{"title":"Proposal of Temporal Feature Layers for Network Traffic Dataset Generation Using C-GAN","authors":"Yukito Onodera;Erina Takeshita;Tomoya Kosugi;Satoshi Suzuki","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0062","url":null,"abstract":"As machine learning research in the networking field has become more active in recent years, the demand for network traffic datasets has increased. On the other hand, the amount and types of publicly available network traffic datasets are scarce as training datasets for machine learning. Therefore, we focus on the generative adversarial network (GAN) as a data generation model, aiming to use generated rather than publicly available training datasets. However, existing GANs have difficulty generating sufficiently diverse network traffic to improve generalization ability while representing variations across weekdays, weekends, and date. This study proposes a new layers inserted into the conditional GAN model with the functions of expanding dimensionality of time-series traffic data and embedding temporal position information. Experimental results show that the model with the proposed layers inserted generated diverse network traffic data that represents temporal features.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 8","pages":"319-322"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554803","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two Types of Bandwidth Evaluation of Crossed Spherical Helix Antennas Using Numerical Simulation","authors":"Takuma Shimada;Mina Nishie;Keisuke Noguchi;Masato Odagaki;Keisuke Fujita","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0038","url":null,"abstract":"Comparing the bandwidths of a crossed spherical helix antenna (XSHA) and conventional antennas is challenging owing to significant change in the radiation efficiency with respect to frequency even at low voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR). Thus, two types of evaluation were performed in this work to demonstrate the wideband property of XSHA. First, the antennas were assumed to be made of a perfect conductor and were compared regarding only the VSWR bandwidth. Next, we compared the bandwidth at radiation efficiency of lossy antennas based on the generalized effective fractional bandwidth \u0000<tex>$(B_{e}). B_{e}$</tex>\u0000 is the product of the bandwidth and the radiation efficiency varying with frequency. Numerical simulations were conducted to compare the bandwidths for \u0000<tex>$VSWR leq 3$</tex>\u0000. The bandwidth of the XSHA is 2.19 and 2.11 times wider than those of single resonance antenna in lossless and lossy cases, respectively. Compared with a dual resonance antenna, the bandwidth of the XSHA is 1.36 times greater at acceptable radiation efficiencies of 50%.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 9","pages":"351-354"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554804","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142091062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On Hyperparameter Determination for GPR-Based Channel Prediction in IRS-Assisted Wireless Communication Systems","authors":"Norisato Suga;Kazuto Yano;Yafei Hou;Toshikazu Sakano","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0058","url":null,"abstract":"Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), which can reflect radio waves controlling the phase of incident radio waves, is being investigated for wireless communication in high-frequency bands. To control the reflection characteristic, it is necessary to separately estimate a large number of channel coefficients between transmitting and receiving antennas through each IRS element. This causes significant overhead for the channel estimation. We have proposed a channel prediction method to reduce the overhead using Gaussian process regression with spectral mixture kernel. In Gaussian process regression, the determination of the hyperparameters used to calculate the kernel matrix has a significant impact on prediction accuracy. In this study, we propose validation-based hyperparameter determination for GPR-based channel prediction and evaluate the performance difference between the gradient method and validation.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 8","pages":"315-318"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554672","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measurement-Based Estimation of Carrier Sense Behavior for Simulation Modeling","authors":"Ayano Ohnishi;Tetsuya Iye;Michio Miyamoto;Takahito Inoshita","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0045","url":null,"abstract":"One possible approach to address communication delay in the complex wireless environment of manufacturing sites is to predict the delay by system-level simulator (SLS) and notify the communication control system in advance. For accurate delay prediction, the carrier sense (CS) model in SLS should incorporate real device characteristics. However, accurate modeling of CS is difficult since its implementation specifications are usually not publicly available. In this letter, we propose a method for estimating CS characteristics using electromagnetic noise generated simulatively by software-defined radio and emitted from a microwave oven and verify the effectiveness of this method.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 8","pages":"323-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554801","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hironao Abe;Hideo Kawata;Yuhei Kawakami;Akifumi Tanase;Shinichi Yoshihara;Tomoaki Yoshida
