Boxun Liu;Xuanyu Liu;Shijian Gao;Xiang Cheng;Liuqing Yang
{"title":"LLM4CP: Adapting Large Language Models for Channel Prediction","authors":"Boxun Liu;Xuanyu Liu;Shijian Gao;Xiang Cheng;Liuqing Yang","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582829","url":null,"abstract":"Channel prediction is an effective approach for reducing the feedback or estimation overhead in massive multi-input multi-output (m-MIMO) systems. However, existing channel prediction methods lack precision due to model mismatch errors or network generalization issues. Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated powerful modeling and generalization abilities, and have been successfully applied to cross-modal tasks, including the time series analysis. Leveraging the expressive power of LLMs, we propose a pre-trained LLM-empowered channel prediction (LLM4CP) method to predict the future downlink channel state information (CSI) sequence based on the historical uplink CSI sequence. We fine-tune the network while freezing most of the parameters of the pre-trained LLM for better cross-modality knowledge transfer. To bridge the gap between the channel data and the feature space of the LLM, preprocessor, embedding, and output modules are specifically tailored by taking into account unique channel characteristics. Simulations validate that the proposed method achieves state-of-the-art (SOTA) prediction performance on full-sample, few-shot, and generalization tests with low training and inference costs.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"113-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582829","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494922","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":"Insider Attack Prevention: LAPUP—Lightweight Authentication Protocol Using PUF","authors":"Siranjeevi Rajamanickam;Satyanarayana Vollala;N. Ramasubramanian","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582825","url":null,"abstract":"The incredible progress in technologies has drastically increased the usage of Web applications. Users share their credentials like userid and password or use their smart cards to get authenticated by the application servers. Smart cards are handy to use, but they are susceptible to stolen smart card attacks and few other notable security attacks. Users prefer to use Web applications that guarantee for security against several security attacks, especially insider attacks, which is crucial. Cryptanalysis of several existing schemes prove the security pitfalls of the protocols from preventing security attacks, specifically insider attacks. This paper introduces LAPUP: a novel lightweight authentication protocol using physically unclonable function (PUF) to prevent security attacks, principally insider attacks. The PUFs are used to generate the security keys, challenge-response pair (CRP) and hardware signature for designing the LAPUP. The transmitted messages are shared as hash values and encrypted by the keys generated by PUF. These messages are devoid of all possible attacks executed by any attacker, including insider attacks. LAPUP is also free from stolen verifier attacks, as the databases are secured by using the hardware signature generated by PUFs. Security analysis of the protocol exhibits the strength of LAPUP in preventing insider attacks and its resistance against several other security attacks. The evaluation results of the communication and computation costs of LAPUP clearly shows that it achieves better performance than existing protocols, despite providing enhanced security.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"192-206"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582825","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494923","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":"Hybrid Beamforming Design and Signal Processing with Fully-Connected Architecture for mmWave Integrated Sensing and Communications","authors":"Hongyu Li;Jun Gong;Wenchi Cheng","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582895","url":null,"abstract":"Millimeter-wave (mmWave) is capable of achieving gigabit/second communication capacity and centimeter-level sensing accuracy and has become one of the main frequency bands for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) research. Hybrid beamforming techniques have attracted much attention for solving the high path loss of mmWave and further reducing the hardware cost of the system. However, the related studies based on multicarrier and fully-connected hybrid architectures are still limited. For this reason, this paper investigates the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based mmWave fully-connected hybrid architecture ISAC system to form a stable communication beam and dynamically varying sensing beam. In order to realize the aforementioned multifunctional beams, the hybrid beamformer design problem based on weighted error minimization of multicarrier is proposed and solved efficiently using the penalty dual decomposition (PDD) algorithm. Meanwhile, based on the echo model, the multicarrier multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm for target angle of arrival estimation and the two-dimensional discrete Fourier transform (2D-DFT) algorithm for distance and velocity estimation are proposed, respectively. Numerical simulation results show that by adjusting the weighting factor, a flexible trade-off can be formed between the communication spectrum efficiency and the sensing accuracy error.