Throughput and cost‐efficient interference cancelation strategies for the downlink of spectrum‐sharing Long Term Evolution heterogeneous networks

In a heterogeneous network (HetNet), small cells such as femtocells considered in this work are deployed jointly with macrocells. This new cells' layer, when added to the network, generates interference, which could hamper neighboring macro‐user equipment (MUE) and femto‐user equipment (FUE) transmissions. In fact, this interference results in degradation of the network performance. In this paper, we propose a downlink interference cancelation (DL‐IC) strategy for spectrum‐sharing Long Term Evolution (LTE) HetNet. This DL‐IC strategy aims to reduce the interference impact on users by optimizing their received signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) using new utility functions for both FUEs and MUEs. These utility functions allow relaxation of the cancelation ratios in order to reduce implementation complexity while maximizing SINR, QoS, and throughput. We support by different system‐level simulations that both global network performance and user experience in terms of total throughput and received SNR or link‐level throughput, respectively, are significantly enhanced. Throughput gains achievable by the new DL‐IC strategy can reach as much as 200% against a homogeneous LTE network without IC along with an extra 48% per additional femtocell base station against a basic spectrum‐sharing LTE HetNet without IC. These performance figures are shown to surpass those achieved by interference avoidance techniques using either power or frequency resource allocation. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SINR Driven Joint Network Selection Policy in the Heterogeneous Internet of Things

In the heterogeneous Internet of things (IoT), the Signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) and delay constraint are two important factors that influ-ence the throughput of IoT and the performance of users. Until recently, most network selection policy researches were based on either the Shannon theory or the signal strength, while the combined influence of the delay con-straint and the SINR, which has a significant impact on re-source utilization, is hardly considered. We therefore pro-pose an SINR driven joint network selection policy, which incorporates the delay constraint and the signal strength into the SINR. This policy permits IoT users to access the network with the maximum of SINR from all the available networks under the delay and signal strength constraints. Theoretical analysis and the simulation results show that the joint network selection policy can obtain the higher throughput of IoT and average SINR comparing with other polices.     

Auction-Based Throughput Maximization in Cognitive Radio Networks Under Interference Constraint

Cognitive radio is an emerging technique to improve the utilization of radio frequency spectrum in wireless communication networks. That is, spectrum efficiency can be increased significantly by giving opportunistic access of the frequency bands to a group of cognitive users to whom the band has not been licensed. In this paper, as a cross layer application (MAC and physical layers) of graph theory, we consider the problem of throughput maximization of spectrum allocation in cognitive radio networks under interference constraint. We propose a novel auction-based channel allocation mechanism which tries to maximize both total and primary users’ utilities while satisfying signal to interference ratio constraint on primary receivers so that transmitted packets will be successfully received, without controlling secondary user powers. For comparison we discuss a greedy algorithm as well, however, one that does not handle interference issue. In order to compare results of proposed and greedy algorithms, we propose net throughput by taking into account outage probability of primary receiver. Simulation results show that exposing higher SINR (outage) threshold not only decreases total gain and primary users’ utilities but also worsens channel distribution performance. On the other hand adding auction mechanism significantly increases total gain throughput and primary user’ s utility. Particularly, up to SINR threshold values of 20 dBs, auction provides outstanding performance and proposed algorithm has total throughput results close to those of the greedy one even though no interference constraint is applied in the greedy algorithm. Another noticeable point of simulation results is crossover of net throughputs of proposed and greedy algorithms at a SINR threshold level after which results of ABSA-UNIC and NASA-UNIC are much better. This clearly shows superiority of proposed mechanism.     

时分双工蜂窝系统的智能天线研究和性能评估

智能天线是移动多媒体通信亟待解决的关键技术,本文研究了一种适用于时分双工蜂窝系统,基于非线性判决反馈空间均衡器和递归最小平方算法的智能天线。提出了双向链路信号对干扰加噪声功率比的算法以及阵列波束方向增益和信干比累积分布函数两种性能评估方法。仿真结果表明：该智能可以抵消同波道干扰,改善信干比,减小频率复用系数。     

Adaptive Counting Rule for Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Under Correlated Environments

We propose in this paper a dual-antenna-array (with transmitter antenna array and receiver antenna array) architecture, where the antenna elements are divided into several antenna element sets and each traffic channel is transmitted over an antenna element set, to realize the multiple traffic channels set up by a user. A SINR feedback based algorithm, which can regulate the transmission rate by iteratively adjusting the power on each traffic channel, is proposed to execute the rate control for the proposed dual-antenna-array architecture under cochannel interference. It is shown that the proposed algorithm can make the throughput meet the throughput requirement or achieve the weighted bandwidth sharing for certain fairness. In addition, we further propose a traffic channel configuration algorithm to help the SINR feedback based algorithm find the optimal traffic channel configuration that can meet the throughput requirement for each traffic channel or results in the maximal total throughput for each user.     

