{"title":"Experimental Confirmation of Wandering Spurs in a Commercial Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizer with a MASH 1-1-1 Divider Controller","authors":"Dawei Mai, Xiaolin Li, Michael Peter Kennedy","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904956","url":null,"abstract":"Fractional-N frequency synthesizers can exhibit a phenomenon called wandering spurs which is undesirable in many applications. This paper presents experimental confirmation of the behavior in a fractional-$N$ frequency synthesizer with a MASH 1-1-1-based divider controller.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"41 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133489863","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}
Hamed Z. Jahromi, D. Delaney, Brendan D. Rooney, Andrew Hines
{"title":"Establishing Waiting Time Thresholds in Interactive Web Mapping Applications for Network QoE Management","authors":"Hamed Z. Jahromi, D. Delaney, Brendan D. Rooney, Andrew Hines","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904933","url":null,"abstract":"Customer expectations will continue to drive communication service developers to optimise their use of network resources based on user satisfaction. Thus, network platforms need to be remodelled from Quality of Service (QoS) centric to Quality of Experience (QoE) aware platforms. The perceived QoE for interactive web applications such as Google maps or Openstreetmaps is dominated by waiting time, i.e. the perceived time to render the page and map. Studies have explored waiting time estimation for Web QoE applications (e.g. email, downloads, web pages). Perceived waiting time for web mapping applications have been less comprehensively explored. The relationship between perceived waiting time and network QoS is a key QoE management factor to enable QoE aware networks. In this paper, we review the principle of network QoE management and the perception of waiting times. We present experimental design and methodology that facilitate the identification of waiting time thresholds for web applications, using web maps as a use case. We outline our results along with a statistical analysis and discussion interpreting the results and their applications. Finally, we discuss follow-up experiments and how they could be developed and applied in the network QoE management.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116707640","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":"Instrumental Estimation of E-model Equipment Impairment Factor Parameters for Super-wideband Opus Codec","authors":"Mohannad Al-Ahmadi, P. Počta, H. Melvin","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904932","url":null,"abstract":"WebRTC includes a set of novel technologies and standards that provide high quality audio, video and arbitrary data exchange. By enabling rich interactivity experience, We-bRTC allows the users to directly interact with use of web and mobile applications without the need for additional plugins. The open standard Opus codec is a default audio codec employed by WebRTC for speech communication and music streaming with a wide range of bitrates supported. This range of bitrates is available for narrowband (300–3400 Hz), wideband (100–7000 Hz) up to super-wideband (50–14000 Hz) audio bandwidths. To estimate a quality experienced by the end user for voice transmission service, E-model standardized in the ITU-T Rec. G.107 (a narrowband version) and the ITU-T Rec. G.107.1 (a wideband version) can be used. With the upcoming extension towards the super-wideband E-model, it will be soon possible to estimate the quality of narrowband, wideband as well as super-wideband speech communication. In this paper, we calculate two codec specific parameters, namely the equipment impairment factor Ie and packet loss robustness Bpl for the super-wideband mode of the Opus codec using the instrumental method. The derived values make it possible to integrate the E-model in realtime communication applications including WebRTC to assess the quality experienced by the end user.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"132 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123278090","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":"User-trained activity recognition using smartphones and weak supervision","authors":"William Duffy, K. Curran, D. Kelly, T. Lunney","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904948","url":null,"abstract":"With many people now carrying some form of smart device, the feasibility of capturing movement data has never been so practical. Current methods of activity recognition use complex sensor arrangements or potentially biased questionnaires. This paper presents a method of activity recognition which is trained by the user on their own device, reducing the requirement for laboratory-based data capture experiments. Requests will be made to the user to provide labelling information at fixed intervals and a classifier is trained using these user-captured labels. These requests will come in the form of notifications on their smart device. Many activity recognition systems are limited to capturing the activities they are pre-trained with. However, allowing the user to provide their own sparse labels provides an opportunity to capture a larger range of activities. The novel contributions of this paper are in the combination of experience sampling with multiple instance learning and a clustering method to provide a simpler method of data capture for activity recognition.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121994595","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":"Enhancing the Spectrum Utilization in Cellular Mobile Networks by Using Cognitive Radio Technology","authors":"Mohammad Amazad Hossain, M. Schukat, E. Barrett","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904965","url":null,"abstract":"The rapidly increasing number of cellular mobile users and services increases the cellular mobile spectrum scarcity problem of the fixed cellular mobile spectrum (CMS). Cognitive radio (CR) is a new promising technology which aims to overcome this spectrum scarcity problem by enhancing the utilization of the cellular mobile communication spectrum. The channel allocation and re-allocation is a vital part of cellular mobile networks (CMNs) to enhance the utilization of the CMS. In this paper we propose a new channel allocation and reallocation scheme to enhance the spectrum utilization of CMNs by integrating cognitive radio technology and a new channel allocation scheme called Channel Allocation with Cognitive Radio (CACR). MATLAB simulations have been used to evaluate the performance of CACR with particular emphasis on probability of call blocking and handover failure. The simulation results show that the proposed channel allocation scheme enhances the cellular mobile spectrum utilization.