Multiple Access (multiple + access)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Kinds of Multiple Access

  • code division multiple access
  • division multiple access
  • time division multiple access
  • wideband code division multiple access

  • Terms modified by Multiple Access

  • multiple access interference

  • Selected Abstracts


    Two-stage detection of partitioned random CDMA

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 5 2008
    Lukasz Krzymien
    Random Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) with low complexity two-stage joint detection/decoding is considered. A sequence partitioning approach is used for modulation, where every spreading sequence is divided into M sections (partitions) which are interleaved prior to transmission. This setup, called partitioned CDMA, can be understood as a generalisation of (chip) interleave division multiple access (IDMA). An analysis of a low-complexity iterative cancellation receiver is presented for arbitrary received power distributions. It is shown that for equal rate and equal power users the asymptotic performance of partitioned CDMA is equal to the performance of CDMA with optimal a posteriori probability (APP) detection for system loads K/N,<,1.49. Effects of asynchronous signal transmission are quantified for standard pulse shaping filters and it is shown that the signal-to-noise ratios achievable in an asynchronous system are improved with respect to fully synchronous transmission. The effect of unequal received powers is examined and considerable gains in performance are obtained by judicious choices of power distributions. For certain power distribution, partitioned CDMA with iterative detection can achieve arbitrary system loads, that is detection is no longer fundamentally interference limited. The practical near-far resistance of the proposed system is illustrated using an example of a receiver with a circular receive footprint and uniformly distributed transmitters (single cell system). Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Adaptive group detection for DS/CDMA systems over frequency-selective fading channels,

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 3 2003
    Stefano Buzzi
    In this paper we consider the problem of group detection for asynchronous Direct-Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (DS/CDMA) systems operating over frequency-selective fading channels. A two-stage near-far resistant detection structure is proposed. The first stage is a linear filter, aimed at suppressing the effect of the unwanted user signals, while the second stage is a non-linear block, implementing a maximum likelihood detection rule on the set of desired user signals. As to the linear stage, we consider both the Zero-Forcing (ZF) and the Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) approaches; in particular, based on the amount of prior knowledge on the interference parameters which is available to the receiver and on the affordable computational complexity, we come up with several receiving structures, which trade system performance for complexity and needed channel state information. We also present adaptive implementations of these receivers, wherein only the parameters from the users to be decoded are assumed to be known. The case that the channel fading coefficients of the users to be decoded are not known a priori is also considered. In particular, based on the transmission of pilot signals, we adopt a least-squares criterion in order to obtain estimates of these coefficients. The result is thus a fully adaptive structure, which can be implemented with no prior information on the interfering signals and on the channel state. As to the performance assessment, the new receivers are shown to be near-far resistant, and simulation results confirm their superiority with respect to previously derived detection structures. Copyright © 2003 AEI. [source]


    Stability analysis of an adaptive packet access scheme for mobile communication systems with high propagation delays

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, Issue 2 2003
    Giovanni Giambene
    Abstract In this paper, we investigate a packet access scheme that is able to support mixed traffics in the presence of high propagation delays. Referring to a Time-Code Division Multiple Access air interface, we propose a Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol based on a random access scheme. A successful attempt grants the use of a slot-code resource. This protocol is named Adaptive Time Code-Packet Reservation Multiple Access (ATC-PRMA), since the access parameters are changed, depending on the traffic load conditions, so as to fulfil Quality of Service requirements. Numerical examples are carried out for the Low Earth Orbit (LEO)- Mobile Satellite System (MSS) scenario, but all these considerations could be applied to High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPSs) as well. In both cases, high propagation delays prevent an immediate feedback to users. An analytical approach is proposed to study the stability of our MAC scheme. Accordingly, we define a criterion for optimizing system performance. The predicted ATC-PRMA behaviour is supported by simulation results. Finally, we show the performance improvement of ATC-PRMA with respect to a MAC protocol not employing adaptive parameters. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    1950,MHz IMT-2000 field does not activate microglial cells in vitro