{"title":"Proposal to Reduce Computation Time in TAS Rescheduling Scheme","authors":"Hironao Abe;Hideo Kawata;Yuhei Kawakami;Akifumi Tanase;Shinichi Yoshihara;Tomoaki Yoshida","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0067","url":null,"abstract":"IEEE802.1Qbv Time-Aware Shaper (TAS) has attracted attention as a technology to realize low-delay communication in various fields. Especially in industrial networks, the demand for low-latency communication between remote areas is increasing, and the realization of a service provider network (SPNW) using TAS is expected. We consider the scheduling scheme of TAS for SPNW. When the scheduling order cannot be controlled, as in SPNW, the bandwidth utilization efficiency is lower than when the scheduling order is ideal. To cope with such problems, we propose a rescheduling scheme focusing on the difference in scheduling difficulty. However, the increase in computational load due to rescheduling has not been discussed. In this paper, we consider a method to reduce the computation time of the rescheduling method.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 8","pages":"343-346"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554802","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PRNet with Convolution Layer for PAPR Reduction of OFDM Signals","authors":"Masaya Ohta;Koichi Kubota","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0091","url":null,"abstract":"This research uses deep learning to address the high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), which is critical for wireless communications. Although a PAPR-reducing network (PRNet), which is a deep learning model, can be used to suppress the PAPR, its computational cost is huge. In this research, the number of layers in a PRNet model is optimized and a fully connected layer is replaced with a convolution layer to reduce the computational load.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 8","pages":"339-342"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554794","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Usability Improvement in Color Constancy CAPTCHA","authors":"Shotaro Usuzaki;Wang Yihan;Kentaro Aburada;Hisaaki Yamaba;Kayoko Takatsuka;Tetsuro Katayama;Mirang Park;Naonobu Okazaki","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0052","url":null,"abstract":"CAPTCHAs have traditionally been used to deter bots, but ensuring protection against machine learning attacks has become difficult. To tackle this problem, we proposed a CAPTCHA based on color constancy, a human cognitive ability that is difficult for machines to reproduce. Although this method achieved high attack resistance while maintaining usability compared to existing CAPTCHAs, the response time increased due to the color selection operation. To address this, we changed the task to a click-type format while keeping the original concept. Our experimental results show that our method matches the response times of existing CAPTCHAs without compromising attack resistance.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 8","pages":"331-334"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554800","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"System Residual Noise Reduction for Non-Contact Passive Intermodulation Measurements of Array Antennas Using Multiple Testers","authors":"Iori Serizawa;Nobuhiro Kuga","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0057","url":null,"abstract":"This letter proposes a concept of residual noise reduction when using multiple testers for non-contact passive intermodulation (PIM) measurements with near field sensing for array antennas. As described herein, the harmonic balance method and the finite difference time domain method are used for simulation. Examination is conducted for third-order PIMs in two-tone testing in the 2 GHz band. Simulation results indicate that the PIM noise which is weaker than the residual PIM of each tester becomes detectable when using the proposed method. The concept is validated further through experimentation using an equivalent array circuit in the 2 GHz band.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 8","pages":"335-338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554807","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuji Yano;Hisashi Iwamoto;Tsutomu Sasao;Shingo Ata
{"title":"Implementation and Evaluation of Lightweight in-Vehicle Security Switch with Hierarchical Hash Table","authors":"Yuji Yano;Hisashi Iwamoto;Tsutomu Sasao;Shingo Ata","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0093","url":null,"abstract":"As a result of the growth of autonomous driving technology, vehicle networks increasingly require not only broadband capabilities and real-time communication, but also enhanced security features. In this paper, we propose a lightweight security switch using hierarchical hash table to achieve security functionality at the central gateway within the vehicle network. Our proposed switch combines header information from Layer-2 to Layer-4 to determine whether incoming packets are attack packets or not. It also achieves fast packet forwarding using low-latency hierarchical hash table. We evaluated the system performance with the FPGA board implementing the proposed security switch, and achieved low-latency transfers of 500 nanoseconds or less.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 8","pages":"347-350"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554805","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"QoS Evaluation of ATS in IEEE 802.1TSN on In-Vehicle Ethernet by Comparing with CBS and TAS","authors":"Akari Yoshimura;Yoshihiro Ito","doi":"10.23919/comex.2024XBL0085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/comex.2024XBL0085","url":null,"abstract":"This paper evaluates the QoS of Ethernet-based in-vehicle networks with Asynchronous Traffic Shaping (ATS), Credit-Based Shaper (CBS), and Traffic Aware Shaper (TAS), which are QoS controls defined in IEEE 802.1TSN(Time Sensitive Networking), by experiment; it then compares QoS among them. Since the number of ECUs is increasing and moving toward the realization of fully automated vehicles, Ethernet is being introduced to send them. In addition, as Ethernet-based in-vehicle networks are being deployed, adopting IEEE 802.1TSN is also being considered. Although many studies have evaluated QoS controls, such as CBS and TAS, few studies of QoS provided ATS over in-vehicle networks. Thus, the authors evaluate the QoS of ATS and then compare ATS to the other QoS controls by two experiments. One evaluates basic QoS, and the other treats actual use cases. Experimental results show that ATS can suppress maximum delay and frame losses more than the other controls when the frame interval is wide and the size is large over in-vehicle network. Moreover, they also indicate that ATS can reduce the maximum delay and delay jitter at the sacrifice of the frame loss rate by lowering the maximum residence time. Therefore, if the requirement for delay is more important than that for frame losses. it is better to adopt ATS.","PeriodicalId":54101,"journal":{"name":"IEICE Communications Express","volume":"13 9","pages":"355-358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10554799","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142090808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}