Throughput enhancement of frequency-hopping spread-spectrum networkwith adaptive antenna array and packet combining

Packet throughput is analysed and simulated for a slow FH/SSMA network with an adaptive antenna array and packet combining in a Rayleigh fading channel with shadowing. It is shown that pre-processing by the adaptive antenna array and post-processing by packet combining are effective at improving the reception performance of an FH/SSMA network     

Improving the performance of a slotted ALOHA packet radio networkwith an adaptive array

The use of an adaptive antenna array as a means of improving the performance of a slotted ALOHA packet radio network is presented. An adaptive array creates a strong capture effect at a packet radio terminal by automatically steering the receiver antenna pattern toward one packet and nulling other contending packets in a slot. A special code preamble and randomized arrival times within each slot allow the adaptive array to lock onto one packet in each slot. The throughput and delay performance of a network with an adaptive array are computed by applying the standard Markov chain analysis of slotted ALOHA. It is shown that throughput levels comparable to carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) are attainable with an adaptive array without the need for stations to be able to hear each other. The performance depends primarily on the number of adaptive array nulls, the array resolution, and the length of the randomization interval within each slot     

Adaptive error control for broadcast DS/SSMA packet radio networks

The throughput performance of a broadcast DS/SSMA packet radio network using adaptive error control is investigated. Simulated results for the network throughput against offered load are presented and show that adaptive error control significantly increases the throughput performance at all offered loads     

Maximum-likelihood decoding and code combining for DS/SSMA slottedALOHA

This paper considers the combination of multiple copies of a packet to improve the performance of a slotted direct-sequence spread-spectrum multiple-access (DS/SSMA) ALOHA packet radio system with coherent binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) modulation. Both slotted DS/SSMA ALOHA with and without forward error correction (FEC) are considered. For the case with FEC, maximum-likelihood decoding with code combining is used. Code combining allows for the combination of multiple copies of the same packet (which are typically discarded), to obtain a lower code rate for that specific packet, and therefore an improved probability of successful decoding. In both cases, combining multiple copies of the same packet results in a throughput which is an increasing function over a broad range of offered load, so that the system is more reliable from the point of view of stability. In addition, combining provides a higher throughput and a smaller time delay for packet transmission. This is illustrated by means of analytical and simulation results     

Performance Analysis of Anti-Interference Wireless Packet Networks for LEO Micro-Satellite with Adaptive Nulling Antenna Array

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Logical and diversity combining in FH/SSMA packet radio networks

We propose the logical and diversity combining in slotted frequency-hopped spread spectrum multiple access (FH/SSMA) packet radio networks. The proposed diversity scheme employs the symbol-by-symbol logical AND operation between the currently received packet and the previously combined packet. Our results show that the proposed low-complexity diversity combining scheme provides a significant performance improvement over existing diversity combining schemes     

扩谱ALOHA多址访问系统中数据包长度的最优化研究

 扩谱ALOHA多址访问(SAMA)是近年对传统无线扩谱分组通信及随机访问多址方式全新的认识.本文在系统分析SAMA基本性能的基础上,研究了对分组网络工作性能将产生重大影响的最优数据包长度的分析选取方法,给出了理论分析与仿真两种方案,分析方法及结果可以容易地推广到一般直接序列扩谱分组网络之中.     

Adaptive Retransmission Diversity with Packet Combining for Slotted DS/CDMA Packet Radio Networks

A time diversity automatic repeat-request (ARQ) scheme is investigated for slotted random access direct-sequence code-division multiaccess (DS/CDMA ALOHA) wireless packet radio networks on multipath Rayleigh fading channels. The receiver retains and processes all the retransmissions of a single data block (packet) using predetection diversity combining, instead of discarding those which are detected in error. This effectively improves the system throughput and delay characteristics especially at small values of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) per bit. A simple and practical selection combining rule is proposed, which lends itself to a low-complexity receiver structure and specifically suitable for high data rate transmissions. Owing to the stochastic nature of the multiple access interference, the new maximum output selection diversity (MO/SD) system yields superior performance in comparison to the traditional maximum SNR selection diversity (SNR/SD) model. The bit error rate performance, throughput and the average number of transmissions required to transmit a packet successfully with and without forward error correction (FEC) are evaluated. Numerical results reveal that the proposed adaptive retransmission diversity with packet combining provides a considerable advantage over the conventional slotted DS/CDMA ALOHA without incurring a substantial penalty in terms of cost or complexity.     

