{"title":"An enhanced V-BLAST with non-stationary interference avoidance capability","authors":"Younghoon Jo, Dapeng Oliver Wu","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753255","url":null,"abstract":"Reliable communication under interferences is desired by both military and commercial parties. This paper proposes a vertical-Bell Laboratories Layered Space-Time (V-BLAST) architecture with non-stationary interference avoidance capability. A transform domain processing (TDP) and minimum mean square error (MMSE) detector are combined with the V-BLAST to enhance performance in a narrow band interference (NBI) environment. A key idea of TDP is to generate an adaptive modulated information-bearing signal avoiding spectrally crowded regions in the transform domain at both transmitters and receivers of the V-BLAST system. The adaptive interference-free signal is synthesized by a non-parametric spectral estimator, called Caponpsilas method (CM). The proposed V-BLAST system also incorporates the MMSE detector. These approaches offer better bit error performance than other interference mitigation methodologies that process signals at the receiver only, and better than other similar systems that use a parametric spectral estimator with zero-forcing detector. Our simulation results indicate that the proposed system mitigates not only stationary interferences but also non-stationary interferences. Therefore, the proposed system is a viable option for the highly reliable multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"88 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127043273","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":"Distributed feature-based modulation classification using wireless sensor networks","authors":"P. Forero, A. Cano, G. Giannakis","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753252","url":null,"abstract":"Automatic modulation classification (AMC) is a critical prerequisite for demodulation of communication signals in tactical scenarios. Depending on the number of unknown parameters involved, the complexity of AMC can be prohibitive. Existing maximum-likelihood and feature-based approaches rely on centralized processing. The present paper develops AMC algorithms using spatially distributed sensors, each acquiring relevant features of the received signal. Individual sensors may be unable to extract all relevant features to reach a reliable classification decision. However, the cooperative in-network approach developed enables high classification rates at reduced-overhead, even when features are noisy and/or missing. Simulated tests illustrate the performance of the novel distributed AMC scheme.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115053056","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":"Waveform and RF power amplifier interdependencies in battery-powered tactical radio applications","authors":"John W. Nieto, Richard Buckley, William Furman","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753062","url":null,"abstract":"This paper will examine the subtle interdependencies of physical layer waveforms and RF power amplifiers when applied to a battery-powered tactical radio system. Traditional physical layer analysis usually compares the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) required to achieve a desired bit error rate (BER) but does not consider how the peak-power to average-power ratio (PAPR) of the waveform will affect the design and performance of the power amplifier. This paper will address both the BER performance of physical layer waveforms and the class/efficiency/power constraints of power amplifiers for use in a battery-powered tactical environment.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116518458","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":"Strategies for time-based multi-path secure information disseminations in MANETs","authors":"X. Hong, Bo Gu, Qunwei Zheng","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753400","url":null,"abstract":"Sending messages securely to protect confidentiality in mobile ad hoc networks is a challenging issue due to the open wireless media, the spacial constraints and the difficulty in establishing strict security mechanisms. To tackle the problem, we have presented a scheme where a source node sends shares of a message at different times. Due to node mobility, the shares will be routed through different intermediate nodes. It is highly unlikely that a particular intermediate node (an eavesdropper) is able to be on (or around) many of these routes and collect enough shares to reconstruct the original message. The scheme is particular suitable for applications that can tolerate long message delays, as those studied in delay tolerant networks. The paper focuses on analyzing the strategies that a node can use in determining the intervals between two shares, and in tuning to applicationspsila requirements on delay bounds. The results provide a guideline for the configuration and the security of the scheme. We further investigate the influence from various mobility models on the security property. The results show big differences among the models and the practical aspect of the scheme. In all, our proposed scheme provides a valuable alternative for delay tolerant applications to enhance message confidentiality.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122313776","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":"Demodulation performance for MUOS user-to-base downlink receiver","authors":"A. P. Helwig","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753473","url":null,"abstract":"In the DOD mobile-user objective system (MUOS), the U2B downlink feeds data representing 32 digitized WCDMA beam-carriers from the spacecraft to ground. To meet system requirements this link must be highly available. Link format and coding design have been performed to support these needs. Ground hardware development is well underway, and demodulation performance data is now available that provides confirmation of many aspects of the design. This paper presents the rationale for the predicted demodulation performance as well as the measured performance. Degradation due to transmitter phase noise has been a particular concern; therefore, this paper also includes predictions of expected degradation due to phase noise as well as measured BER performance with phase noise intentionally imparted onto the downlink test signal input to the U2B receiver.