Machine Learning for Wireless Communication Channel Modeling: An Overview

Wireless Personal Communications - In real time communication system, packets of lower prioritized flows suffer a longer queuing delay than the packets having higher priority. As a result, they...     

Modeling End-to-End Wireless Lossy Channels: A Finite-State Markov Approach

In this paper, we present a model for wireless losses in packet transmission data networks. The model provides information about the wireless channel status that can be used in congestion control schemes. A Finite State Markov Channel (FSMC) approach is implemented to model the wireless slow fading for different modulation schemes. The arrival process statistics of the packet traces determine the channel state transition probabilities, where the statistics of both error-free and erroneous bursts are captured. Later, we establish SNR partitioning scheme that uses the transition probabilities as a basis for the state margins. The crossover probability associated with each state is calculated accordingly. We also propose an end-to-end approach to loss discrimination based on the channel state estimation at the receiver. Finally, we present a scheme for finding the channel optimal number of states as a function of the SNR. The presented FSMC approach does not restrict the state transitions to the adjacent states, nor does impose constant state duration as compared to some literature studies. We validate our model by experimental packet traces. Our simulation results show the feasibility of building a fading channel model for better wireless-loss awareness.     

无线信道空域特性的实验研究

随着移动通信技术的发展,特别是智能天线技术的引入,提出了无线信道的空域(或角域)特性的问题.本文介绍了信道空域特性的一些实验研究方法和近年来这方面的最新研究成果,包括一些实验结果和理论分析,并给出了详细而有条理的引文来源,希望能够说明个人通信环境下空域传播特性研究的重要性和存在的主要问题.同时文中还提出了一种新的测量思路,以克服实验中遇到的困难.     

基于跨层公平性准则的自适应无线资源分配方法

该文提出了一种新的公平性准则,它既适用于实时业务又适用于非实时业务,是一种对物理层和MAC层联合优化的跨层公平性准则。基于该准则提出了一种新的跨层自适应资源分配方案。仿真结果显示,该方案不仅可以较好地满足用户提出的QoS要求,而且可以保证用户间服务质量满意度的公平性。     

三种无线通信协议综述

蓝牙（IEEE 802.15.1）、ZigBee（IEEE802.15.4）、Wi-Fi（IEEE 802.11）是当前流行的三种短距离无线通信协议标准,从应用的角度来看蓝牙技术是为取代个人的电子设备间的有线连接。ZigBee技术是为了建立一个可靠的无线监控网络,Wi-Fi技术的目的取代个人电脑的网线。现将对这三种流行的通信协议的主要特征比较,包括传输速度、功耗、安全。     

无线接收机结构设计

回顾了无线接收机的发展情况，着重研究了面向SOC的结构，分析了几种典型接收机结构的优缺点，并总结了它们的改进方法。     

一种新型的基于神经网络的无线信道模型

本文提出了一种使用神经网络来建模和仿真无线通信信道的方法。由于神经网络优异的学习特性,文中使用神经网络对无线信道的输入输出响应进行建模,讨论了建模的方法,给出了仿真的结果,分析了遇到的问题和解决方法,并进一步阐述了在实际的无线信道环境中使用神经网络建模的优越性。     

Modeling and Estimation of Wireless OFDM Channels by Using Time-Frequency Analysis

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has become a very popular method for high data rate wireless communications because of its advantages over single carrier modulation schemes on multipath, frequency selective fading channels. However, intercarrier interference, due to Doppler frequency shifts, and multipath fading severely degrade the performance of OFDM systems. Estimation of channel parameters is required at the receiver. In this paper, we present a channel modeling and estimation method based on the time-frequency representation of the received signal. The discrete evolutionary transform provides a time-frequency procedure to obtain a complete characterization of the multipath, fading, and frequency selective channels. Simulations are used to illustrate the performance of the proposed procedure and to compare it with other time-varying channel estimation techniques.     

