{"title":"Passive Ubiquitous Perception System Oriented to Aerospace-Ground Internet of Things Communication","authors":"Hong Hong;Wei Gong;Qiwei Wang","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707113","url":null,"abstract":"Because the aerospace-ground Internet no longer relies on deploying infrastructure such as base stations, it has the advantage of all-weather full coverage services that traditional terrestrial networks do not have. However, the traditional global navigation satellite system does not support communication services. The newly developing aerospace network system is still in the construction stage, and there is no applicable solution yet. Passive communication technology is an important method to solve the contradiction between the low battery capacity of the Internet of things (IoT) node and the high energy consumption of communication. It is the development trend of the IoT. However, the current passive technology based on Wi-Fi and other signals cannot achieve arbitrary communication due to the excitation signal acquisition problem. To solve the above two major problems, this paper proposes a passive system design for aerospace-ground IoT communication. The system can use the global navigation signal as excitation signal for backscatter communication. Because the global navigation signal has the characteristics of all-weather and full coverage, this design solves the carrier acquisition problem in previous work. In addition, this paper also proposes a low-power signal detection technology that can detect navigation signals with high precision on passive devices. We evaluate system performance through simulation experiments. The experimental results show that the backscatter system based on global navigation satellite signals can realize efficient communication of IoT nodes.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 3","pages":"277-285"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142397330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"StableFP: NN-Based Hardware Fingerprint Extractor for LoRa Device Identification","authors":"Qianwu Chen;Mingqi Xie;Meng Jin;Xiaohua Tian","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707097","url":null,"abstract":"Hardware fingerprint is a new dimension of security mechanisms in low power wide area networks (LPWANs). It is hard to emulate for attackers and does not increase the computing and energy burden of transmitters. long range (LoRa) is a long-range communication technology designed for battery-powered devices. In practice, LoRa is vulnerable to malicious attacks such as replace attack. Therefore, the hardware fingerprint is an excellent supplementary mechanism of LoRa security. However, the variable wireless environment contaminates the extracted fingerprints. The long wireless channel adds a large amount of the environment dependent information to the hardware features extracted from LoRa devices. In this paper, we propose StableFP which is a neural network (NN) based device identifier for long range wide area network (LoRaWAN). StableFP extracts stable and representative hardware features from channel frequency response (CFR) as the fingerprint, and it eliminates the environment dependent information caused by wireless environments. We implement StableFP on a software defined radio (SDR) testbed which consists of 4 commercial LoRa nodes. The result demonstrates that StableFP achieves over 90% identification accuracy in unseen environments under an over 5 dB signal to noise ratio (SNR).","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 3","pages":"244-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142397331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy-Efficient Dynamic Configurable Datapath Architecture for IoT Devices","authors":"Ruizhe Zhang;Junhui Liu;Han Wang;Li Lu","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707103","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces a novel RISC-V processor architecture designed for ultra-low-power and energy-efficient applications, particularly for Internet of things (IoT) devices. The architecture enables runtime dynamic reconfiguration of the datapath, allowing efficient balancing between computational performance and power consumption. This is achieved through interchangeable components and clock gating mechanisms, which help the processor adapt to varying workloads. A prototype of the architecture was implemented on a Xilinx Artix 7 field programmable gate array (FPGA). Experimental results show significant improvements in power efficiency and performance. The mini configuration achieves an impressive reduction in power consumption, using only 36% of the baseline power. Meanwhile, the full configuration boosts performance by 8% over the baseline. The flexible and adaptable nature of this architecture makes it highly suitable for a wide range of low-power IoT applications, providing an effective solution to meet the growing demands for energy efficiency in modern IoT devices.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 3","pages":"251-261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142397332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital-Twin Enabled Time Ahead Resource Allocation for Integrated Fiber-Wireless Connected Vehicular Network","authors":"Akshita Gupta;Saurabh Jaiswal;Martin Maier;Vivek Ashok Bohara;Anand Srivastava","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707104","url":null,"abstract":"The digital twin (DT) is envisaged as a catalyst for pioneering ecosystems of service provision within an immersive environment born from the convergence of virtual and physical realms. Specifically, DT could enhance the performance of edge-intelligent connected vehicular networks by allocating network resources efficiently based on the key performance indicators (KPIs) of vehicular data traffic. Consequently, this work addresses the key challenge of computation and spectrum resource allocation for vehicular networks. To allocate the optimal resource allocation, we subdivided the problem into: traffic classification, collective learning, and resource allocation scheme. In order to do so, this paper concentrates on two crucial vehicular applications: brake application and lane-change application. We utilize a random forest model to collectively learn vehicular data traffic in the upcoming time slot. Thereafter, a time-ahead resource allocation algorithm is proposed to improve the quality of service (QoS) by intelligently offloading vehicular data traffic to a DT-based integrated fiber-wireless (Fi-Wi) connected vehicular network. We evaluate the performance of the resource allocation strategy in terms of resources required by the network alongside the packet loss rate. It was observed that there was a 44.74% increase in cost as the total computation resources increased from F = 50 to 100 GHz, whereas the PLR of the network decreased by 71.43%.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 3","pages":"296-308"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142397327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Wang;Xinlin Wang;Yutong Liu;Yulin Ren;Maozhen Li;Asoke K. Nandi