Performance Evaluation of Distributed Wireless Networks Using Smart Antennas in Low-Rank Channel

This paper investigates the performance of a distributed wireless network in which the nodes are equipped with fully adaptive smart antennas. The main goal is the evaluation of the influence that the geometrical configuration of the antenna array has on network throughput and packet delay. Analysis and simulations are performed to study the relationship between the geometry of the antenna array and the network topology. In this paper, the performance degradation due to both the small-channel angular spreads and the speed of mobile nodes is investigated. The results, which hold for the low-rank channel model only, extend to this specific case previous results obtained in ideal channel conditions. The study adopts an access scheme, previously proposed for ad-hoc networks, which is able to exploit the interferer suppression capabilities of smart antennas, together with realistic models for the antenna and the channel behaviors.     

Throughput performance of an unslotted direct-sequence SSMA packetradio network

A spread-spectrum multiple-access (SSMA) packet radio network model is presented. The topology is a fully connected network with identical message generation processes at all radios. Packet lengths are exponentially distributed, and packets are generated from a Poisson process, resulting in a Markovian model. This network model accounts for the availability of idle receivers in a finite population network. The model also allows the performance of the radio channel to be specified in detail. The channel considered is a BPSK (binary phase-shift keying) direct-sequence SSMA radio channel with hard-decision Viterbi decoding. An analysis of the Viterbi decoder leads to a bound on its performance which is valid for a system with a varying probability of error, as is the case for the network under consideration. The approximate analysis yields lower bounds on throughput and probability of successful packet transmission. Results are given which show the effects on throughput of the received energy-to-noise density ratio, the number of chips per symbol, and the number of radios, as well as the improvement due to error control coding     

Packet combining with adaptive retransmission control in DS-CDMA random access networks

Packet combining with adaptive retransmission control (ARC) in DS-CDMA random access networks has been investigated. The proposed system uses diversity packet combining while adaptively adjusting the retransmission probability of backlog users to optimize packet retransmissions. A soft decision DS-CDMA analysis is used to derive the optimum channel input for ARC. Simulation results show that packet combining with ARC can significantly increase the throughput and maintain the performance very close to its optimum in the high traffic region.     

Performance comparison of a slotted ALOHA DS/SSMA network and amultichannel narrow-band slotted ALOHA network

Throughput, delay, and stability for two slotted ALOHA packet radio systems are compared. One system is a slotted direct-sequence spread-spectrum multiple-access (DS/SSMA) network where each user employs a newly chosen random signature sequence for each bit in a transmitted packet. The other system is a multiple-channel slotted narrow-band ALOHA network where each packet is transmitted over a randomly selected channel. Accurate packet success probabilities for the code-division multiple-access (CDMA) system are computed using an improved Gaussian approximation technique which accounts for bit-to-bit error dependencies. Average throughput and delay results are obtained for the multiple-channel slotted ALOHA system and CDMA systems with block error correction. The first exit time (FET) is computed for both systems and used as a measure of the network stability. The CDMA system is shown to have better performance than the multiple-channel ALOHA system in all three areas     

Combinations of an adaptive array antenna and a canceller ofinterference for direct-sequence spread-spectrum multiple-access system

In the realization of code-division multiple access based on a spread-spectrum communication system, i.e. spread-spectrum multiple access (SSMA), reduction of cochannel interference is an important problem. An adaptive array antenna system is proposed that includes a cancellor of cochannel interference, which can improve performance by a combination of temporal and spatial filtering. While the adaptive array suppresses interference sources with arrival angles different from those of the desired user, the adaptive digital filter-canceller rejects those whose arrival angles are the same as those of the desired user. The proposed system can achieve stable acquisition and low error rate of demodulated data even in a heavy-interference channel where a conventional array antenna system cannot achieve satisfactory acquisition     

Packet throughput in slotted ALOHA DS/SSMA radio systems withrandom signature sequences