    BIOELECTROMAGNETICS, Issue 2 2010
    Hideki Hirose
    Abstract Given the widespread use of the cellular phone today, investigation of potential biological effects of radiofrequency (RF) fields has become increasingly important. In particular, much research has been conducted on RF effects on brain function. To examine any biological effects on the central nervous system (CNS) induced by 1950,MHz modulation signals, which are controlled by the International Mobile Telecommunication-2000 (IMT-2000) cellular system, we investigated the effect of RF fields on microglial cells in the brain. We assessed functional changes in microglial cells by examining changes in immune reaction-related molecule expression and cytokine production after exposure to a 1950,MHz Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) RF field, at specific absorption rates (SARs) of 0.2, 0.8, and 2.0,W/kg. Primary microglial cell cultures prepared from neonatal rats were subjected to an RF or sham field for 2,h. Assay samples obtained 24 and 72,h after exposure were processed in a blind manner. Results showed that the percentage of cells positive for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II, which is the most common marker for activated microglial cells, was similar between cells exposed to W-CDMA radiation and sham-exposed controls. No statistically significant differences were observed between any of the RF field exposure groups and the sham-exposed controls in percentage of MHC class II positive cells. Further, no remarkable differences in the production of tumor necrosis factor-, (TNF-,), interleukin-1, (IL-1,), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were observed between the test groups exposed to W-CDMA signal and the sham-exposed negative controls. These findings suggest that exposure to RF fields up to 2,W/kg does not activate microglial cells in vitro. Bioelectromagnetics 31:104,112, 2010. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]


    Effects of W-CDMA 1950,MHz EMF emitted by mobile phones on regional cerebral blood flow in humans

    BIOELECTROMAGNETICS, Issue 7 2009
    Yoko Mizuno
    Abstract Use of the third generation mobile phone system is increasing worldwide. This is the first study to investigate the effects of the third generation system on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in humans. We compared effects of the electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted from the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) cellular system versus sham control exposure on rCBF in humans. Nine healthy male volunteers participated in this study. Positron emission tomography (PET) scans were obtained before, during, and after unilateral 30,min EMF exposure. The subtraction analysis revealed no significant rCBF changes caused by the EMF conditions compared with the sham exposure, suggesting that EMF emitted by a third generation mobile phone does not affect rCBF in humans. Bioelectromagnetics 30:536,544, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]


    Mobile phone base station-emitted radiation does not induce phosphorylation of Hsp27

    BIOELECTROMAGNETICS, Issue 2 2007
    H. Hirose
    Abstract An in vitro study focusing on the effects of low-level radiofrequency (RF) fields from mobile radio base stations employing the International Mobile Telecommunication 2000 (IMT-2000) cellular system was conducted to test the hypothesis that modulated RF fields act to induce phosphorylation and overexpression of heat shock protein hsp27. First, we evaluated the responses of human cells to microwave exposure at a specific absorption rate (SAR) of 80 mW/kg, which corresponds to the limit of the average whole-body SAR for general public exposure defined as a basic restriction in the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines. Second, we investigated whether continuous wave (CW) and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) modulated signal RF fields at 2.1425 GHz induced activation or gene expression of hsp27 and other heat shock proteins (hsps). Human glioblastoma A172 cells were exposed to W-CDMA radiation at SARs of 80 and 800 mW/kg for 2,48 h, and CW radiation at 80 mW/kg for 24 h. Human IMR-90 fibroblasts from fetal lungs were exposed to W-CDMA at 80 and 800 mW/kg for 2 or 28 h, and CW at 80 mW/kg for 28 h. Under the RF field exposure conditions described above, no significant differences in the expression levels of phosphorylated hsp27 at serine 82 (hsp27[pS82]) were observed between the test groups exposed to W-CDMA or CW signal and the sham-exposed negative controls, as evaluated immediately after the exposure periods by bead-based multiplex assays. Moreover, no noticeable differences in the gene expression of hsps were observed between the test groups and the negative controls by DNA Chip analysis. Our results confirm that exposure to low-level RF field up to 800 mW/kg does not induce phosphorylation of hsp27 or expression of hsp gene family. Bioelectromagnetics © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]


    Parallel interference cancellation in DS-CDMA optical networks using bias compensation

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 6 2009
    A. Okassa-M'foubat
    A receiver based on the parallel cancellation of multiple access interference by bias compensation is considered here for a direct sequence unipolar optical code division multiple access (DS-OCDMA) system. It relies on the estimation of interferences from undesired users, the regeneration of interfering signals at the output of first canceller stage and their substraction from the received signal after amplification by a bias compensation factor in the second stage. The performance of such a technique is analysed in a synchronous network using orthogonal optical codes and the results are compared with those for different types of conventional receivers. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Optimised spreading code redistribution PAPR reduction technique for MC-CDMA systems