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130526494","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":"Copyright","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/issc.2019.8904922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/issc.2019.8904922","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131968134","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":"Assessing the time synchronisation of EEG systems","authors":"Yongxiang Wang, C. Markham, C. Deegan","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904947","url":null,"abstract":"This study compared the synchronisation of a medical grade Electroencephalography (EEG) system, the g.Tec, and a consumer grade EEG system, the Emotiv. Data was collected from both systems using the lab streaming layer (LSL). Both EEG systems recorded an electric signal from the surface of a customised gel phantom. The electric signal was generated using a solar cell which was illuminated by a monitor presenting a sequence of black and white images. Test results show that the g.Tec had a mean delay of 51.22 ms from the stimulus onset and the Emotiv had a mean delay of 162.69 ms from the stimulus onset. The result should be taken into account with future ERP studies which will use either the EEG system and the lab streaming layer. The design of this experiment provides a smart way to evaluate the temporal accuracy of other EEG systems.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128538240","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":"Early stopping criteria for adaptive training of dynamic nonlinear behavioural models","authors":"M. Loughman, R. Farrell, J. Dooley","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904923","url":null,"abstract":"As the physical makeup of cellular basestations evolve into systems with multiple parallel transmission paths the effort involved in modelling these complex systems increases considerably. One task in particular which contributes to signal distortion on each signal path, is the power amplifier. In power amplifier (PA) modelling, Recursive Least Squares (RLS) has been used in the past to train Volterra models with memory terms. The Volterra model is widely used for modelling of PAs. In this paper we present a comparison of the stability performance for a PA model during training for various model memory lengths, model orders of non linearity and signal sample rates. This examination provides a technique to avoid instability occurring during the adaptive training of dynamic nonlinear behavioural models.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115150780","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":"This is Me: A Bayesian Approach to Weighting Digital Identity Sources","authors":"Juanita Blue, J. Condell, T. Lunney","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904941","url":null,"abstract":"Online accounts and services have become a ubiquitous facet of modern existence. As society becomes increasingly dependent on digital services to conduct the fundamental aspects of daily life, online identities may possess the capacity to provide verification that an individual is a ‘real person’ with a ‘true’ identity. Traditionally verification of identity has been achieved by cursory examination of paper documentation and simple matching of the attributes contained therein. Improved technology and printing capacity has since reduced confidence in this type of identity documentation, highlighting the need for methods better acquainted with the digital age. A recognized challenge in utlising online accounts as proof of identification is the various levels of reliability associated with different types of accounts. This variation is based on the importance of account and the processes of verification required to initially create the account. This paper explores the application of Bayes theorem to determine the reliability of online accounts based on the account type and the attributes it contains. Bayes rule is applied subsets of attributes contained within various types of online accounts that are presented as ‘identity sources’. This seeks to demonstrate that less reliable sources such as social media accounts will produce lower trust scores than more reliable sources such as online banking. The results for which will be used to determine if digital identity sources can be relied upon in place of traditional paper identification documentation. This research and testing has been conducted as an element of a larger intelligent identity authentication system that seeks to create a solution that proves an identity is genuine via an individual's digital footprint.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126952195","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}
Andrzej Jasinski, Yuansong Qiao, J. Keeney, Enda Fallon, R. Flynn
{"title":"A Workflow Engine Server for the Design of Adaptive and Scalable Workflows","authors":"Andrzej Jasinski, Yuansong Qiao, J. Keeney, Enda Fallon, R. Flynn","doi":"10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904919","url":null,"abstract":"Workflow generation is a widely used tool for business management. However, traditional solutions are primarily designed to generate a graphical representation of workflow elements rather than automate workflow generation. Additionally, current solutions require human input to generate a workflow that is designed to support a single task or job. These factors mean that current workflow generation tools are not flexible in terms of tasks supported, can't be easily scaled, and are not self-adaptive. This paper presents a proposal for a workflow engine server (WES) for workflow generation, which applies business workflow ideas to dataflow management. The WES architecture enables the automatic generation of workflows that are not restricted to a specific task or job. Initial evaluations of the proposed architecture demonstrate its potential for adaptive workflow generation, without the need for human intervention, for both small-scale and large-scale tasks.","PeriodicalId":312808,"journal":{"name":"2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC)","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123528844","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}