多小区多用户TDD MIMO下行链路干扰抑制预编码算法

针对多小区多用户TDD MIMO下行链路,提出了一种基于预编码的联合干扰抑制算法。首先,利用广义MMSE信道逆的QR分解设计预编码矩阵抑制下行链路的多用户干扰(MUI)。然后,从信号能量泄露的角度设计第二个预编码矩阵抑制小区间干扰(ICI)和残留的多用户干扰。该算法能够利用TDD MIMO信道的互易性,不需要用户端的反馈。在市区微小区组成的多用户TDD MIMO系统中的仿真结果表明,该算法能有效地提高系统容量和用户端平均信干噪比(SINR)。     

Performance improvement of fixed wireless access networks by conjunction of dual polarization and time domain radio resource allocation technique

This paper considers the impact of dual polarization adoption on the performance for a fixed wireless access (FWA) network. The major limiting factor of the performance in these systems is co‐channel interference (CCI) originating from intracell and intercell concurrent transmissions. The proposed framework combines an appropriate time domain radio resource allocation technique with a dual polarization pattern to mitigate CCI and enhance the obtained signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR). Simulation results present the performance of the proposed framework against various terrain categories and sector antenna characteristics. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Performance analysis of beamforming in two-hop AF relay networks with antenna correlation and interference

This paper investigates the performance of a two-hop amplify-and-forward (AF) relay network with antenna correlation and co-channel interference (CCI) over Rayleigh fading channels. In this network, the relay has multiple antennas while both the source and destination are equipped with a single antenna. By assuming that the statistical channel state information (SCSI) is available at the relay, the maximal output signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) is first obtained. Then, with the help of the specialized functions, the analytical expressions for the outage probability (OP), Ergodic capacity and average symbol error rates (ASERs) of the considered AF relay network are all derived. Moreover, the asymptotic analysis at high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is also presented to reveal the diversity order and array gain of the relay system. Finally, computer simulations are given to confirm the validity of the theoretical analysis and indicate the effects of antenna correlation and interference on the system performance.     

The performance evaluation of spatial–temporal algorithms in W‐CDMA systems

Differing from FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA, space division multiple access (SDMA) uses space resources to improve communication system performance. Utilizing the smart antenna system is an approach to realize the SDMA technique. Smart antenna systems using the beamforming technique can reduce the co‐channel interference and multipath fading to increase the channel capacity and communication quality. In this study the smart antenna system and rake receiver are integrated. The performance of spatial–temporal structure applied to the W‐CDMA system is evaluated. From the cumulative distribution function simulation results, W‐CDMA system with spatial–temporal algorithm can exactly provide SINR gain to improve the system performance and capacity. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

改进的GPS抗干扰自适应天线阵性能研究

文章提出了一种用于GPS接收机的新型抗干扰自适应天线阵,并给出了对其方向图和输出信干噪比的仿真过程.比较了在相同的信号环境时,该天线阵与常用的均匀直线阵、等间隔圆形阵的性能.结果表明,使用该自适应阵可以改善天线阵的方向图,提高输出信号干扰噪声比SINR,增强接收机的抗干扰能力.     

一种新的基于3D有源天线组网的干扰协调方案

传统2D有源天线仅能进行水平维的波束调整,而3D有源天线能够结合垂直维的波束调整,提升系统的吞吐量.由于3D有源天线组网的干扰情况与2D完全不同,需要研究新的干扰协调方案,本文提出一种基于3D有源天线组网的干扰协调方案,通过相邻基站间交互各自对系统资源的使用信息,使得基站间可协调分配系统资源,降低了系统整体干扰水平.仿真结果表明,提出的方案可有效地抑制小区间干扰,提升边缘用户的性能乃至整个小区的平均吞吐量.     

一种基于频域滤波的窄带干扰消除方法

抑制干扰是电子战和信息处理的关键技术,滤除窄带干扰则是抑制干扰的重要内容。通常雷达发射信号的带宽受到大量的广播电台、短波通信干扰的限制,很难找到较宽的且未被污染的干净频带,因此导致了接收机端很低的信干噪比,较为理想的方法是在一定的带宽要求下抑制干扰,为此我们提出了一种基于频域滤波的高自适应的窄带干扰抑制方法。计算机仿真结果表明:该方法可以有效地提高接收机的信干噪比,从而实现了大幅度改善雷达发现和检测目标的能力。     

基于稀疏约束和SRV约束的宽带自适应波束形成

针对传统的宽带MVDR自适应波束形成中,抑制干扰的同时会抬高旁瓣电平,且过多的线性约束会导致波束输出的SINR性能下降的问题,提出了一种基于SRV约束和稀疏约束的低旁瓣、高增益宽带自适应波束形成方法.该方法在窄带MVDR自适应波束形成基础上,通过增加波束图稀疏约束来降低波束的旁瓣电平,同时利用空间响应偏差(SRV)约束将窄带算法推广到宽带MVDR 自适应波束形成中,极大地降低了算法的复杂度,改善了波束输出的SINR 性能.与传统方法相比,该方法在降低宽带波束的旁瓣电平的同时,还具有良好的干扰抑制效果.数值仿真实验验证了该方法的有效性.     

