Effects of Electromagnetic Waves with LTE and 5G Bandwidth on the Skin Pigmentation In Vitro

With the rapid growth of wireless communication devices, the influences of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on human health are gathering increasing attention. Since the skin is the largest organ of the body and is located at the outermost layer, it is considered a major target for the health effects of EMF. Skin pigmentation represents one of the most frequent symptoms caused by various non-ionizing radiations, including ultraviolet radiation, blue light, infrared, and extremely low frequency (ELF). Here, we investigated the effects of EMFs with long-term evolution (LTE, 1.762 GHz) and 5G (28 GHz) bandwidth on skin pigmentation in vitro. Murine and Human melanoma cells (B16F10 and MNT-1) were exposed to either LTE or 5G for 4 h per day, which is considered the upper bound of average smartphone use time. It was shown that neither LTE nor 5G exposure induced significant effects on cell viability or pigmentation. The dendrites of MNT-1 were neither lengthened nor regressed after EMF exposure. Skin pigmentation effects of EMFs were further examined in the human keratinocyte cell line (MNT-1-HaCaT) co-culture system, which confirmed the absence of significant hyper-pigmentation effects of LTE and 5G EMFs. Lastly, MelanoDerm™, a 3D pigmented human epidermis model, was irradiated with LTE (1.762 GHz) or 5G (28 GHz), and image analysis and special staining were performed. No changes in the brightness of MelanoDerm™ tissues were observed in LTE- or 5G-exposed tissues, except for only minimal changes in the size of melanocytes. Collectively, these results imply that exposure to LTE and 5G EMFs may not affect melanin synthesis or skin pigmentation under normal smartphone use condition.     

LTE系统多小区上行联合功控算法

针对传统的小区内开环功率控制算法通常以提升本小区的吞吐量性能为目标，忽略了当前小区用户对邻小区用户同频干扰的问题，为提升边缘用户性能的同时兼顾系统整体性能，提出了一种LTE系统小区间上行联合功率控制（UJPC）算法。该算法采用单基站三扇区为系统模型，以最优化系统吞吐量比例公平函数为目标，首先根据最小信干噪比（SINR）约束值和用户最大发射功率这两个约束条件得到相应的数学优化模型，然后采用连续凸近似的方法求解优化问题得出各个基站所管辖的小区内所有用户的最优发射功率。仿真结果表明，与基准的开环功控方案相比，联合功控方案在保证系统平均频谱利用率的情况下能够较大幅度地提高小区边缘频谱利用率，其最佳性能增益能达到50%。     

长期演进系统基于加权平均时延的下行资源调度

针对长期演进（LTE）移动通信系统下行链路传输中多用户的实时（RT）与非实时（NRT）业务传输性能需求问题，提出一种基于用户加权平均时延的改进型的最大加权延时优先（MLWDF）资源调度算法。该算法在考虑信道感知与用户服务质量（QoS）感知的基础上引入反映用户缓冲区状态的加权平均时延因子，该因子通过用户缓冲区中待传输数据与已发送数据的平均时延均衡得到，使具有较大时延和业务量的实时业务优先调度，提升了用户的性能体验。理论分析与链路仿真表明，提出算法在保证各业务时延及公平性的基础上，提升了实时业务的QoS性能，在用户数量达到50的条件下，对比MLWDF算法实时业务的丢包率降低了53.2%，其用户平均吞吐量提升了44.7%，虽牺牲了非实时业务的吞吐量，但仍优于VT-MLWDF算法。实验结果表明，所提算法在多用户多业务传输条件下提升了实时业务的传输性能，并在QoS性能上明显优于对比算法。     

A narrow-frame antenna for WWAN/LTE/WiMAX/WLAN mobile phones

In this paper, we present a novel narrow-frame antenna with a size of 75 × 8 × 5.8 mm³ for 5.7 in. mobile phones. The antenna mainly consists of a monopole with four branches that are coupled to a two-branch grounded strip. Our antenna is able to cover more bands than other narrow-frame antennas by excitation of several resonant modes. The improved range of the antenna covers the following eleven bands: LTE700, GSM850, GSM900, DCS, PCS, UMTS, LTE2300, LTE2500, LTE3400 (3400–3800 MHz)/WiMAX3.5 GHz (3400–3650 MHz), WLAN5.2 GHz (5150–5350 MHz) and WLAN5.8 GHz (5725–5875 MHz). Another advantage of the proposed antenna is that it does not need any lumped element to match the antenna. The working principles of the proposed antenna are thoroughly studied. A prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated and measured, with the results in good agreement with the simulation results.     

