver circuit needs to cancel out the self-interference signal due to the transmit signal. A vector modulator(VM) is used to control the phase and magnitude of the esitmated signal. And in-phase and quadrature correlators are used to figure out the optimal coefficients of the VM to remove the self-interference signal according to the change of channel environment. In this work, SA58646 has been used as the FM transceiver, and the system is tested with a frequency of 465 MHz and a bandwidth of 12.5 kHz FM signal. The output power is 17.2 dBm at the antenna port, and the self intererence signal level is measured -49.2 dBm at the receiver end. Therefore the SIC level is measured by 66.4 dB.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.36 no.6A
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• pp.558-567
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose a partial full duplex relay scheme for 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) LTE (Long Term Evolution)-Advanced system using a Type 1 relay. The Type 1 relay as inband relay is prohibited to transmit and receive simultaneously because of self-interference. Therefore, the Type 1 relay cannot receive synchronization signals which are transmitted to eNB. To overcoming this problem, we propose the partial full duplex relay scheme which transmits to R-UE (Relay-User Equipment) and receives from eNB (evolved NodeB) simultaneously when eNB and the Type 1 relay transmit subframes which have synchronization signals. Additionally, for solving self-interference, the Type 1 relay transmitter and receiver antennas are sufficiently sufficiently isolated and self-interference cancellation is applied for the self-interference signal from the relay transmitter. Thus, the partial full duplex relay scheme can receive synchronization signals from eNB and solve the problems of conventional solutions and we propose the partial channel estimation scheme for partial full duplex relay scheme using SCI. By extensive computer simulation, we verify that the partial full duplex relay scheme is attractive and suitable for the Type 1 relay system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.61-62
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• 2019

최근 자원 효율성을 증대하기 위하여 차세대 유무선 통신시스템에서 동일대역 전이중 방식(In-band full-duplex, FDX)을 채택하고 있다. 하지만 전이중 방식은 송수신이 동시에 이루어지기 때문에 하향신호와 상향신호가 더해져 수신된다. 따라서 원하는 신호를 수신하기 위해 자기간섭(SI: self-interference)으로 존재하는 하향 신호를 제거하는 기술이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 DOCSIS 3.1 기반 케이블 방송시스템에서 2차 구조의 자기간섭신호 제거(SIC: SI cancellation)기술을 제안하고 실시간 성능을 분석한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.101-103
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• 2018

최근 자원 효율성을 증대하기 위하여 차세대 유무선 통신시스템에서 동일대역 전이중 방식(in band full-duplex, FDX)을 채택하고 있다. 하지만 전이중 방식은 송수신이 동시에 이루어지기 때문에 하향신호와 상향신호가 더해져 수신된다. 따라서 원하는 신호를 수신하기 위해 자기간섭(SI: self-interference)으로 존재하는 하향 신호를 제거하는 기술이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 주파수영역에서 자기간섭신호 제거(SIC: SI cancellation)하는 방법에 대해서 제안하고 실제 RF를 통과한 신호에 적용하여 성능을 분석한다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.23-36
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• 2016

We propose a new type of OFDM-CDMA scheme which allows large inter-user timing offset using zero correlation zone(ZCZ) code in conjunction with block spreading technique. Moreover to maximize spectral efficiency, the proposed OFDMA does not have guard time(GT). This is opposite to the trends in the conventional schemes where GT are supposed to be larger to allow larger inter-user timing offset. It is remarkable that the proposed GT-free OFDM-CDMA scheme completely cancels inter-user interference in the multipath fading simply by despreading process. This inter-user interference-free feature still remains even there exist inter-user timing offsets as large as multiple OFDM symbols. Although the self-user interference exists due to no GT, it can be effectively suppressed by simple successive interference cancellation(SIC) from the first symbol in spread block as it is free from inter symbol interference(ISI).

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.40 no.7
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• pp.1276-1285
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• 2015

Full-duplex communications have emerged as a key technology for next-generation wireless local area networks (WLANs). Although the key enabling technology for full-duplex communications is the self-interference cancellation (SIC) technique in the physical layer, the employment of full-duplex communications has huge potentials to substantially increase the throughput at the medium access control (MAC) layer. At the same time, full-duplex communications pose non-trivial challenges to the MAC protocol design. In this article, we first identify salient problems in supporting full-duplex communications in WLAN MAC protocols. After that, we survey the state-of-the art to address those problems and analyze their pros and cons. Finally, we present open research challenges to improve the effectiveness of full-duplex communications in WLANs.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.40 no.11
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• pp.2131-2141
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• 2015

In this paper, we analyze ADC effect in IBFD system. Also, we design IBFD system with ADC effect, and evaluate BER performance of the system according to power of self-interference. Firstly, we describe a fundamentals of general IBFD system. And then we calculate and analyze characteristics of desired signal before and after ADC when residual self-interference is added to desired signal after RF cancellation. In this calculation, we have confirm some conditions for selection of # of ADC bit. Finally, we design IBFD system with ADC effect, and evaluate BER performance of the system by using Simulink simulation tool. As simulation results, we have confirmed that when power of residual self-interference is high before ADC, IBFD system must use high-bit ADC for decreasing quantization step. Also, we have confirmed that quantization step should be lower than one-third of amplitude of desired signal for effective communication with good performance.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.531-538
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• 2016

In this paper, we have proposed MIMO-IBFD system that can transmit and receive multiple data stream at the same time in the single band, and analyze the system. We have confirmed that MIMO-IBFD system requires multiple RF cancellation and multiple Digital cancellation techniques. In simulation, we have analyzed characteristic of received signal on MIMO-IBFD system, and evaluate system performance of conventional $2{\times}2$ MIMO system and MIMO-IBFD system. As simulation results, we have confirmed that MIMO-IBFD system can transmit and receive multiple data stream at the same time in the single band by using multiple RF and digital cancellation techniques. Additionally, we have confirmed that BER performance of $2{\times}2$ MIMO-IBFD system with low-level QAM modulation is similar to performance of $2{\times}2$ MIMO system, and BER performance of $2{\times}2$ MIMO-IBFD system with high-level QAM modulation is degraded in comparison with $2{\times}2$ MIMO system with high-level QAM modulation. We can confirm that MIMO-IBFD system requires high level self-interference cancellation technique in order to use high level modulation.