Packet throughput figures are obtained for direct sequence spread spectrum multiple access (DS/SSMA) slotted ALOHA radio systems where all users employ random signature sequences from bit-to-bit within all transmitted packets. These calculations use an improved Gaussian approximation technique which gives accurate bit error probabilities and also incorporates the effect of bit-to-bit error dependence within each packet in the multiaccess interference environment. Numerical results are given for packets which employ varying amounts of block error control, and a comparison is made with results obtained by other methods which ignore the effects of bit-to-bit error dependence within each packet in the multiaccess interference environment. Numerical results are given for packets which employ varying amount of block error control, and a comparison is made with results obtained by other methods which ignore the effects of bit-to-bit error and/or employ less-accurate Gaussian approximations to the probability of data bit error. Maximum throughput per unit bandwidth figures are calculated which compare favorably to similar figures for narrowband signaling techniques     

High throughput slotted ALOHA packet radio networks with adaptivearrays

The authors consider the use of a multiple-beam adaptive array (MBAA) in a packet radio system. In an MBAA, a given set of antenna elements is used to form several antenna patterns simultaneously. When it is used in a packet radio system, an MBAA can successfully receive two or more overlapping packets at the same time. Each beam captures a different packet by automatically pointing its pattern toward one packet while nulling other, contending packets. It is shown how an MBAA can be integrated into a single-hop slotted ALOHA packet radio system, and the resulting throughput is analyzed for both finite- and infinite-user populations     

Impact of spacing and gain imbalance between two dipoles on HSPA throughput performance

The throughput performance of two parallel half-wavelength dipoles with different antenna spacings and antenna gain imbalances for two frequency bands in a live high-speed packet access (HSPA) network is reported. It was found that an antenna spacing of 0.25 wavelengths and gain imbalances of up to 6 dB are sufficient to provide significant throughput gain for the same transmit power, or equivalently, an increase in network coverage for a given throughput, as compared to a single dipole.     

跳频/多载波频率分集/扩频多址无线通信系统的研究

本文提出了一种跳频／多载波频率分集／扩频多址（ＦＨ／ＭＣＦＤ／ＳＳＭＡ）无线通信系统,给出了ＦＨ／ＭＣＦＤ／ＳＳＭＡ系统的发送和接收模型,对判惟变量统计特性进行了分析,然后对峰窝系统反向链路在理想定时和信道估计条件下用户平均接收误码率进行了仿真。结果表明,ＦＨ／ＭＣＦＤ／ＳＳＭＡ蜂窝通信系统具有较好的抗多径衰落能力,同单载波ＦＨ／ＳＳＭＡ系统相比其误码性能和频谱效率有显著改善。     

Analysis of FHMA performance on block cipher based frequency-hopping sequences

Based on the triple Data Encryption Standard (DES) block cipher frequency-hopping (FH) sequences, a kind of packet protocol for frequency-hopping multiple-access (FHMA) network is suggested in this paper. In theory, the performances of both the packet error and the throughput are derived, which shows that the ratio of the packet length M to the frequency slots number q is most key parameter to determine the FHMA system performance under the condition of large user number. Computer simulation results of 3-DES FH sequences compared with those of the chaotic FH sequences are also included to support our developments.     

基于分组密码的跳频序列多址接入性能分析

基于3DES迭代型分组密码产生的跳频序列,构造了一种跳频组网的随机多址接入方案模型。在此基础上分析了跳频码分多址的系统接入性能,从理论上推导出跳频图案碰撞引起的误分组率、跳频组网的吞吐量和归一化吞吐率,证明数据分组长度M与可用频隙数q的比值是决定跳频码分多址系统性能的重要因素。计算机仿真结果验证了理论的正确性,同时也证明了基于分组密码的跳频序列具有较好的跳频多址组网性能。     

Capacity, throughput, and delay of slotted ALOHA DS-CDMA links with adaptive space-time auxiliary-vector receivers

We investigate the user capacity, throughput, and delay characteristics of a mobile slotted ALOHA direct-sequence code-division-multiple-access (DS-CDMA) link with dedicated signatures under multipath fading and packet-rate adaptive antenna array signal reception. For a given system transmission bit rate, the packet size is designed to be sufficiently small to conform with the coherence time of the channel. Then, on an individual packet-by-packet basis, a phase-ambiguous spatial-temporal channel estimate is produced by a blind (unsupervised) eigensubspace procedure. The space-time channel estimate is phase corrected via a few pilot packet mid-amble bits and used for joint spatial-temporal multiple-access-interference suppression according to the principles of auxiliary-vector filtering. Subsequently, packet success probabilities are derived in the presence or absence of forward error correction and are used to evaluate the throughput and delay characteristics of the link.