Fundamental study of high Q‐factor RF spiral inductor using carbonyl‐iron/epoxy composite magnetic core

In order to increase the Q‐factor of an RF spiral inductor used in the RF front‐end circuit of smartphone handsets, we introduced a carbonyl‐iron/epoxy composite magnetic core in the air‐core spiral inductor. The composite magnetic core, which was made by metal‐mask printing, consisted of carbonyl‐iron powder of 1.1 μm mean diameter and an epoxy resin matrix. We found that the 45 vol.% CIP composite magnetic core had a saturation magnetization of 0.9 T, relative permeability of ∼6, and loss tangent (tan δ) of ∼0.2 at 1 GHz. A two‐turn copper spiral inductor fabricated with the composite magnetic core filled only in the spacing between the conductor lines showed a clear Q‐factor increase of ∼29% compared to the air‐core spiral inductor at 1 GHz. Thus we obtained a substantial increase in the Q‐factor by the embedded composite magnetic core in the spacing between the conductor lines. The main reason for this is that the magnetic flux passing through the conductor lines was decreased by the magnetic core embedded in the spacing between conductor lines as a result of the magnetic flux passing mainly through the embedded magnetic core. Therefore, proximity effect is suppressed in the conductor line of the spiral coil. © 2016 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

A power‐area‐efficient, 3‐band, 2‐RX MIMO,TD‐LTE receiver with direct‐coupled ADC

In this work, a power‐area‐efficient, 3‐band, 2‐RX MIMO, and TD‐LTE (backward compatible with the HSPA+, HSUPA, HSDPA, and TD‐SCDMA) CMOS receiver is presented and implemented in 0.13‐μm CMOS technology. The continuous‐time delta‐sigma A/D converters (CT ?Σ ADCs) are directly coupled to the outputs of the transimpedance amplifiers, eliminating the need of analog anti‐aliasing filters between RX front‐end and ADCs in conventional structures. The strong adjacent channel interference without low‐pass filter attenuation is handled by proper gain control. A low‐power small‐area solution for excess loop delay compensation is implemented in the CT ?Σ ADC. At 20 MHz bandwidth, the CT ?Σ ADC achieves 66 dB dynamic range and 3.5 dB RX chip noise figure is measured. A maximum of 2.4 dB signal‐to‐noise ratio degradation is measured in all the adjacent channel selectivity (ACS) and blocking tests, demonstrating the effectiveness of the strategy against the low‐pass filter removal from the conventional architecture. The receiver dissipates a maximum of 171 mW at 2‐RX MIMO mode. To our best knowledge, it is the first research paper on the design of fully integrated commercial TD‐LTE receiver. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一种咬尾卷积译码的修正算法

在LTE系统中,物理广播信道和物理下行控制信道均采用了咬尾卷积编码,咬尾卷积编码拥有很多优良的性能.针对咬尾卷积译码,提出了一种基于Viterbi译码的修正算法——正逆序结合译码算法,根据分支度量确定误码在数据帧的分布,最后确定采用正序还是逆序译码结果.仿真结果表明,Viterbi的修正方法有效地降低了系统误码率,而且具有普适性,适合应用于LTE系统.     

LTE 毫微微蜂窝基站射频收发器的设计与实现*

针对近年来LTE 毫微微蜂窝基站商用加快和规模扩大,减小LTE 毫微微蜂窝基站的尺寸和降低其成 本就变得越来越重要。在保证基站性能的基础上,如何设计无线电收发器以减少尺寸和成本成为很大的挑战。设 计了一种应用于LTE 毫微微蜂窝基站中的低成本MIMO 射频收发器。分析了发射机和接收机的各项需求指标,提 出了块级的射频参数。据此,射频收发器被系统地分为几个子模块,分别设计了这些不同的子模块,同时区分各个 子模块的特点。所得到的测定结果表明,充分集成的射频收发器的设计不仅具有小尺寸,也符合LTE 毫微微基站的 各项指标。     

LTE时代信令网网络组织与演进

LTE网络采用全IP网络架构,对比2G/3G时代以TDM为主的网络组织完全不同,LTE网络内部各网元间通信、LTE网与2G/3G网、固定电话网等网间互通如何实现。从信令演进趋势看,Diameter协议将取代传统的SS7协议,成为LTE网络广泛应用的核心网网元间通信协议,未来信令网络的发展趋势为IP化,Diameter信令网将长期与SS7信令网共存。     

浅析移动宽带语音演进VoLTE实现方案

在经历了从传统电路交换到软交换的发展之后,随着移动无线侧LTE网络的大规模承建及发展,移动语音业务未来正在走向移动宽带语音。随着FMC融合核心网IMS网络的日益成熟,关于LTE移动宽带语音的技术选择上,业内人士认为基于IMS的Vo LTE方案将最终成为LTE网络语音业务的商用选择。