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122809423","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":"Markovian approach to model Underwater Acoustic channel: Techniques comparison","authors":"F. Pignieri, F. Rango, F. Veltri, S. Marano","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753161","url":null,"abstract":"In the last years, Underwater Acoustic (UWA) sensor networks have exponentially grown in many scientific, industrial and research areas. Wireless underwater communications are required in many application fields, such as real time remote control of seabed and oil rigs, monitoring of underwater environments, collecting of scientific data recorded by stations on the seabed, conversation between divers, mapping of the seabed (in order either to detect objects or to discover new resources), prevention of disasters, and many others. In order to allow these applications, the aspect of physical phenomena affecting acoustic communications cannot be neglected. The shallow-water acoustic channel is different from the radio channels in many aspects. The available bandwidth of the UWA channel is limited and it depends on both range and frequency. Within this limited bandwidth, the acoustic signals are affected by time-varying multipath, which may create severe inter symbol interference (ISI) and large Doppler shifts and spreads. These characteristics restrict the range and bandwidth for the reliable communications. Many works have already treated underwater acoustic channel modeling problem, however, at the best of our knowledge, they work only at the bit level and they are not suitable for those contexts in which a high level model is required. For this purpose, our paper discusses about a high level channel model based on Markov Chain approach for the underwater environment. Finite State Markov Model is developed for Packet Error Rate (PER) evaluation in an underwater channel, using the concept of error trace analysis. Some high level models well known in literature are compared to obtain statistical evaluations in order to find the model best fitting the underwater channel dynamics. Simulation and analysis are made in Matlab.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122964935","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":"Evaluation of frequency offset and Doppler effect in terrestrial RF and in underwater acoustic OFDM systems","authors":"S. Ahmed, H. Arslan","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753547","url":null,"abstract":"Frequency offset and Doppler effect cause loss of orthogonality in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), which in turn may severely degrade receiver performance. Traditionally, most of the literature dealt with non-varying Doppler effect over OFDM subcarriers. However, in terrestrial ultra-wideband (UWB) OFDM radio frequency (RF) and in high data rate underwater acoustic communication (UAC), the effect of Doppler varies considerably over OFDM band. This paper will investigate the frequency offset and the varying effect of Doppler through analysis and simulation in both domains in order to maintain orthogonality or to compensate loss of orthogonality. To the best knowledge of the authors, this type of detailed analysis is not present in these domains, and thus this paper provides a valuable contribution.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"7 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114404643","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":"Demonstration of synchronization method for frequency hopping ad hoc network","authors":"Juha Huovinen, T. Vanninen, J. Iinatti","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753304","url":null,"abstract":"Anti-jamming capability and protection against interception are key priorities in wireless mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) or sensor networks for military applications. These features are supported by spread spectrum (SS) techniques such as frequency hopping (FH). In an FH ad hoc network, the phase of hopping sequence, i.e., FH-code phase is typically derived from the local clock reading of each node. Therefore, network-wide time synchronization is needed in order to get the nodes to simultaneously switch to the same frequency channel, i.e., hop synchronously. In this paper, a rarely issued distributed FH-code phase synchronization method for an FH MANET is implemented and demonstrated on wireless open-access research platforms (WARPs). In the earlier studies the considered method has been investigated to be military compliant in the anti-jamming and low probability of detection -sense. Herein, the measurements are reported for static scenarios of two and three nodes. Sufficient time synchronization is managed to be preserved for the frequency hopping operations in the presence of the measured clock drifts. Furthermore, it is shown that the system is able to maintain the FH-code phase synchronization as long as the clock errors are less than half the dwell time.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"138 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114488104","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 mediation service for Web Services provision in tactical disadvatnaged environment","authors":"J. Sliwa, M. Amanowicz","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753323","url":null,"abstract":"The article describes Web services realization in a disadvantaged environment of the service oriented architecture (SOA) - based C4I tactical system that supports provision of situational awareness at the tactical level. In our work we propose a mediation service that interacts both with the producer and consumer of information, checks the quality of service (QoS) level of the service that can be offered by the network and accepted by producer and consumer. It adapts Web service realization to the client needs, and available network resources. The mediation service is also available in the service registry and can be discovered by the client requesting the adaptation. In the first part of the article we present the review of the methods of Web service realization in disadvantaged grids and provide justification of our work. In the second part we provide description of the mediation service operation. In the last part we provide primary verification of the service operation in assumed SOA tactical disadvantaged environment.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114546195","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":"Power control in random access ad hoc networks","authors":"F. J. Block","doi":"10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753394","url":null,"abstract":"It has been shown that throughput in wireless networks is enhanced by using scheduled transmissions, low transmitter power, and multiple short hops to relay a packet from its source to its destination. There remain several difficulties with this approach. For example, relaying over many hops can cause large packet delays. The routing and slot assignment protocols can also incur a large overhead penalty. Thus, in many cases, it may be necessary to forego this approach and have nodes transmit directly to their intended receivers using random access techniques. If random channel access is used, a receiver may experience interference from packets intended for other radios. Interference can be limited by having nodes reduce their power to their intended destinations. However, without multi-hop routing, the possibility of a receiver experiencing very strong interference remains because it is likely that some transmitters may not be able to reduce their power levels substantially. Any gains achieved by lowering power levels to reduce interference may be countered by the loss of extra link margin that can protect against interference. Also, because frequency hopping (FH) is relatively immune to the near/far problem, it is not clear that a power control strategy which works well for FH systems would also work well for non-hopping networks. In this paper, the throughput attainable from several deterministic and random power control strategies will be considered for non-hopping and frequency-hop random access networks using a power-based capture model for reception.","PeriodicalId":434891,"journal":{"name":"MILCOM 2008 - 2008 IEEE Military Communications Conference","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122024593","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}