{"title":"Estimating the number of frequency hopping interferers using spectral sensing with time and frequency offset measurements","authors":"A. Gok, S. Joshi, J. Villasenor, D. Cabric","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379924","url":null,"abstract":"A critical aspect of spectrum sensing involves determining the number and type of transmitters in the band of interest. We present a technique that exploits a combination of temporal and frequency-based analysis to enable significantly more accurate frequency offset measurements than would be possible with frequency domain measurements alone, thus enabling improved RF fingerprinting for frequency hopping devices.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129401387","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}
Herald Beljour, R. Hoffmann, G. Michael, J. Shields, Imrul Sumit, C. Swenson, A. Willson
{"title":"Concept for an all-digital satellite communications earth terminal","authors":"Herald Beljour, R. Hoffmann, G. Michael, J. Shields, Imrul Sumit, C. Swenson, A. Willson","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379774","url":null,"abstract":"Current DoD requirements call for a single Enterprise Terminal supporting up to 48/96 (threshold/objective) transmit and 56/112 (threshold/objective) receive communications carriers, not considering future expansion. The number of links supported by an Enterprise Terminal dictates aggregate servicing capacity. A single Teleport/standardized tactical entry point (STEP) site can consist of five or more terminals operating in several frequency bands. Each carrier requires individual converter and modem chains, which are linked to the antennas with a complex switch matrix subsystem. This architecture results in severe size, weight, and power (SWAP) constraints that limit expansion to support objective capacity and connectivity requirements within available facility space and infrastructure.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130839132","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":"Quantifying the interference levels due to antenna pointing errors in satellite communications","authors":"V. Weerackody, E. Cuevas","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5380026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5380026","url":null,"abstract":"The effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) from Earth terminals that are mounted on vehicle platforms is time-varying and hence will result in a time-varying interference signal at neighboring geostationary satellites. This paper provides a methodology to analyze and quantify the time-varying interference resulting from vehicle mounted Earth stations. Time-varying interference effects from non-geostationary satellites have been addressed previously in ITU-R Recommendation S.1323-2. This recommendation also establishes the maximum permissible time allowance for short-term interference levels. This paper follows the guidelines established in the above recommendation and develops a methodology to analyze the interference due to time-varying antenna pointing errors of Earth terminals mounted on vehicles.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121339582","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}
H. Yao, Jeffrey W. McLamb, M. Mustafa, A. Narula-Tam, N. Yazdani
{"title":"Dynamic Resource Allocation DAMA Alternatives Study for satellite communications systems","authors":"H. Yao, Jeffrey W. McLamb, M. Mustafa, A. Narula-Tam, N. Yazdani","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379941","url":null,"abstract":"We consider the design of Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) algorithms that efficiently utilize limited RF uplink resources for packet switched military satellite communication networks. In previous work, we designed DAMA algorithms that optimized link layer efficiency and throughput while controlling delay and jitter. In this work we assess the ability of our DAMA algorithm to meet Service Level Agreements (SLA) between the Network Management System and the terminals. We evaluate the ability of four DAMA algorithms to provide terminals Committed Information Rates (CIR) under various system loading conditions. The designs have increasing levels of confidence in the accuracy of the predicted demand. Results show that although traffic demand cannot be predicted precisely, current demand provides insight into future demands and that this information can be used to more efficiently provide CIR guarantees to terminals.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121193395","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":"On the design of a modern broadband communications waveform for tactical air-to-ground links","authors":"T. Halford, Mark Johnson, Sungill Kim, C. Kose","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5380098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5380098","url":null,"abstract":"Tactical air-to-ground channels present a number of challenges for physical (PHY) layer waveform design including: (i) airborne platform dynamics (i.e., Doppler, frequency offset, jerk, etc.), (ii) benign to severe ground-level multipath, and (iii) partial to full blockage of the line-of-sight (LOS) path. Legacy military waveforms are not sufficiently robust to operate effectively in these severe channels while providing the data rates required for modern tactical communications.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122276476","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}
Paul P. N. Yang, N. Butts, D. Bossler, C. Provance