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"151-161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582895","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141495329","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":"Multi-UAV Collaborative Edge Computing Algorithm for Joint Task Offloading and Channel Resource Allocation","authors":"Yuting Wei;Sheng Wu;Zhe Ji;Zhigang Yu;Chunxiao Jiang;Linling Kuang","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10582826","url":null,"abstract":"Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based edge computing is an emerging technology that provides fast task processing for a wider area. To address the issues of limited computation resource of a single UAV and finite communication resource in multi-UAV networks, this paper joints consideration of task offloading and wireless channel allocation on a collaborative multi-UAV computing network, where a high altitude platform station (HAPS) is adopted as the relay device for communication between UAV clusters consisting of UAV cluster heads (ch-UAVs) and mission UAVs (m-UAVs). We propose an algorithm, jointing task offloading and wireless channel allocation to maximize the average service success rate (ASSR) of a period time. In particular, the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm with random perturbations is used for optimal channel allocation, aiming to reduce interference and minimize transmission delay. A multi-agent deep deterministic policy gradient (MADDPG) is proposed to get the best task offloading strategy. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the SA algorithm in channel allocation. Meanwhile, when jointly considering computation and channel resources, the proposed scheme effectively enhances the ASSR in comparison to other benchmark algorithms.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 2","pages":"137-150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10582826","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141495330","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":"Resource Allocation for Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks: A Comprehensive Review","authors":"Hui Liang;Zhiqing Yang;Guobin Zhang;Hanxu Hou","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494938","url":null,"abstract":"The space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN) has emerged as a critical paradigm to address the growing demands for global connectivity and enhanced communication services. This paper gives a thorough review of the strategies and methodologies for resource allocation within SAGIN, focusing on the challenges and solutions within its complex structure. With the advent of technologies such as 6G, the dynamics of resource optimization have become increasingly complex, necessitating innovative approaches for efficient management. We examine the application of mathematical optimization, game theory, artificial intelligence (AI), and dynamic optimization techniques in SAGIN, offering insights into their effectiveness in ensuring optimal resource distribution, minimizing delays, and maximizing network throughput and stability. The survey highlights the significant advances in AI-based methods, particularly deep learning and reinforcement learning, in tackling the inherent challenges of SAGIN resource allocation. Through a critical review of existing literature, this paper categorizes various resource allocation strategies, identifies current research gaps, and discusses potential future directions. Our findings highlight the crucial role of integrated and intelligent resource allocation mechanisms in realizing the full potential of SAGIN for next-generation communication networks.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10494938","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140537349","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":"Seamless Indoor-Outdoor Switching Localization Algorithm Based on CKF","authors":"Gang Yang;Guodong Hou;Ningning Feng;Weida Meng","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494935","url":null,"abstract":"To solve the problem of large positioning error and discontinuous positioning of special forces members when moving in cross-region indoors and outdoors, and to compensate for the linearization error and local convergence problem that may exist in the extended Kalman filter (EKF) in nonlinear systems, that is, the iterative results may be trapped in a local optimum situation, a seamless indoor-outdoor switching localization algorithm based on cubature Kalman filter (CKF) is proposed. CKF does not require the computation of Jacobian matrices, which can improve computational efficiency and filtering accuracy to a certain extent. In the system, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) is employed to correct the positioning errors of ultra-wideband (UWB) and BeiDou navigation satellite system (BDS). The positioning data from UWB and BeiDou in cross-region are weighted fused and then fused with the data from the IMU using CKF to obtain the final accurate positioning information. This study designs a scene-switching mechanism to achieve seamless switching between indoor and outdoor positioning scenes. By jointly analyzing the positioning accuracy of UWB and BeiDou, the positioning scene is determined, and appropriate counting thresholds are set to avoid frequent erroneous scene switches. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm achieves a positioning accuracy of approximately 21.7 cm in cross-region, which can enable seamless integration of indoor and outdoor positioning, avoid positioning jumps, and enhance positioning accuracy.