A. Klein, Nandish P. Kuruvatti, Jörg Schneider, H. Schotten
{"title":"Fuzzy Q-Learning for Mobility Robustness Optimization in wireless networks","authors":"A. Klein, Nandish P. Kuruvatti, Jörg Schneider, H. Schotten","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6824965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6824965","url":null,"abstract":"The high popularity of smartphones and mobile PCs is expected to increase wireless data traffic in the order of 1000 times by 2020 [1]. However, the current situation of Mobile Network Operator (MNO)s is characterized by increasing margin pressure due to declining revenues and an increasing cost base. Self-optimization functionalities, e.g. for Mobility Robustness Optimization (MRO), are essential means for reducing Operational Expenditure (OPEX). In particular, mobile user groups or moving networks at high speeds impose challenges and may severely degrade network performance as well as user experience. The Fuzzy Q-Learning-based approach presented in this paper aims at providing a generic basis for enabling self-optimizing and self-healing network operations. The designed concept consists of the following key components: Fuzzy Inference System (FIS), heuristic Exploration/Exploitation Policy (EEP), and Q-Learning (QL). Its performance in a reference scenario is compared with a trend-based handover (HO) optimization scheme presented in [2] and a scheme that assigns time-to-trigger (TTT) values based on velocity estimates.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129410581","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 novel theoretical throughput estimation method for IEEE 802.11 WLANs","authors":"Junsu Choi, Hyoungjoo Lee, Sunghyun Choi, K. Lee","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6855749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6855749","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we develop a theoretical throughput estimation method for IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), which accurately estimates how much throughput each node would achieve in a WLAN where nodes have different characteristics in terms of traffic demands, transmission rates, and packet sizes. The developed method is applicable to various types of topologies of WLANs including hidden node topologies. To analyze the effect of all the different characteristics of nodes, we newly introduce a novel concept, called activity probability, which represents the probability of packet existence in a node's transmission queue at a certain time. To validate the accuracy of the developed estimation method, we conduct extensive packet-level simulations (NS-3) and confirm that the developed method accurately estimates the throughput performance of a WLAN.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124638388","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":"Enabling high data rate VLC via MIMO-LEDs PPM","authors":"M. Biagi, A. Vegni","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825132","url":null,"abstract":"Visible light communication is a new frontier of communication allowing high data-rate Internet access specially in indoor environment. One of the key challenges is the limited modulation bandwidth of sources, that is typically around several MHz. As a room or coverage space would typically be illuminated by an array of Light Emitting Diode devices, there exists the potential for parallel data transmission. In this paper we investigate the use of multiple LEDs to perform a space-time block coding. By exploiting optical MIMO techniques, jointly with Pulse Position Modulation, we can achieve data rates of the order of hundreds of Mb/s (i.e., around 600 Mb/s) in indoor VLC systems, with no reduction of link reliability. Finally, the proposed approach has been compared to similar techniques, highlighting its effectiveness and robustness.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"47 45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129476065","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}
Hao Di, V. Anand, Hong-Fang Yu, Le Min Li, D. Liao, Gang Sun
{"title":"Quality of service aware virtual network mapping across multiple domains","authors":"Hao Di, V. Anand, Hong-Fang Yu, Le Min Li, D. Liao, Gang Sun","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825033","url":null,"abstract":"Network virtualization allows the coexistence of multiple virtual networks on a shared substrate network. A virtual network created by a service provider (SP) typically spans across multiple domains that may be managed by different infrastructure providers (InPs). The topology and resource information on each domain is confidential and kept private by the InP. However, a domain-level view is required to achieve quality of service (QoS)-aware VN mapping across multiple domains. In this paper, we present a framework for the QoS-aware VN mapping across multiple domains. In the framework, the VN mapping is accomplished by the mapping manager that is the broker between the SPs and the InPs. The mapping manager collects the mapping candidates for the VN request from the InPs, and then establishes the abstracted domain-level graph. Finally the candidates are selected on the domain-level graph with QoS consideration. We formulate the problem of candidate selection as an integer linear programming (ILP) and also present a heuristic algorithm to solve it. The simulation results show that our proposed framework can achieve low resource allocation cost and good QoS performance for the VN request.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130410666","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 geometrical probability-based approach towards the analysis of uplink inter-cell interference","authors":"Maryam Ahmadi, Minming Ni, Jianping Pan","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6855735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6855735","url":null,"abstract":"Interference signal-to-interference ratio (SIR), and other performance metrics in cellular networks depend on the distances between the nodes. As a result, a geometrical probability-based approach can shed light on the analysis of the interference and SIR. In cellular networks, hexagon geometry is considered as the preferred cell shape, as it provides compactness and coverage efficiency. We propose an analytical model for the interference and SIR using the existing knowledge of random distances related to the hexagon geometry. We derive the closed-form expressions for the probability distribution function (PDF) of the interference from one interferer, as well as the PDF of the received signal power of the intended transmission using a geometrical probability-based approach. Moreover, the distributions of the total interference power and SIR are presented in this work. Finally, the analytical results are verified through extensive simulations, which shows the accuracy of our model.