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 5 2009
    Lin Yang
    Multicarrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) is one of the most promising techniques considered for future broadband mobile services. However, the high peak to average power ratio (PAPR) problem associated with MC-CDMA systems can significantly degrade the power efficiency at the transmitter. This paper proposes an efficient PAPR reduction technique for the downlink of MC-CDMA systems. It regards the order of the CDMA spreading codes as an extra degree of freedom and exploits it to effectively reduce the PAPR of the signal. The proposed technique requires only slight modification to the MC-CDMA base station and negligible complexity to the mobile terminals. Both lightly loaded and fully loaded systems are examined when using the orthogonal sets of Walsh,Hadamard (WH) and Golay complementary sequences (CSs). It will be demonstrated that the proposed technique achieves significant PAPR reduction with low system complexity at both transmitter and receiver. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Two-stage detection of partitioned random CDMA

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 5 2008
    Lukasz Krzymien
    Random Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) with low complexity two-stage joint detection/decoding is considered. A sequence partitioning approach is used for modulation, where every spreading sequence is divided into M sections (partitions) which are interleaved prior to transmission. This setup, called partitioned CDMA, can be understood as a generalisation of (chip) interleave division multiple access (IDMA). An analysis of a low-complexity iterative cancellation receiver is presented for arbitrary received power distributions. It is shown that for equal rate and equal power users the asymptotic performance of partitioned CDMA is equal to the performance of CDMA with optimal a posteriori probability (APP) detection for system loads K/N,<,1.49. Effects of asynchronous signal transmission are quantified for standard pulse shaping filters and it is shown that the signal-to-noise ratios achievable in an asynchronous system are improved with respect to fully synchronous transmission. The effect of unequal received powers is examined and considerable gains in performance are obtained by judicious choices of power distributions. For certain power distribution, partitioned CDMA with iterative detection can achieve arbitrary system loads, that is detection is no longer fundamentally interference limited. The practical near-far resistance of the proposed system is illustrated using an example of a receiver with a circular receive footprint and uniformly distributed transmitters (single cell system). Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Performance analysis of a generic system model for uncoded IDMA using serial and parallel interference cancellation,

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 5 2008
    Oliver Nagy
    This paper shows how to accurately describe a fully synchronised interleave division multiple access (IDMA) scheme without channel coding by a matrix model. This model allows the derivation of the optimal detector and provides additional insights into the IDMA principle, and we show that the matrices are structured and sparse. We use BER and EXIT charts to study the performance of parallel and serial interference cancellation schemes and demonstrate that the latter converges faster and is independent of the scrambling code. Any bit interleaved DS-CDMA system can be viewed as a special case of IDMA, and an IDMA receiver can therefore be used to detect DS-CDMA signals. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Frequency domain equalisation in CDMA detection

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 2 2008
    Ihan Martoyo
    The present paper introduces frequency domain equalisation (FDE) as an efficient means for single-user detection (SUD) in universal mobile telecommunication systems (UMTS) handhelds. Such an SUD is, at least partially, able to remove multiple access interference (MAI) like a multi-user detector (MUD), however with several important advantages the operation principle of an FDE-SUD is simple and easy to understand, the FDE-SUD shows low numerical complexity and therefore, it is not power hungry like an MUD. The problem of applying FDE without zero-padding or cyclic-prefix insertion is solved by using the overlap-cut method. In this paper we also prove that the performance of the FDE-SUD is practically identical to that of linear MUD for a fully loaded UMTS cell. Furthermore, armed with the idea of FDE for code division multiple access (CDMA), we can construct a common receiver structure for CDMA, time division multiple access (TDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and multi-carrier CDMA (MC-CDMA) systems. This is an extremely useful idea in enabling a software-defined radio (SDR) which can operate seamlessly in several environments such as UMTS, the IEEE 802.11a and WiMaX. FDE based receivers could be one important building-block for the next generation mobile communications. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Fuzzy-based multiuser detector for impulsive CDMA channel