An Efficient Cross-Layer Optimization Algorithm for Data Transmission in Wireless Sensor Networks

In this paper, we propose a cross layer congestion optimization scheme for allocating the resources of wireless sensor networks to achieve maximization of network performance. The congestion control, routing selection, link capacity allocation, and power consumption are all taken account to yield an optimal scheme based on the Lagrangian optimization. The Lagrangian multiplier is adopted to adjust power consumption, congestion rate, routing selection and link capacity allocation, so that the network performance can be satisfied between the trade-off of efficiency and fairness of resource allocation. The proposed algorithm can significantly achieve the maximization of network performance in relieving the network congestion with less power consumption. Excellent simulation results are obtained to demonstrate our innovative idea, and show the efficiency of our proposed algorithm.     

Maximum-Likelihood Header Estimation: A Cross-Layer Methodology for Wireless Multimedia

We propose a novel cross-layer header estimation methodology that can be used by UDP-based wireless multimedia applications to estimate corrupted packet headers, thereby realizing significant throughput improvements. The proposed methodology requires only minor modifications to the protocol stack at the receiver while no modifications are needed to senders or intermediate nodes. We formulate header estimation as a problem of maximum-likelihood estimation of known parameters in noise. We derive likelihood functions for two wireless channel models, namely Markov and multifractal wavelet models. Our trace-driven video simulations at 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbps data rates of an 802.11b LAN demonstrate that significant improvements over normal UDP and UDP Lite can be achieved by employing header estimation with UDP.     

Vertical Handover Solutions Over LTE-Advanced Wireless Networks: An Overview

The convergence of multitude radio access networks forming a cluster of seamless heterogeneous wireless environment has made the wireless communication industry meet the paradigm of always best connected, where various mobile devices are able to access numerous types of applications and services. However, achieving such landmarks could not be possible without difficulties which this paper tries to highlight some of the technical challenges underlying seamless vertical handover. It provides a general overview of the mobility management process including a brief on multi-homing mobility protocol and focuses on vertical handover decision making techniques, hi ghlighting some radio interface standar and analysed some handover approaches. The paper proposes fast intelligent inter-layer network selection as a new handover approach to select the best network among the candidate networks, where Quality of Service, handover delay and improved data bit rates are set to be achieved.     

An Overview of Analog Feedback Part I: Basic Theory

This two part paper addresses the genuinely difficult problem of efficiently analyzing and designing high performance analog feedback networks. Part I focuses on theoretical considerations and is therefore independent of device technology. Part II exploits the results formulated in Part I to develop models, computationally efficient analytical methods, and design criteria for six types of commonly used feedback architectures. The utility of these models, methods, and criteria is applicable to monolithic bipolar junction transistor, MOS, CMOS, and other device technologies. Part I specifically overviews the traditional mathematics that underlie the study of the circuit transfer, driving point impedance, and frequency response characteristics of analog feedback networks. This review establishes a foundation for developing a computationally efficient form of signal flow theory that embellishes these analytical methods and illuminates design-oriented insights that are otherwise obscured by the tedium pervasive to traditional analyses. The new form of classical signal flow theory, which is a hybrid of signal flow and two-port network theories, is introduced in Part I and developed fully in Part II. This hybrid method of feedback circuit analysis allows for an efficient assessment of the gain, bandwidth, sensitivity, stability, and input/output impedance characteristics of a broad variety of global feedback loops. Additionally, the method complements the task of formulating engineering design guidelines for feedback network design by highlighting the attributes and limitations implicit to specific types of feedback configurations.     

基于跨层设计的无线网络QoS技术

随着多媒体业务的不断发展,如何保证无线网络上的QoS成为一个很重要的问题.基于传统的分层设计方法很难适应快速变化的无线通信环境.主要研究无线网络QoS的跨层设计技术,分析了无线网络的特点及其QoS需求,在此基础上阐述跨层设计的思想和方法,讨论了QoS跨层设计目前存在的问题,对QoS跨层设计技术进行了展望.     