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124211685","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":"Multi-beam transmission diversity with hybrid beamforming for MIMO-OFDM systems","authors":"Chanhong Kim, Taeyoung Kim, J. Seol","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6824962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6824962","url":null,"abstract":"The ever-increasing traffic crunch for the wireless communication has drawn attention to the large spectrum available in the millimeter-wave bands as a potential means to achieve several fold mobile data traffic increase. While the channel characteristics at the millimeter-wave bands are known to be unfavorable for the mobile wireless communication purpose, the high gain available from massive array antenna facilitated by the short wavelength makes it possible to overcome the large path-loss. In this paper, we propose a hybrid beamforming architecture that combines an analog beamforming with array antennas and a digital precoding with multiple RF chains. Furthermore, we propose a multi-beam transmission diversity scheme for single stream transmission for single user MIMO operation. It is shown through various simulation results that the proposed hybrid beamforming scheme leads to considerable performance improvements even with limited feedback.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116219792","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 Aware Evolutionary routing protocol with probabilistic sensing model and wake-up scheduling","authors":"Enan A. Khalil, S. Özdemir","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825099","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become increasingly popular in recent years for controlling systems where human intervention is undesirable or impossible. The main challenges in designing and planning the operations WSNs are to optimize the energy consumption of sensor nodes and prolong the network lifetime. Hierarchical routing protocols are proven to be efficient to drastically reduce the energy consumption and prolong the lifespan of the network. For example, Energy-Aware Evolutionary Routing Protocol (EAERP) is an Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) based routing protocol that aims to achieve a better compromise between the stability time and network lifetime. This paper reformulates the design of EAERP according to the sensing model. Specifically, disc (isotropic) and probabilistic sensing model are considered. Moreover, for further extension of network lifetime a novel wake-up scheduling scheme applied to alternate between idle and active state of sensor nodes. As sensors become unable to cover targets due to consuming their energies another sensors will wake up and enroll in sensing duty. Extensive simulations are performed for each of sensing models and results show that the proposed protocol improves the energy efficiency and network lifetime.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114707005","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}
Dac-Tu Ho, E. Grøtli, P. Sujit, T. Johansen, J. Sousa
{"title":"Performance evaluation of cooperative relay and Particle Swarm Optimization path planning for UAV and wireless sensor network","authors":"Dac-Tu Ho, E. Grøtli, P. Sujit, T. Johansen, J. Sousa","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825191","url":null,"abstract":"Energy efficiency is crucial when wireless nodes are deployed in a remote or isolated area. This paper provides an optimal solution for data gathering from a wide area Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) with the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is proposed as an optimization method to find the waypoints for a UAV in order to reduce the energy consumption and bit error rate (BER) of the sensor nodes, and the UAV travel time. In our previous work, the sensor nodes were required to transmit data to a Cluster Head (CH) node, which then forwarded the data to the UAV. The waypoints were restricted to be straight above the CH. In this work we employ cooperative relay, to make the data gathering more efficient. In addition, the waypoints of the UAV can be selected freely. To illustrate the effectiveness, we compare our new strategy to the one of our previous paper. Numerical results illustrate that the performance gap between them increases with the number of waypoints, in favor of the new strategy. Furthermore, the optimal number of waypoints for the UAV is also described, based on the size of the sensor network area and the density of the sensor node distribution. These contributions have maximized the network lifetime and communication quality, while minimized the UAV's flying time.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124330560","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}
D. Chang, Joe Lee, H. Yeh, Frank Lu, Steve K. Chen, K. Yao
{"title":"Secured data storage on cloud systems via wavefront multiplexing","authors":"D. Chang, Joe Lee, H. Yeh, Frank Lu, Steve K. Chen, K. Yao","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825036","url":null,"abstract":"Security on data storage and transport are among many important concerns on cloud computing. Wavefront multiplexing/demultiplexing process (WF muxing/demuxing) embodying an architecture that utilizes multi-dimensional transmissions is the use of an algorithm for satellite and deep-space communications where transmissions demand a high degree of power combining, security, reliability, and optimization. It has found applications in fields beyond communications domain. One such application is data storage and transport on cloud. Multiple data sets are preprocessed by a WF muxing transformation before being stored /transported. WF muxed data is aggregated data from multiple data sets that have been “customized processed” and disassembled into any scalable number of sets of processed data, with each set being stored on a storage site. The original data is reassembled via a WF demuxing transformation after retrieving a lesser but scalable number of WF muxed data sets. In short, the WF muxed data storage solution enhances data security and data redundancy by, respectively, creating a new dimension to existing security/privacy methods and significantly reducing the storage space needed for data redundancy. In addition, WF muxing/demuxing methods enable a monitoring capability on the integrity of stored data. It becomes possible to identify independently whether the stored data is not contaminated or altered without scrutinizing through the data sets themselves.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126416916","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":"Fast bandwidth allocation policies for persistent data ferrying","authors":"Anthony Carfang, E. Frew","doi":"10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2013.6825183","url":null,"abstract":"The persistent data ferrying problem has a naturally cascaded structure between vehicle and communication dynamics, allowing the bandwidth optimization to be encapsulated within a path planning optimization problem. This work analyzes policies that solve the inner bandwidth allocation problem quickly. Given a path and properties about the communication environment, the bandwidth allocation problem is formulated as a binary integer linear program. We show that it becomes equivalent to a knapsack problem. We theoretically analyze the performance of several bandwidth allocation policies in terms of computation effort and throughput of the solution. The performance characteristics are then validated through simulation, showing that the greedy knapsack solution achieves within 99% of the optimal allocation in less than 2% of the computation time. The quickness of this policy reduces the computational complexity needed to solve the full data ferry problem.","PeriodicalId":174992,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121607476","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}