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 7 2007
    Adel M. Hmidat
    A new fuzzy multiuser detector for non-Gaussian synchronous direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) is proposed for jointly mitigating the effects of impulsive noise and multiple access interference (MAI). The proposed scheme combines a linear decorrelator and antenna array with a nonlinear preprocessor based on fuzzy logic and rank ordering. The fuzzy rule is incorporated to combat impulsive noise by eliminating outliers from the received signal. The performance of the proposed scheme is assessed by Monte Carlo simulations and the obtained results demonstrate that the proposed fuzzy detector outperforms other reported schemes in terms of bit error rate (BER) and channel capacity. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Joint data detection and estimation of time-varying multipath rayleigh fading channels in asynchronous DS-CDMA systems with long spreading sequences,

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 2 2007
    Pei Xiao
    In this paper, we present a joint approach to data detection and channel estimation for the asynchronous direct-sequence code-division multiple access (DS-CDMA) systems employing orthogonal signaling formats and long scrambling codes. Our emphasis is placed on different channel estimation algorithms since the performance of a communication system depends largely on its ability to retrieve an accurate measurement of the underlying channel. We investigate channel estimation algorithms under different conditions. The estimated channel information is used to enable coherent data detection to combat the detrimental effect of the multiuser interference and the multipath propagation of the transmitted signal. In the considered multiuser detector, we mainly use interference cancellation techniques, which are suitable for long-code CDMA systems. Interference cancellation and channel estimation using soft estimates of the transmitted signal is also proposed in this paper. Different channel estimation schemes are evaluated and compared in terms of mean square error (MSE) of channel estimation and bit error rate (BER) performance. Based on our analysis and numerical results, some recommendations are made on how to choose appropriate channel estimators in practical systems. Copyright © 2006 AEIT [source]


    Performance of collaborative codes in CSMA/CD environment

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 5 2006
    F. Gebali
    A new medium access control scheme is proposed for implementing collaborative codes in a system using carrier sense multiple access with collision detection protocol (CC-CSMA/CD). We also propose a new backoff algorithm which is simple to implement and to analyse. A discrete-time Markov chain analytical model is developed for CC-CSMA/CD. The resulting model describes the regular CSMA/CD as a special case. Protocol performance measures were studied such as throughput, packet acceptance probability, average packet delay and channel utilisation. It is found that CC-CSMA/CD offers improvements over a system that uses CSMA/CD in terms of throughput, packet acceptance probability, delay and channel utilisation. Copyright © 2006 AEIT. [source]


    Multiuser detection techniques with decision statistics combining for layered space-time coded CDMA systems

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 4 2006
    Slavica Marinkovic
    This paper considers a low-complexity iterative multiuser detection/decoding algorithm in single user layered space-time coded (LST) systems and LST coded code division multiple access (CDMA) systems. We concentrate on the iterative multiuser receiver based on parallel interference cancellation (PIC) and compare it to the iterative PIC with the minimum means square error (MMSE) detection, as these two approaches seem to be most efficient in meeting the performance-complexity trade-off required by practical systems. In iterative PIC structures, a decision statistics bias severely limits the system performance for a large number of multiple access (MA) or multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) interferers. A decision statistics combining (DSC) method, originally proposed for iterative PIC receivers in CDMA systems, is used to minimize the bias effect in space-time coded systems for iterative PIC receivers. Significant performance improvements have been confirmed with the iterative PIC receiver with DSC (PIC-DSC) relative to the standard iterative PIC receivers in LST systems for both flat and frequency selective fading channels. This advantage is retained in layered coded CDMA systems as well. The proposed iterative PIC-DSC detector approaches the performance of the much more complex iterative PIC-MMSE receiver. Copyright © 2006 AEIT. [source]


    On frequency domain equalization for MC-CDMA in Nakagami fading channels,

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 1 2004
    Mohammed Abdel-Hafez
    In this letter, we evaluate the performance of multicarrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) in terms of average bit error probability (BEP) in Nakagami fading channels. The results are applicable to MC-CDMA systems employing coherent demodulation with maximal-ratio combining (MRC) or equal gain combining (EGC) reception. The effects of fading parameters and number of users are presented. The accuracy of the proposed analysis is demonstrated by computer simulations. The BEP performance of the EGC receiver in the uplink is highly influenced by the fading parameter compared with that of the MRC receiver. The EGC receiver outperforms the MRC receiver in the downlink, but the MRC receiver gives almost the same performance as the EGC in the uplink. Copyright © 2004 AEI [source]


