K. Ahmed, N. Nafi, W. Ejaz, M. Gregory, A. Khattak
{"title":"A Novel Framework for Software Defined Wireless Sensor Networks","authors":"K. Ahmed, N. Nafi, W. Ejaz, M. Gregory, A. Khattak","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288360","url":null,"abstract":"A novel framework for software defined Wireless Sensor Networks (SDWSNs) is presented that draws on Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and capabilities to enhance control, management, and security, whilst reducing device complexity. These inherent complexities pose significant challenges toward the advancement of ubiquitous sensing and sensory data access through Sensing-as-a- Service (S2aaS) model. Therefore, it is advantageous to utilize SDN to decouple the control and the data forwarding planes and incorporate greater control over dynamic virtualization and approaches to improve the quality of experience. Enhanced algorithms can be applied on improved knowledge of the network conditions that is attainable when SDN is employed. We run simulations based on sensor flow model and provide a comprehensive analysis of the SDWSN framework, architecture and implementation constraints.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121321534","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}
I. Kovács, R. Amorim, H. Nguyen, J. Wigard, P. Mogensen
{"title":"Interference Analysis for UAV Connectivity over LTE Using Aerial Radio Measurements","authors":"I. Kovács, R. Amorim, H. Nguyen, J. Wigard, P. Mogensen","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8287891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8287891","url":null,"abstract":"The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for civilian and commercial services has experienced a significant increase in the past couple of years. Emerging UAV enabled services, however, require extended beyond-visual-line-of-sight geographical range. One key regulatory requirement for these services is that the radio communication link must reliably cover a wide(er) area, when compared to the visual-line-of-sight range radio links currently used. Standardized cellular systems such as Long Term Evolution UMTS (LTE), are an obvious candidate to provide the radio communication link to UAVs. In this paper, we use empirical measurements in live rural LTE networks to assess the impact of uplink and downlink radio interference on the UAV radio connectivity performance. Further, we provide a baseline analysis on the potential of interference mitigation schemes, needed to provide a reliable radio connectivity to the UAVs.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122698745","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. Nguyen, R. Amorim, J. Wigard, I. Kovács, P. Mogensen
{"title":"Using LTE Networks for UAV Command and Control Link: A Rural-Area Coverage Analysis","authors":"H. Nguyen, R. Amorim, J. Wigard, I. Kovács, P. Mogensen","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8287894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8287894","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we investigate the ability of Long- Term Evolution (LTE) network to provide coverage for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in a rural area, in particular for the Command and Control (C2) downlink. The study takes into consideration the dependency of the large-scale path loss on the height of the UAV, which is derived from actual measurements, and a real-world cellular network layout and configuration. The results indicate that interference is the dominant factor limiting the cellular coverage for UAVs in the downlink: outage level increases from 4.2% at 1.5m height to 51.7% at 120m under full load condition. Lower network loads or larger inter-site distances reduces the interference and thus improves the coverage significantly: outage at 120m is reduced to only 1.9% under network load of 25% for example. Similar effects are expected to be achievable by static or dynamic interference coordination schemes. In addition, ideal Interference Cancellation (IC) scheme with ability to remove completely the dominant interferer shows less effective for UAVs than for users on the ground. On the other hand, macro network diversity has very good potential for drones, as not only it improves the coverage, but also the reliability of the C2 link.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"151 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122041197","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}
Jian Zhang, Minjian Zhao, Lei Zhang, J. Zhong, Tianhang Yu
{"title":"Circular Convolution Filter Bank Multicarrier (FBMC) System with Index Modulation","authors":"Jian Zhang, Minjian Zhao, Lei Zhang, J. Zhong, Tianhang Yu","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8287935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8287935","url":null,"abstract":"Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing with index modulation (OFDM-IM), which uses the subcarrier indices as a source of information, has attracted considerable interest recently. Motivated by the index modulation (IM) concept, we build a circular convolution filter bank multicarrier with index modulation (C-FBMC-IM) system in this paper. The advantages of the C-FBMC-IM system are investigated by comparing the interference power with the conventional C-FBMC system. As some subcarriers carry nothing but zeros, the minimum mean square error (MMSE) equalization bias power will be smaller comparing to the conventional C-FBMC system. As a result, our C-FBMC-IM system outperforms the conventional C-FBMC system. The simulation results demonstrate that both BER and spectral efficiency improvement can be achieved when we apply IM into the C-FBMC system.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127651500","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":"Dynamic Time and Power Allocation for Opportunistic Energy Efficient Cooperative Relay","authors":"John W. Heron, Hongjian Sun","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288142","url":null,"abstract":"Exponential growth in power consumption of wireless communication devices and lack of progress in battery capacity are increasing pressure for more energy efficient (EE) wireless networks. This paper presents an algorithm for optimum EE time allocation for two cooperative relay selection schemes: opportunistic decode-and- forward (ODF) and opportunistic energy efficiency (OEE) with and without rate constraint. By dynamically optimising transmission time between source and relay it is possible to simultaneously improve EE and minimise capacity loss. Simulation in a multi-user scenario with randomly distributed number and location of cooperative nodes demonstrates the algorithm's effectiveness for improving network performance and applicability to both dynamic and static networks. Results imply a unique globally optimum time and power allocation dependent on relay position.