无线Mesh网络跨层路由技术研究

无线Mesh网络(WMN:wireless mesh networks)作为一种新型的无线网络,成为近几年研究的热点。由于无线信道不稳定等特性,如何设计WMN的路由协议成为决定其性能的关键因素之一。近几年来的研究表明,通过跨层设计的方式综合其他层的重要参数来实现路由选择,能够很好地解决这一难题。介绍了几种先进的跨层路由设计方案,总结了现有的跨层路由协议的优缺点,并对如何设计并实现跨层路由协议进行了分析和总结。     

Cross-Layer Modeling for QoS-Driven Multimedia Multicast/Broadcast over Fading Channels in [Advances in Mobile Multimedia]

In this article we propose a cross-layer design model for multimedia multicast/broadcast services to efficiently support the diverse quality of service requirements over mobile wireless networks. Specifically, we aim at achieving high system throughput for multimedia multicast/broadcast while satisfying QoS requirements from different protocol layers. First, at the physical layer, we propose a dynamic rate adaptation scheme to optimize the average throughput subject to the loss rate QoS constraint specified from the upper-layer protocol users. We investigate scenarios with either independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) or non-i.i.d. fading channels connecting to different multicast receivers. Then, applying the effective capacity theory at the data link layer, we study the impact of the delay QoS requirement (i.e., QoS exponent) on the multimedia data rate of mobile multicast/broadcast that our proposed scheme can support. Also presented are simulation results which show the trade-off among different QoS metrics and the performance superiority of our proposed scheme as compared to the other existing schemes.     

一种改进的椭圆散射空-时无线信道模型

空-时无线信道模型的建立是研究无线信道空-时特性的关键,然而广泛使用的基于散射体分布的单反射椭圆模型(GBSBEM)在描述TOA(Time-Of-Arrival)分布方面存在局限性.本文在GBSBEM的基础上引入了"有效散射体"和"反射概率"两个有明确物理意义的概念,给出一种改进的椭圆散射空-时无线信道模型,并推导TOA和AOA(Azimuth-Of-Arrival)的联合分布和各自的边缘分布表达式.分析表明该模型不仅能有效克服GBSBEM的局限性,并且具有适用范围广泛的特点.     

Cross-Layer Design of Wireless Mesh Networks with Network Coding

We investigate the optimal design of a multihop wireless mesh network equipped with multiple orthogonal wireless channels and multiple radios. Specifically, we focus on solutions that can efficiently utilize the limited resource to support multiple unicast applications by routing and network coding. We propose a cross-layer optimization framework where the broadcasting feature of the wireless environment, which plays an important role in realizing the achievable gain of network coding, is taken into account. Moreover, we propose a network code construction scheme based on linear programming, with which the possible achievable Coding+MAC gain could be significantly increased. Delay constraints are also included in the network code construction formulation so that the possible impact of the extra decoding delay to the TCP/IP performance can be reduced without changing the upper-layer protocols. The proposed network design based on cross-layer optimization results in significant increase in network throughput.     

浅析无线网络的用户体验质量建模及性能优化

随着移动互联网业务的蓬勃发展,用户需求日益多样化,不断涌现各种无线新业务。如何提供良好的用户体验质量(QoE),是无线新业务是否获得成功的关键,同时也是衡量用户对业务认可程度的重要方式。文章首先对无线业务用户体验质量的影响因素和评价方法进行了介绍,然后分析了各种方法的特点和缺陷,并进一步总结了基于用户体验质量的性能优化领域的研究现状,最后展望了未来的研究前景。     

无线电能传输磁耦合系统综述

综述了无线电能传输系统的关键部件——磁耦合系统的工作原理和特点及优化方法.结合目前磁耦合元件的研究现状和问题,探讨了磁耦合元件的关键技术、发展趋势和研究方向.