    Multi-user detection in OFDM systems using CDMA and multiple antennas

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 6 2003
    Christoph Degen
    This paper deals with linear multi-user detection in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. The separation of concurrently transmitted signals is based on space division and code division multiple access (SD/CDMA). The examined OFDM schemes are compared against frequency domain equalization for single-carrier transmission schemes (SC/FDE). Both show strong similarities. Therefore in this paper, we focus on a unified treatment of multi-user detection systems based on OFDM or SC/FDE. The trade-off between exploitation of diversity and user separation is analyzed for different spreading techniques and a varying number of receive antennas. The performance is evaluated in terms of both uncoded and coded bit error ratio (BER). Furthermore, a novel time domain spreading technique for OFDM systems is proposed for which the peak-to-average transmitter power ratio (PAPR) is independent of the applied spreading code. Copyright © 2004 AEI [source]


    Implementation of a sic based MC-CDMA base station receiver,

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 5 2002
    Andrew C. McCormick
    The implementation of a multi carrier-code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) base station receiver incorporating decision statistic ordered successive interference cancellation multi-user detection in low power CMOS hardware is investigated. Serial and parallel cancellation architectures are compared and it is shown that the parallel one operates in far fewer clock cycles than its serial counterpart. A detailed description of architecture is given including the parallel algoridim used to implement the multi-user detection. Results show the power consumption and fixed point performance of the circuit. [source]


    A Hybrid Interference Cancellation Scheme for Multiuser Systems in Multipath Fading Channels

    EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Issue 2 2000
    Ann-Louise Johansson
    A new hybrid interference cancellation (IC) scheme is proposed for the uplink of multirate direct-sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) systems communicating over mobile radio channels. The hybrid IC scheme includes both non-decision directed and decision directed IC, together with a modified RAKE combiner to utilize the diversity in a frequency-selective channel. The performance is evaluated via computer simulations for the two multiple data rate schemes, mixed modulation and multicode, in a multipath environment. Both known channel parameters and channel estimation using pilot symbols are considered. The results show that rnulticode or a combination of multicode and mixed modulation are preferable when handling multirate system and the loss in performance compared to the single-user bound is small. [source]


    Performance analysis of a reuse partitioning technique for multi-channel cellular systems supporting elastic services,

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, Issue 3 2009
    Gábor Fodor
    Abstract For multi-cell systems employing intra-cell orthogonal communication channels, inter-cell interference mitigation techniques are expected to be one of the key radio resource management functions. In this paper we propose and analyze a simple reuse partitioning technique (with random and coordinated resource block allocation in neighbor cells) that is able to reduce inter-cell interference. We propose a model that is able to take into account that sessions dynamically enter and leave the system. Rigid sessions require a class-specific fixed number of resource blocks, while elastic sessions can enter the system if a minimum number of resources are allocated to them. In this rather general setting (and using the example of a system employing frequency division for multiple access) we analyze the system performance in terms of the expected number of channel collisions, the session-blocking probabilities, the signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR) and packet error rate performance. We present numerical results on the various trade-offs between these measures (including the trade-off between the reuse factor and the SINR performance) that provide insight into the behavior of multi-channel cellular systems and help dimensionalize the parameters of a reuse partitioned system. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Performance analysis of adaptive receivers for DS/CDMA communication systems

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, Issue 12 2008
    Fang-Biau Ueng
    Abstract Both intersymbol interference (ISI) and multiple-access interference (MAI) are the important issues in code division multiple access (CDMA) multiuser communication systems. The step size of the traditional least-mean-square (LMS) adaptive receivers must be substantially adjusted to overcome the effect due to different channel responses or different numbers of active users. The normalized-LMS (NLMS) algorithm can automatically manipulate the adjustment to avoid the problem just discussed. This paper proposes the symbol-based interference rejection filter with NLMS algorithm and derives both finite impulse response (FIR)- and infinite impulse response (IIR)-type algorithms. We also derive the optimal step sizes and minimum mean-square errors (MSEs) for both the FIR and IIR symbol-based receivers. The complexity of our proposed FIR receiver is lower than that of the conventional chip-based receivers. In addition, it is shown that the bit error rate performance of our proposed symbol-based receivers is superior to conventional one in the simulations. Simulations also show the correctness of our theoretical analysis of minimum MSE. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Performance evaluation of CSMA/ID MAC protocol for IP over WDM ring networks