{"title":"MUOS group and Common Channel power control","authors":"Paul P. N. Yang, N. Butts, D. Bossler, C. Provance","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379746","url":null,"abstract":"There are three separate power control algorithms utilized in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). They are Point-to-Point, Group, and Common-Channel. Although MUOS is largely based on Third Generation Project Partnership (3GPP) standards, a unique non-standard group network capability is provided in the system. This point-to-multipoint capability requires a novel dedicated Group Power Control algorithm to serve the requirements of multiple users sharing the same base-to-user RF link. The algorithm has a primary objective of minimizing satellite downlink power requirements, but must also manage bandwidth utilization of the uplink signaling channel and consider system processing requirements. While there are multiple Common Control Channels with various transmission methods, only the Forward Access Channel (FACH) uses a power control algorithm. This algorithm is the R∞ Procedure used in both the Group and FACH at the User Equipment (UE). This paper describes the Group and Common-Channel power control algorithms together with simulation results using time-varying channel models specified by the MUOS program office.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122356947","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":"Secure cooperative spectrum sensing for Cognitive Radio networks","authors":"F. Hu, Shu Wang, Zhuo Cheng","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379961","url":null,"abstract":"A key enabling functionality in implementing Cognitive Radio is to reliably detect the licensed users. In recent literature, cooperation among spectrum sensing terminals is suggested to offer reliable sensing performance. We consider the problem that the presence of malfunctioning or malicious sensing terminals will severely degrade the performance of cooperative spectrum sensing. In this paper, we extend the Weighted Sequential Probability Ratio Test (WSPRT) by replacing the binary local report with N-bits local report to achieve a better detection performance. Additionally, three types of reputation rating evaluation schemes are introduced: neutral, punitive and heavy punitive. Simulation results show that the extended WSPRT technique improves detection performance. Moreover, the extended WSPRT with heavy punitive scheme is shown to be the most robust against the malfunctioning or malicious sensing terminals.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124208046","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":"EVM measurement techniques for MUOS","authors":"A. Wang, Andrew M. McAllister","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379776","url":null,"abstract":"Physical layer simulations and analysis techniques were used to develop the Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) metric specifying transmitter signal quality. These tools also proved to be very useful in specifying lower level hardware unit performance and predicting Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite 8-PSK transmitter performance before the hardware was built. However, the verification of EVM compliance at Ka frequencies posed challenges. Initial measurements showed unacceptably high levels of EVM which exceeded specification. Attempts to remove the contribution of the test equipment distortion and isolate the device-under-test distortion using commercial oscilloscope VSA software were unsuccessful. In this paper, we describe methods used to develop an accurate EVM measurement. The transmitted modulated signal was first recorded using a digitizing scope. In-house system identification, equalization, demodulation and analysis algorithms were then used to remove signal distortion due to the test equipment. Results from EVM measurements on MUOS single-channel hardware are given and performance is shown to be consistent with estimates made three years earlier. The results reduce technical risk and verify transmitter design by demonstrating signal quality.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124255098","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":"Noncoherent physical-layer network coding using binary CPFSK modulation","authors":"M. Valenti, D. Torrieri, Terry Ferrett","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5380101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5380101","url":null,"abstract":"Physical-layer network coding is a high-throughput technique for communicating over the two-way relay channel, which consists of two terminals that communicate exclusively via an intermediate relay. An exchange of messages begins with both terminals transmitting binary data sequences simultaneously to the relay. The relay determines the modulo-2 sum of the sequences, which it modulates and broadcasts to the terminals. Since each terminal knows the information it transmitted, it can determine the information transmitted by the other terminal by subtracting its own information from the broadcast signal. Prior work on the topic of physical-layer network coding has assumed that the signals transmitted by the two terminals arrive at the relay with perfectly aligned phases, permitting coherent reception. In this paper, we relax the assumption of aligned phases and consider noncoherent reception of binary continuous-phase frequency-shift keying signals. A derivation of the relay receiver is given for varying amounts of channel state information, and results are provided showing the error performance of the proposed system without an outer error-correcting code and with an outer turbo code.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126623082","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":"Dircast: Flooding-reduced routing in MANETs without destination coordinates","authors":"Yali Wang, J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379953","url":null,"abstract":"The majority of the routing protocols designed and implemented to date for mobile ad hoc networks (MANET) rely on flooding of route requests for the establishment of routes on demand, flooding of topology information, or the hop-by-hop dissemination of distances or paths for each destination. The signaling overhead incurred with these strategies consumes excessive amounts of the scarce bandwidth available in a MANET as the number of nodes and the number of information flows increase. We introduce Dircast as an alternative for routing in MANETs. Dircast assumes that each node knows its own geographical coordinates and the geometry of the terrain in which the network is deployed. To find the route to a destination, a node selects a limited number of relays to forward a route request mesage based on their coordinates and the boundary vertices of the terrain if the prior location of the destinartion is unknown, or based on the prior location of the destination if it is known. If the destination is reached, a route reply is sent back to the source containing its coordinates. We compare Dircast with OLSR and AODV, which are representatives of traditional proactive and on-demand routing approaches in MANETs, and show that Dircast attains much lower routing overhead, which also leads to better delivery rates and shorter end-to-end delays.","PeriodicalId":338641,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126118977","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}