{"title":"ELATS: Energy and locality aware aggregation tree for skip graph","authors":"Yahya Hassanzadeh-Nazarabadi, Öznur Özkasap","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277685","url":null,"abstract":"As a distributed hash table (DHT), Skip Graph acts as the underlying routing infrastructure of peer-to-peer (P2P) storage systems, distributed online social networks, search engines, and other DHT-based applications. For many P2P applications, data aggregation is vital, however, it is a missing feature of Skip Graph. The traditional aggregation algorithms cost noticeable message overhead which degrades the energy efficiency while increasing the response time. Likewise, the aggregation trees proposed for other DHTs are either inapplicable to the Skip Graph or apply some sort of randomness in their construction. Randomized features of an aggregation tree result in higher aggregation latency as well as enforcing unbalanced load on nodes which negatively affect the energy efficiency. In this paper, we propose ELATS which is the first energy and locality aware aggregation tree for Skip Graph. We define the energy awareness as minimizing the average energy cost of an aggregation tree, and the locality awareness as minimizing the latency on the path between the root and leaves of the aggregation tree. Performance analysis results show that ELATS algorithm provides both energy and locality awareness, and improves the aggregation latency with the gain of about 8% in comparison to the best existing solutions for DHTs which are either locality aware or energy aware.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125831266","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":"A dynamic line rate assignment strategy for MLR WDM optical networks","authors":"Gul Boztok Algin, E. T. Tunali","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277682","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we propose a new dynamic line rate assignment strategy that responds to load intensity fluctuations of daily traffic in wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) mixed-line-rate (MLR) optical networks. We present Survivable Routing with Rate and Wavelength Assignment (SRRWA) and we propose an efficient shared backup path protection solution for dynamic traffic model. We prepared simulation scenarios to demonstrate the effect of handling load intensity periods over routing performance in terms of communication cost and resource utilization. We compared the results of the proposed strategy with static line rate assignment methods. The simulation results show that proposed strategy has an average performance while highest resource utilization and lowest cost values are obtained by the static rate matching line rate assignment method.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"152 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124236707","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}
Hengameh Takshi, Mahyar Nemati, E. Arvas, T. Baykaş
{"title":"A novel one-base station hybrid positioning method","authors":"Hengameh Takshi, Mahyar Nemati, E. Arvas, T. Baykaş","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277687","url":null,"abstract":"In wireless networks, the need for accurate and low complexity localization methods are growing. Although many positioning methods based on signals' time difference of arrival (TDOA) and angle of arrival (AOA) have been proposed, these methods require multiple base stations (BS) and calculations with high complexity. Furthermore, the distance between a target and the BSs are usually larger than the distance between different BSs, which causes geometric dilution of precision (GDP) problem. To circumvent these issues, we propose a novel and linear method for positioning by only one BS. Our method uses both AOA and TDOA of incoming signals and called “positioning using one BS (PuOB)”. In this method, we take measurements from one BS at different time instances instead of taking measurements from multiple BSs simultaneously. The ability to estimate the mobile transmitter position accurately by using one BS is the highlighted advantage of the PuOB over the conventional methods. The positioning accuracy of PuOB for different BS numbers are presented. According to simulation results, PuOB outperforms TDOA and AOA methods using three and two BSs, respectively.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122770807","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":"Space time block coded spatial modulation for free space optical communication","authors":"Ferhat Fettahoglu, N. Odabasioglu","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277714","url":null,"abstract":"Spatial modulation (SM) is a promising technique for improving spectral efficiency for both radio frequency (RF) and optical wireless communication (OWC) systems. Space-time block coding (STBC) scheme is another important technique to enhance the system performance of RF and OWC. Recently, STBC and SM techniques are combined for RF systems to take advantages of both systems while avoiding their drawbacks. In this paper, we propose space-time block coded spatial modulation (STBC-SM) for free space optical communication (FSO). We derived the analytical bit-error rate (BER) expression of the proposed system for log-normal and gamma-gamma atmospheric turbulence channels where the pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) is considered for Intensity Modulation (IM) with Direct Detection (DD). We confirm the accuracy of our analytical expression through computer simulations. Additionally, we compare our proposed optical STBC-SM scheme with the optical SM scheme in terms of BER performance.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129274229","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}
Makram Alkhaled, E. Alsusa, Ammar Hadi, A. Alfitouri
{"title":"Pilot contamination mitigation in TDD massive MIMO systems","authors":"Makram Alkhaled, E. Alsusa, Ammar Hadi, A. Alfitouri","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277658","url":null,"abstract":"Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems are expected to achieve significant gains in both energy and spectral efficiency compared to conventional MIMO systems. However, these promising gains are limited by the impact of pilot contamination in TDD multicell massive MIMO. In this paper we address how to counter the problem of pilot contamination and propose an algorithm for pilot sequences allocation. The proposed algorithm takes advantage of the multiplicity of pilot sequences over the number of users in each cell to reduce the effect of pilot contamination. Our results show that the algorithm can significantly improve the spectral efficiency compared to the conventional pilot allocation algorithm.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"788 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126955013","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}
G. Suciu, Andrei Scheianu, Marius Constantin Vochin