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, Issue 11 2008
    Jih-Hsin Ho
    Abstract In this paper, a packet pre-classification media access control protocol based on a carrier sense multiple access with idle detection (CSMA/ID) scheme is investigated for supporting IP packets over all-optical WDM ring networks. The purpose of the protocol is to increase throughput and to decrease the packet transmission delay of IP packets over optical networks in a metropolitan area network. This protocol avoids both packet collision and packet fragmentation. In order to improve the utilization of the network, the packets transmitted from a local area network are first pre-classified into various class queues of an access point (AP) according to their length. After checking the available space based on the wavelength received by the receivers of the AP, the packets in the queues are transmitted. An analytical model is developed to evaluate the performance of the protocol, with simulation results showing good network efficiency. The proposed network has short-term variations that introduce unfairness conditions. This problem could be overcome by assigning a quota on individual queues to allow all queues fair access. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Joint packet scheduling and dynamic base station assignment for CDMA data networks

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, Issue 2 2008
    Christian Makaya
    Abstract In current code division multiple access (CDMA) based wireless systems, a base station (BS) schedules packets independently of its neighbours, which may lead to resource wastage and the degradation of the system's performance. In wireless networks, in order to achieve an efficient packet scheduling, there are two conflicting performance metrics that have to be optimized: throughput and fairness. Their maximization is a key goal, particularly in next-generation wireless networks. This paper proposes joint packet scheduling and BS assignment schemes for a cluster of interdependent neighbouring BSs in CDMA-based wireless networks, in order to enhance the system performance through dynamic load balancing. The proposed schemes are based on sector subdivision in terms of average required resource per mobile station and utility function approach. The fairness is achieved by minimizing the variance of the delay for the remaining head-of-queue packets. Inter-cell and intra-cell interferences from scheduled packets are also minimized in order to increase the system capacity and performance. The simulation results show that our proposed schemes perform better than existing schemes available in the open literature. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    On multi-cell admission control in CDMA networks

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, Issue 1 2008
    Gábor Fodor
    Abstract We consider a multi-cell (MC) code division multiple access (CDMA) system that supports multiple service classes, including peak rate allocated and elastic ones. Peak rate allocated sessions,when admitted into the system,transmit at a constant bit rate, while elastic sessions can be slowed down at the expense of increasing their residency time. Admitted sessions cause an instantaneous bit rate-dependent interference in neighbour cells. In this rather general setting, we propose a method to calculate the class-wise blocking probabilities as the functions of the estimated so-called inter-cell coupling factors. In the paper this coupling factor is the ratio between the uplink path gains to different Node-B:s (that can be easily obtained in a CDMA system from pilot measurement reports), but our model could include other coupling measures as well. We find that when these coupling factors are underestimated, the system may get into false states (FSs) or false rate states (FRSs) that lead to violating the noise rise threshold. As traffic becomes increasingly elastic, the probability of FSs decreases, but the probability of FRSs increases. Based on numerical results, we make the point that as the traffic becomes more elastic, avoiding the underestimation of these coupling factors as well as exercising MC admission control plays an increasingly important role in guaranteeing proper service quality. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Simplified group interference cancelling for asynchronous DS-CDMA

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, Issue 10 2006
    David W. Matolak
    Abstract A simplified group interference cancelling (IC) approach is investigated for asynchronous direct-sequence code-division multiple access on flat fading channels. The technique employs grouping by estimated signal-to-noise-plus-interference ratio (SNIR), and interference cancellation is performed blockwise, for a subset of the total number of users. We consider long random spreading codes, and include the effects of imperfect amplitude, carrier phase, and delay estimation. Performance of the technique shows SNIR gains of several dB, and concomitant improvements in error probability, with lower computational complexity than that of parallel or serial interference cancelling techniques. We also show that our SNIR expressions are applicable to both the AWGN and flat fading channels, and for moderate near,far conditions. In addition, we determine optimal group sizes for our technique, where optimality is in terms of average error probability over all users. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    The performance evaluation of spatial,temporal algorithms in W-CDMA systems

