{"title":"Model-based implementation for the calculation of Power Spectral Density in an FPGA system","authors":"S. Riess, J. Brendel, G. Fischer","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723929","url":null,"abstract":"Cognitive Radio (CR) systems equipped with a spectrum sensing unit are able to access the radio frequency spectrum in a dynamic manner. This paper presents a model-based design approach and implementation for the calculation of the Power Spectral Density (PSD) of the received signal in a spectrum scanner. Design parameters based on the requirements of the complete CR system as well as the signal processing steps for the PSD calculation are described. The signal processing comprises the implementation of a control unit, selectable window functions, the Fast Fourier Transformation, the calculation of the magnitude, selectable number of averages for the calculation of peak and mean power values as well as the logarithmic representation of the spectrum. The presented processing block is integrated as part of an embedded system in an FPGA. The simulation and measurement results demonstrate and proof the functionality of the developed block with the shown design flow.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"88 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":"121753171","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":"OFCDM-based precise time measurement and its performance under Gaussian channel","authors":"Kai Gao, Ziwei Zhou, Jianbin Zou, Wei Zhang","doi":"10.1109/icspcs.2013.6723965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icspcs.2013.6723965","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"26 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120890582","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":"Long range parametric channel prediction for narrowband MIMO systems with joint parameter estimation","authors":"Ramoni O. Adeogun, Paul D. Teal, P. Dmochowski","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723948","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose a novel long range prediction scheme for narrowband MIMO systems using realistic spatial channel model. The algorithm exploits both the temporal and spatial structure of the MIMO channel to jointly estimate the multipath parameters via a subspace based three dimensional ESPRIT approach. We propose simple transformations to convert the channel impulse response into a space-time manifold matrix exhibiting translational invariance in three dimensions. Simulation results show that the proposed prediction scheme outperforms existing algorithms and can achieve prediction range of several wavelengths.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"247 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":"133328150","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}
Christian Blümm, C. Heller, B. Fourestie, R. Weigel
{"title":"Air-to-ground channel characterization for OFDM communication in C-Band","authors":"Christian Blümm, C. Heller, B. Fourestie, R. Weigel","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723935","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge of the propagation channel is essential for the design and optimization of wireless communication systems. This paper presents the case study of an ongoing data link development for air-to-ground telemetry in C-band, based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). A novel easy-to-use channel sounding technique is applied to identify specific small-scale channel fading effects. With the obtained information, the OFDM system can be parameterized in terms of subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix. This helps to maximize data throughput and robustness even for worst-case aircraft positions and maneuvers.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"103 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":"132037622","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":"Scene perception by context-aware dominant surfaces","authors":"J. R. Siddiqui, S. Khatibi, S. Bitra, S. Tavakoli","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723977","url":null,"abstract":"Most of the computer vision algorithms operate pixel-wise and process image in a small neighborhood for feature extraction. Such a feature extraction strategy ignores the context of an object in the real world. Taking geometric context into account while classifying various regions in a scene, we can discriminate the similar features obtained from different regions with respect to their context. A geometric context based scene decomposition method is proposed and is applied in a context-aware Augmented Reality (AR) system. The proposed system segments a single image of a scene into a set of semantic classes representing dominant surfaces in the scene. The classification method is evaluated on an urban driving sequence with labeled ground truths and found to be robust in classifying the scene regions into a set of dominant applicable surfaces. The classified dominant surfaces are used to generate a 3D scene. The generated 3D scene provides an input to the AR system. The visual experience of 3D scene through the contextually aware AR system provides a solution for visual touring from single images as well as an experimental tool for improving the understanding of human visual perception.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"69 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114038855","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}
Hyun-Ho Lee, Young-Chai Ko, J. Heo, Soo-Won Kim, Chulwoo Kim
{"title":"Robust transceiver based on worst-case SINR optimization for MIMO interfering broadcast channels with imperfect channel knowledge","authors":"Hyun-Ho Lee, Young-Chai Ko, J. Heo, Soo-Won Kim, Chulwoo Kim","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723959","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose a robust transceiver design for MIMO interfering broadcast channels taking imperfect channel knowledge at each base station into consideration. By considering the worst-case transceiver design which maximizes the minimum signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR), the proposed design can provide better sum rate and worst user rate performance compared to the conventional schemes. From simulation results, we show the resilience of the proposed design against imperfect channel knowledge.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"2 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":"114896071","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}
Chalakorn Karupongsiri, Md. Farhad Hossain, K. Munasinghe, A. Jamalipour