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128725948","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-Service Signal Multiplexing and Isolation for Physical-Layer Network Slicing (PNS)","authors":"Lei Zhang, A. Ijaz, J. Mao, P. Xiao, R. Tafazolli","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288105","url":null,"abstract":"Network slicing has been identified as one of the most important features for 5G and beyond to enable operators to utilize networks on an as-a-service basis and meet the wide range of use cases. In physical layer, the frequency and time resources are split into slices to cater for the services with individual optimal designs, resulting in services/slices having different baseband numerologies (e.g., subcarrier spacing) and / or radio frequency (RF) front-end configurations. In such a system, the multi-service signal multiplexing and isolation among the service/slices are critical for the Physical-Layer Network Slicing (PNS) since orthogonality is destroyed and significant inter-service/ slice-band-interference (ISBI) may be generated. In this paper, we first categorize four PNS cases according to the baseband and RF configurations among the slices. The system model is established by considering a low out of band emission (OoBE) waveform operating in the service/slice frequency band to mitigate the ISBI. The desired signal and interference for the two slices are derived. Consequently, one-tap channel equalization algorithms are proposed based on the derived model. The developed system models establish a framework for further interference analysis, ISBI cancelation algorithms, system design and parameter selection (e.g., guard band), to enable spectrum efficient network slicing.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133702422","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}
Mahdi Mousavi, Hussein Al-Shatri, Wasiur R. KhudaBukhsh, H. Koeppl, A. Klein
{"title":"Cross-Layer QoE-Based Incentive Mechanism for Video Streaming in Multi-Hop Wireless Networks","authors":"Mahdi Mousavi, Hussein Al-Shatri, Wasiur R. KhudaBukhsh, H. Koeppl, A. Klein","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288177","url":null,"abstract":"We study video dissemination in a multi-hop wireless network with a source and several users. The source intends to stream a video to the users of the network. For the sake of energy-efficiency, the video is disseminated through the whole network by the help of some users that forward the video to who other users. In such networks, designing a proper incentive for the forwarding users who consume energy for forwarding the video to others is of high importance. In this paper, we design an incentive mechanism based on a game-theoretic model in which a user is paid by its receiving users in case of forwarding the video to them. The video is layered and a higher quality of experience (QoE) at a receiving user is possible by receiving more layers of the video. A utility function is proposed for every user that captures the perceived QoE at the user and the cost she pays for the video. Moreover, it captures the reward the user receives from others in exchange for forwarding the video to them. The utility function is designed in a way that the users who contribute more in the network, in terms of forwarding the video to others, are paid more. A non-cooperative game is formulated in which every user selfishly maximizes its own utility and determines the number of video layers she prefers to receive. The game is iterative and converges to the Nash equilibrium point. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed game theoretic model results in a higher QoE at the users as compared to that of a non-incentive video dissemination model.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121666111","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":"Cooperative Forwarding Using Distributed MISO in OFDMA Multihop Networks","authors":"Fabian Hohmann, A. Klein","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288248","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we investigate cooperative multihop communications based on OFDMA and fountain codes. Data packets are forwarded between clusters of simultaneously transmitting nodes which exploit the diversity of links by sharing the available subcarriers based on local channel conditions. Furthermore, to enable distributed MISO transmissions between clusters, we investigate the potential of distributing data packets within the cluster by single node transmissions prior to the common transmissions aiming to increase the achievable throughput. We present two novel forwarding schemes that utilize distributed MISO transmissions while taking advantage of the properties of fountain codes. The first scheme relies on a full distribution of all data packets within each cluster while the second scheme adapts the extent to which data packets are distributed within the cluster according to local channel conditions. The proposed schemes are compared to an exclusive SISO forwarding scheme in which no additional distribution within each cluster is used.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128394204","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 Kernel-Based QAM Symbol Error Probability Estimation Technique","authors":"Pasteur Poda, S. Saoudi","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8287956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8287956","url":null,"abstract":"Kernel techniques for efficient error probability estimation have demonstrated good performance in Bit Error Probability (BEP) estimation under a diversity of simulation frameworks. However, the transmission schemes of contemporary and emerging communication systems are more and more complex so that it is questionable if the Symbol Error Probability (SEP) estimate can be anyway derived from the BEP estimate. In this paper, we investigate for a direct way to efficiently estimate the SEP based on the kernel technique. We focus on the ubiquitous Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) systems and design a Gaussian kernel-based estimator. Simulation results, involving 4-QAM and 16-QAM symbols transmissions over the additive white Gaussian noise channel and over a frequency-selective channel, show that the proposed estimator can perform efficient, reliable and accurate SEP estimations.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115512791","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":"Radio Access for Future 5G Vehicular Networks","authors":"B. Masini, A. Bazzi, E. Natalizio","doi":"10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288299","url":null,"abstract":"Current wireless access technologies cannot satisfy all the requirements of future vehicular networks, and 5G could provide a solution to the actual limitations enabling super-fast, reliable, and low latency connections. The road to 5G vehicular networks can be considered opened by the Release 14 of Long Term Evolution (LTE), which enables vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications also out of coverage of the eNodeB. This work firstly focuses on radio access of actual and next generation vehicular networks, by highlighting the main limitations and potentialities. Then, it focuses on beaconing for cooperative awareness and compares the performance of LTE when adopted in different fashions, from the actual legacy solution in vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) mode to future potential alternatives, such as LTE-V2V, LTE-V2V with short subframe and LTE-V2V with full duplex (FD) radios. Performance results are provided in terms of medium access efficiency and success probability of resource allocation, and show the potential advantages of future solutions, especially those provided by LTE-V2V with FD radios.","PeriodicalId":375803,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124688174","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}