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, Issue 8 2005
    Shiann-Shiun Jeng
    Abstract Differing from FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA, space division multiple access (SDMA) uses space resources to improve communication system performance. Utilizing the smart antenna system is an approach to realize the SDMA technique. Smart antenna systems using the beamforming technique can reduce the co-channel interference and multipath fading to increase the channel capacity and communication quality. In this study the smart antenna system and rake receiver are integrated. The performance of spatial,temporal structure applied to the W-CDMA system is evaluated. From the cumulative distribution function simulation results, W-CDMA system with spatial,temporal algorithm can exactly provide SINR gain to improve the system performance and capacity. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Comparison of coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing and multicarrier code division multiple access systems for power line communications

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, Issue 9 2004
    P. L. Katsis
    Abstract Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and multicarrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) systems are comparatively evaluated for power line communications (PLC) in a frequency-selective fading environment with additive coloured Gaussian noise which is used to model the actual in-home power line channel. OFDM serves as a benchmark in order to measure the performance of various MC-CDMA systems, since multicarrier modulation systems are considered the best candidate for this kind of channel. Both single-user and multi-user cases are taken into account, making use of the appropriate combiner schemes to take full advantage of each case. System efficiency is enhanced by the application of different coding techniques, a fact which shows that powerful coding can make the difference under such a hostile medium. The impact of block interleaving is investigated, while the simulation examines how different modulation schemes fair under the imposed channel conditions as well. The performance of the system is assessed by the commonly used bit error rate vs signal-to-noise ratio diagrams and there is also a comparison regarding throughput efficiency among all the tested systems. As stated in Section 4, a promising PLC application is attained. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Performance evaluation of TCP-based applications over DVB-RCS DAMA schemes

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, Issue 3 2009
    M. Luglio
    Abstract Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) performance over Digital Video Broadcasting,Return Channel via Satellite (DVB-RCS) standard is greatly affected by the total delay, which is mainly due to two components, propagation delay and access delay. Both are significant because they are dependent on the long propagation path of the satellite link. The former is intrinsic and due to radio wave propagation over the satellite channel for both TCP packets and acknowledgements. It is regulated by the control loop that governs TCP. The latter is due to the control loop that governs the demand assignment multiple access (DAMA) signalling exchange between satellite terminals and the network control center, necessary to manage return link resources. DAMA is adopted in DVB-RCS standard to achieve flexible and efficient use of the shared resources. Therefore, performance of TCP over DVB-RCS may degrade due to the exploitation of two nested control loops also depending on both the selected DAMA algorithm and the traffic profile. This paper analyses the impact of basic DAMA implementation on TCP-based applications over a DVB-RCS link for a large set of study cases. To provide a detailed overview of TCP performance in DVB-RCS environment, the analysis includes both theoretical approach and simulation campaign. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Semi-random LDPC codes for CDMA communication over non-linear band-limited satellite channels

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, Issue 4 2006
    Mohamed Adnan Landolsi
    Abstract This paper considers the application of low-density parity check (LDPC) error correcting codes to code division multiple access (CDMA) systems over satellite links. The adapted LDPC codes are selected from a special class of semi-random (SR) constructions characterized by low encoder complexity, and their performance is optimized by removing short cycles from the code bipartite graphs. Relative performance comparisons with turbo product codes (TPC) for rate 1/2 and short-to-moderate block sizes show some advantage for SR-LDPC, both in terms of bit error rate and complexity requirements. CDMA systems using these SR-LDPC codes and operating over non-linear, band-limited satellite links are analysed and their performance is investigated for a number of signal models and codes parameters. The numerical results show that SR-LDPC codes can offer good capacity improvements in terms of supportable number of users at a given bit error performance. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Development of mobile broadband interactive satellite access system for Ku/Ka band

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, Issue 2 2006
    Yun-Jeong Song
    Abstract It is difficult to implement the broadband satellite Internet and broadcasting service for mobile environment. The paper presents the design and implementation of a mobile broadband satellite access system. In case of the system design, mobile terminal service is considered a critical factor than fixed terminal services, such as resource management, antenna tracking, weak signal recovery. In the paper, mobile broadband interactive satellite access technology system (MoBISAT) is presented. The system network, which is composed of a star network, consists of time division multiplexing-based forward link and multi-frequency time division multiple access-based return link. The MoBISAT provides both Ku-band satellite TV and Ka-band high-speed Internet base on DVB-S/DVB-RCS standards to the passengers and crews for land, maritime and air vehicles. The key factors of hub and mobile terminal are addressed for the design and implementation of the MoBISAT. Especially, the design and implementation of the return link demodulation method, resource management scheme and mobile terminal structure including mobile antenna are described. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]