{"title":"A novel scheduling technique for Smart Grid data on LTE networks","authors":"Chalakorn Karupongsiri, Md. Farhad Hossain, K. Munasinghe, A. Jamalipour","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723921","url":null,"abstract":"Smart Grid (SG) is envisioned as the future of the electricity delivery system, which can be intelligently monitored, and operated via communication links. The Smart Meter (SM), one of the key elements of the SG, identifies power consumption and communicates with the control center. The long term evolution (LTE) network has become an attractive candidate for SG communications. Regardless of LTE's growing popularity as a means for transporting SG data, it is mainly designed for high speed and high capacity data traffic such as video streaming and internet traffic. Because of the different set of Quality-of-Service (QoS) considered for those applications compared to those required for the SG traffic, LTE is unable to guarantee the delivery of SG data with required QoS levels. As a result, existing scheduling mechanisms may not be able to efficiently handle SM traffic at a heavily loaded eNode-B. Especially, there may not be sufficient resource blocks (RBs) available at an eNode-B for SM traffic. Therefore, in this paper, we introduce a novel scheduling technique for prioritizing SM data for an LTE eNode-B. Further, two RBs are reserved for SG data and each SM is polled periodically by the proposed method. Results indicate that since a guaranteed connectivity could be provided to all SMs, the latency related to SG data is reduced.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"211 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":"116364634","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":"Constant-amplitude signaling for an extended parallel combinatory multicode system and improvement of its BER","authors":"T. Ohta, K. Ohuchi","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723986","url":null,"abstract":"A multicode transmission (MC) system can transmit multiple data streams at the same time, but it has a shortcoming in that the amplitude of the transmission signal has sharp fluctuations. This causes nonlinear distortion and results in degradation of the bit error rate (BER). To avoid this problem, this paper proposes an extension of a parallel combinatory multicode transmission with constant-amplitude signaling (PCMC-CA) system. The BER and data transmission rate of the proposed system were evaluated and compared with the performances of an MC with constant-amplitude signaling (MC-CA) system. The results showed that the proposed system has a higher data transmission rate than that of the MC-CA system. A demodulation method to improve the BER of the proposed system is also presented, and it is shown that the proposed system is likely to improve the BER.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"32 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":"132129566","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":"Non-decision-aided detection and SNR estimation of weak BPSK signals in AWGN","authors":"G. Newsam, Michelle E. Chamalaun","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723946","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides additional insight into non-decision-aided detection and SNR estimation of BPSK signals in white noise with a focus on low SNR environments. The likelihood ratio test (LRT) statistic, the maximum likelihood (ML) estimates and Cramer-Rao lower bounds (CRLBs) for this problem are all derived and asymptotic analyses of them are carried out for both high and low SNR regimes. These show that in both regimes the ML estimates are naturally approximated by estimators based on sample moments. While the high SNR results confirm standard practice, the low SNR results demonstrate unexpectedly high sensitivity: for an SNR ρ close to zero the analyses of the LRT statistic and CRLB show O(ρ-4) samples are needed to either reliably detect the presence of a signal or to accurately estimate its parameters. The paper also reviews the iterative method proposed by Li, DiFazio and Zeira (IEEE Commun. Lett. 6(11), pp. 469-471, 2002) for calculating the true ML estimate of SNR: it shows the method to be an instance of the standard bisection algorithm for root finding, and it derives a condition on the sample moments that guarantees existence of a solution and convergence of the algorithm. Finally the paper presents some simulations that compare the iterative scheme with the two standard moment-based estimators and the CRLB: these indicate the widely used M2-M4 estimator based on second and fourth order moments is a good practical choice in many situations.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"6 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":"126869712","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}
L. Sibomana, H. Zepernick, Charles Kabiri, Hung Tran
{"title":"Outage performance analysis of cognitive relay networks with BRS and MMRS","authors":"L. Sibomana, H. Zepernick, Charles Kabiri, Hung Tran","doi":"10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723944","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we consider a spectrum sharing system where a secondary user (SU) transmitter (SU-Tx) communicates with an SU receiver (SU-Rx) with the help of multiple secondary relays (SRs) in the presence of a single primary network link. In particular, the SU-Tx and SR are subject to their maximum transmit power limits and the timeout constraint of the primary user (PU). Moreover, we assume that the relay selection is based on either best relay selection (BRS) or max-max relay selection (MMRS). In BRS, a single relay having the best end-to-end channel condition among the SRs is selected for cooperation between the source and the destination. However, the selected relay may not experience the best source-relay channel and relay-destination channel at the same time. To overcome the limitation of selecting the same relay for both reception and transmission, MMRS uses the best relay of the SU-Tx→SR link for reception at the relay and the best relay of the SR→SU-Rx link for transmission to the destination. Specifically, we compare the performance for BRS and MMRS in terms of the outage probability, and study the impact of the number of SRs, PU transmit power and different channel mean powers of interference links on the secondary network performance. Furthermore, based on the performance of the MMRS and assuming that automatic repeat request (ARQ) is implemented for packet retransmission, we investigate the outage probability for delay limited applications. The numerical results indicate that the MMRS outperforms BRS when more than one SRs are deployed. The secondary network outage probability is reduced when the number of SRs and the number of retransmissions become large. It is also shown that the interference from the PU has a significant impact on the secondary network performance.","PeriodicalId":294442,"journal":{"name":"2013, 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS)","volume":"173 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":"116609989","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}