{"title":"Research on Indoor Positioning Technology of WSN based on T-RL Partition Path Model","authors":"Wei Wang;Xinlin Wang;Yutong Liu;Yulin Ren;Maozhen Li;Asoke K. Nandi","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10707101","url":null,"abstract":"To address the issues of unstable received signal strength indicator (RSSI) and low indoor positioning accuracy caused by walls and obstacles, the propagation conditions of the wireless communication system are categorized into two distinct environments: line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS). In the LOS environment, the traditional logarithmic path loss model is applied. For the NLOS environment, the impact of walls on signal transmission is considered, leading to the development of a multi-wall path loss model based on the T-RL method, with improvements made to the key parameter, the Fresnel coefficient R. The breakpoint value d = 2.3m in the partitioned model is determined, and the positional coordinates of the unknown nodes are calculated using the trilateration algorithm. Experimental results indicate that the T-RL based multi-wall model improves localization accuracy by 47% in NLOS environments compared to the traditional logarithmic path loss model. The average localization error using the T-RL partitioned path loss model is 0.702 1 m, representing a 55.9% improvement over the logarithmic path loss model and a 16.8% enhancement over the T-RL attenuation multi-wall model, thereby providing better environmental adaptability.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 3","pages":"219-232"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142397325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Front and back cover","authors":"","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582832","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"c1-c4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582832","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141495328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Grouping Decision Algorithm for Dynamic Terminals in Random Access Networks","authors":"Hongliang Sun;Tongfei Chen;Chuangye Zhao;Mengxin Chen","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582828","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a grouping decision algorithm for random access networks with the carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) mechanism, which can balance the traffic load and solve the hidden terminal issue. Considering the arrival characteristics of terminals and quality of service (QoS) requirements, the traffic load is evaluated based on the effective bandwidth theory. Additionally, a probability matrix of hidden terminals is constructed to take into account the dynamic nature of hidden terminal relations. In the grouping process, an income function is established with a view to the benefits of decreasing the probability of hidden terminal collisions and load balancing. Then, we introduce the grey wolf optimization (GWO) algorithm to implement the grouping decision. Simulation results demonstrate that the grouping algorithm can effectively alleviate the performance degradation and facilitate the management of network resources.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"176-183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582828","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"WirelessLLM: Empowering Large Language Models Towards Wireless Intelligence","authors":"Jiawei Shao;Jingwen Tong;Qiong Wu;Wei Guo;Zijian Li;Zehong Lin;Jun Zhang","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582827","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid evolution of wireless technologies and the growing complexity of network infrastructures necessitate a paradigm shift in how communication networks are designed, configured, and managed. Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have sparked interest in their potential to revolutionize wireless communication systems. However, existing studies on LLMs for wireless systems are limited to a direct application for telecom language understanding. To empower LLMs with knowledge and expertise in the wireless domain, this paper proposes WirelessLLM, a comprehensive framework for adapting and enhancing LLMs to address the unique challenges and requirements of wireless communication networks. We first identify three foundational principles that underpin WirelessLLM: knowledge alignment, knowledge fusion, and knowledge evolution. Then, we investigate the enabling technologies to build WirelessLLM, including prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation, tool usage, multi-modal pre-training, and domain-specific fine-tuning. Moreover, we present three case studies to demonstrate the practical applicability and benefits of WirelessLLM for solving typical problems in wireless networks. Finally, we conclude this paper by highlighting key challenges and outlining potential avenues for future research.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"99-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582827","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Analysis of the Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Communication Systems","authors":"Omar Abu Ella","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582831","url":null,"abstract":"Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) play a vital role in meeting the growing demand for higher data rates and reliability in wireless systems. This study focuses on analyzing the performance of RIS systems to gain a deeper understanding of their potential. The paper presents a mathematical analysis of the RIS system, deriving closed-form formulae that express its characteristics including signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) distribution, ergodic and effective capacity, outage, and error probability. The obtained formulae are newly derived and unconditionally valid solutions. Numerical results demonstrate a close agreement between the derived formulae and MonteCarlo simulation outcomes.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"184-191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582831","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep Learning based Efficient Edge Slicing for System Cost Minimization in Wireless Networks","authors":"Wei Jiang;Daquan Feng;Liping Qian;Yao Sun","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582894","url":null,"abstract":"It is widely recognized that the future wireless networks are able to efficiently slice heterogeneous resources to provide customized services for various use cases. However, it is challenging to meet the diverse requirements of ever-growing applications, especially the stringent requirements of numerous delay-sensitive and/or computation-intensive applications. To tackle this challenge, we should not only consider user admission control to cope with resource limitations, but also make resource management more intelligent and flexible to meet diverse service needs. Taking advantages of mobile edge computing (MEC) and network slicing, in this paper, we propose deep edge slicing (DES), to jointly optimize user admission control and resource scheduling with the aim of minimizing the system cost while guaranteeing multitudinous quality-of-service (QoS) requirements. Specifically, we first apply a deep reinforcement learning approach to select the optimal set of access users with different service requests for maximizing resource utilization. Then a deep learning algorithm is employed to predict traffic data for allocating the communication and computing resources to different slices in advance. Finally, we realize the dynamic scheduling of heterogeneous resources by solving the optimization problem of minimizing the system cost. Simulation results demonstrate that DES can greatly reduce the system cost compared to other benchmarks.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"162-175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582894","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141495123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}