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 1","pages":"88-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140537317","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.2024.10494924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494924","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 1","pages":"c1-c4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10494924","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140537343","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":"Spatio-Temporal Service Analysis in Multi-Layer Non-Terrestrial Networks","authors":"Qian Chen;Weixiao Meng;Shuai Han;Cheng Li","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494943","url":null,"abstract":"In the advent of the 6G era, non-terrestrial networks (NTN) with expansive coverage are being increasingly recognized as a vital supplement to cellular networks for facilitating seamless communication. The intricate interplay between network performance and service quality necessitates a thorough investigation into the modeling and analysis of services for efficient construction of NTN. Previous studies on service analysis, predominantly focused on terrestrial networks, fall short in addressing the unique challenges posed by NTN, particularly those related to platform distribution and antenna gain modeling. This deficiency in research, coupled with the varying preferences of users for different network types, forms the basis of this study. This paper explores the spatio-temporal characteristics of services within a multi-layered NTN framework. In this context, the spatial distribution of the platforms is modeled using a binomial point process, and the antennas are characterized by a sectorized beam pattern. We derive the closed-form expressions for the association probability, the number of accessed users, and the arrival rate of services with certain delay requirements towards different types of NTN. Simulation results are provided to evaluate the influence of various parameters on the association probability, the number of accessed users, and the total arrival rate of services. The number of satellites can be determined to achieve the optimal system utility, balancing the accessed services, offloading effects, and launching costs. This initial investigation lays the groundwork for further theoretical progress in the service analysis and platform deployment of NTN.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 1","pages":"43-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140537350","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":"Resonant Beam Communications: A New Design Paradigm and Challenges","authors":"Yuanming Tian;Dongxu Li;Chuan Huang;Qingwen Liu;Shengli Zhou","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494926","url":null,"abstract":"Resonant beam communications (RBCom), which adopts oscillating photons between two separate retroreflectors for information transmission, exhibits potential advantages over other types of wireless optical communications (WOC). However, echo interference generated by the modulated beam reflected from the receiver affects the transmission of the desired information. To tackle this challenge, a synchronization-based point-to-point RBCom system is proposed to eliminate the echo interference, and the design for the transmitter and receiver is discussed. Subsequently, the performance of the proposed RBCom is evaluated and compared with that of visible light communications (VLC) and free space optical communications (FOC). Finally, future research directions are outlined and several implementation challenges of RBCom systems are highlighted.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 1","pages":"80-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140537414","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}
Yue Gao;Kun Qiu;Zhe Chen;Wenjun Zhu;Qi Zhang;Handong Luo;Quanwei Lin;Ziheng Yang;Wenhao Liu
{"title":"Plotinus: A Satellite Internet Digital Twin System","authors":"Yue Gao;Kun Qiu;Zhe Chen;Wenjun Zhu;Qi Zhang;Handong Luo;Quanwei Lin;Ziheng Yang;Wenhao Liu","doi":"10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/JCIN.2024.10494942","url":null,"abstract":"The development of space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN) requires sophisticated satellite Internet emulation tools that can handle complex, dynamic topologies and offer in-depth analysis. Existing emulation platforms struggle with challenges like the need for detailed implementation across all network layers, real-time response, and scalability. This paper proposes a digital twin system based on microservices for satellite Internet emulation, namely Plotinus, which aims to solve these problems. Plotinus features a modular design, allowing for easy replacement of the physical layer to emulate different aerial vehicles and analyze channel interference. It also enables replacing of path computation methods to simplify testing and deploying algorithms. In particular, Plotinus allows for real-time emulation with live network traffic, enhancing practical network models. The evaluation result shows Plotinus's effective emulation of dynamic satellite networks with real-world devices. Its adaptability for various communication models and algorithm testing highlights Plotinus's role as a vital tool for developing and analyzing SAGIN systems, offering a cross-layer, real-time, and scalable digital twin system.","PeriodicalId":100766,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communications and Information Networks","volume":"9 1","pages":"24-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140537316","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}