{"title":"Disaster early warning using time-critical IoT on elastic cloud workbench","authors":"G. Suciu, Andrei Scheianu, Marius Constantin Vochin","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277712","url":null,"abstract":"The main role of an early warning system is to enable people and authorities to save lives and goods when a disaster occurs. For example, in case of floods, a warning released with enough time before the event will allow the reservoir workers to boil down water levels gradually, hospitals to be prepared to receive a large number of patients, people to fortify their homes and last, but not least, authorities to provide help. The paper proposes a software workbench for time critical, interactive and self-adaptive cloud applications for disaster early warning using IoT, including live event broadcasting, and collaborative communication. Taking this into account, this paper presents the overall functional description and architecture of the developed use-case called “Disaster Early Warning using Time-Critical IoT on Elastic Cloud Workbench”, with the main goal of developing a national data repository with monitored data, information and good practices which are widely applied in disaster management.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130007285","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":"Performance analysis of SEFDM with optimal subcarriers spectrum shapes","authors":"A. Gelgor, A. Gorlov, V. Nguyen","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277680","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we propose the technique for SEFDM modification assuming that the conventional SEFDM is a particular type of partial response signals obtained from OFDM by a denser allocation of subcarriers. Primarily, we propose a utilization of optimal pulses as shapes for subcarriers spectrums; the pulse optimization is based on the criterion of the maximal free Euclidean distance. The optimization technique was originally described for single-carrier partial response signals, hence, we use the term PR-SEFDM to distinguish proposed signals from the sinc-SEFDM. We also suggest a generation and detection algorithms for PR-SEFDM operating in frequency domain as it is usually done for OFDM. The proposed approach implies the utilization of the Viterbi algorithm for demodulation. Thus, it becomes possible to process SEFDM signals with a large number of subcarriers. In this work, we analyze the PR-SEFDM mode with controlled ISI covering eight neighboring subcarriers. It has been shown that the PR-SEFDM provides a lower bandwidth consumption with respect to the sinc-SEFDM under a fixed energy consumption and fixed computational complexity of the detection algorithm.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132067325","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":"Improving video-on-demand performance by multi-channel/multicast approach in cellular networks","authors":"Reza Shokri Kalan","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277684","url":null,"abstract":"On-demand-video streaming has been applied in wired networks with success. However, it remains a challenging task in wireless networks due to bandwidth problems and the effect of wireless interference and client mobility. To address these problems, we unified cache server with multi-channel/multicast technique and improves speed up by limiting the number of video request from the remote server. The proposed solution is an efficient when more clients request the same video at the same or closer time. Also, video locality based on cache server, which located in the base station controller reduce core network traffics by elimination number of request to remote media services. The simulation results show that the suggested methods improve response time and speedup that lead to better quality of service.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126077073","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":"Multipath delay profile and Doppler spread of millimeter radiowaves over the sea channel","authors":"Niloofar Mehrnia, M. K. Özdemir","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277689","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a line-of-sight (LoS) ship-to-ship wireless communication for millimeter radiowaves over the sea surface. 35 GHz and 94 GHz have been analyzed by our simulations as they are the frequencies of interest for the sea channels at millimeter radiowaves. The main time dispersion parameters of maritime channel such as mean excess delay, Root Mean Square (RMS) delay spread, coherence bandwidth (Bc), Doppler spread as well as coherence time and coherence distance have been investigated in this work. Cumulative Distribution Functions (CDFs) of time delay parameters indicate that the maritime channels can be assumed frequency non-selective as long as the bandwidth of transmitted signal does not exceed 750 MHz and 1.53 GHz at 35 GHz and 94 GHz, respectively. In addition, based on the results obtained from the Doppler spectrum, the sea channel is not affected by vessel movements and therefore the efficacy of Doppler frequency is negligible in maritime environments at these two frequencies. Consequently, the corresponding coherence times are relatively long enough not to cause distortion due to motion. As for the coherence distance, our results illustrate that the coherence distance for off shore marine channels is so large that it offers no space diversity over the sea channel.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122755616","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}
M. Ibrani, E. Hamiti, Luan Ahma, Rreze Halili, Jeta Dobruna
{"title":"In-situ experimental evaluation of LTE downlink signal levels in vicinity of base transceiver stations in urban area","authors":"M. Ibrani, E. Hamiti, Luan Ahma, Rreze Halili, Jeta Dobruna","doi":"10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BlackSeaCom.2017.8277688","url":null,"abstract":"The implementation of new generation of cellular systems and the exponential growth of users of wireless communication services, is followed by the increase of number of base station transmitters especially in urban areas, to provide coverage and capacity for communication. One of the parameters considered in the framework of planning and extension of cellular networks is the human exposure to electromagnetic fields and compliance of base stations emissions with international safety standards. Despite that LTE network is extended in many countries, there is very limited data regarding experimental evaluation of LTE signal levels in the vicinity of base stations. We present the results of in — situ experimental evaluation of LTE signal levels in the vicinity of base station transmitters in urban areas. The measurements are conducted in outdoor and indoor areas, as well as LOS and NLOS positions, according to proprietary protocol using the spectrum analyzer NARDA SRM 3006. To the measurement data set is applied a correction factor, to extrapolate the measured values to the maximum operating load of the system. For the measurement campaign, including more than 51 % of base stations located in the urban area under the study, the highest measured value is 135.62 dBμV/m, captured in outdoor LOS position. The results of our measurement campaign are compared with ICNIRP standards as well as with LTE signal levels obtained in other countries.","PeriodicalId":126747,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132149381","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}