Joint Iterative Multiuser and Narrowband Interference Suppression in Coded Asynchronous DS-CDMA Channels

Multiuser interference suppression in coded direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) uplink channels is significantly impacted by the application of the turbo processing concept. This paradigm essentially involves the iterative exchange of soft information between a multiuser demodulator and a bank of single-user decoders, to their mutual benefit. The present work proposes a joint iterative minimum mean square error (MMSE) multiuser and narrowband interference suppressor for coded asynchronous DS-CDMA channels. Since the parameters of the narrowband interference are unknown a priori, the first iteration in this scheme is effectively just MMSE multiuser interference suppression. The outputs of all users' soft decoders (available at the end of each iteration) are fed back to subtract their (estimated) cumulative contribution from the received signal vector. The residue comprises the narrowband interference embedded in wideband noise, so that the former can be piecewise interpolated over chip intervals of appropriate duration, and then subtracted from the received signal, to provide a narrowband-interference-free input signal for the next iteration. The soft-decoded feedback estimates of the interferers' signals are used in each iteration also to perform soft MMSE multiuser interference suppression, in conjunction with subtractive interference cancellation. This scheme performs well at both low and high received signal powers, and displays the successive cancellation property across iterations, exhibiting good near-far resistance. Introducing multisensor arrays at the receiver relaxes the limitations imposed by the inherent suboptimality of MMSE multiuser demodulation, insofar as it enhances interuser separation, now in the spatial sense. Simulations indicate that the performance of the proposed technique surpasses that of all existing suboptimal algorithms in this context.     

Indoor Planning for High Speed Downlink Packet Access in WCDMA Cellular Network

The aim of this paper is to show the special characteristics of the indoor environment related to radio propagation and furthermore to radio network planning. The aspects of the radio network planning are highlighted especially for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) radio access technology that is used widely in the third generation mobile networks. Moreover, the detailed planning parameters in indoor environment are studied for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) in order to support high throughput data applications in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). The final target of the paper is to compare pico cell, distributed antenna system (DAS), and radiating cable network configurations in indoor environment to provide the optimal radio conditions for the data applications, and thus to serve highest number of mobile users. Several measurement campaigns with different antenna configurations have been conducted in order to study the effect of multi path related parameters, as delay spread of the signal. Also other capacity related parameters as received signal levels, interference, throughput, and transmit power levels have been studied in order to find out the optimal solution for HSDPA in UMTS. The results clearly show that pico cells and distributed antenna system have outstanding performance in indoor propagation channel compared to radiating cable. In sense of signal quality, pico cell performance is slightly better compared to distributed antenna system. However, measurements with HSDPA indicate that practical capacity of DAS outperforms pico cells. The measurements also show that separation of the antennas is a key capacity related parameter when planning WCDMA based indoor systems.     

Transmit-antenna selection for spatial multiplexing with ordered successive interference cancellation

This letter proposes a low-complexity algorithm for transmit-antenna selection in a multi-input multi-output spatial multiplexing system with per-antenna rate control and an ordered successive interference cancellation receiver. The active antenna subset and its transmission rate are determined at the receiver, and conveyed to the transmitter using limited feedback. We propose a serial antenna-selection procedure consisting of a successive process that tests whether transmit-antenna selection gain exists when the antenna with the lowest signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) is discarded at each selection stage. Furthermore, we show that "reverse-detection ordering", whereby the signal with the lowest SINR is decoded at each stage of successive decoding, widens the disparities among fractions of the whole capacity allocated to each individual antenna, and thus maximizes a gain of antenna selection. Numerical results show that the proposed reverse-detection-ordering-based serial antenna selection induces a negligible capacity loss, compared with the exhaustive selection strategy, even with considerably reduced complexity.     

Advanced Receiver for Interference Suppression and Cancellation in Sidelink System of LTE-Advanced

Recently, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has developed a sidelink system to compensate for the explosive increase in mobile data traffic. However, there are numerous challenging technical problems that must be overcome. One major problem is inter-cell interference management. 3GPP has considered network-assisted interference cancellation and suppression to improve both the signal-to-noise-plus-interference ratio (SINR) and receiver performance by suppression or cancellation of inter-cell interference signals. In this paper, we propose a novel advanced receiver to reduce the interference from neighbor cell in sidelink systems. The proposed receiver can suppress and cancel the interference by combining interference rejection combining with successive interference cancellation. We perform a system-level simulation based on 20 MHz bandwidth of 3GPP LTE-Advanced system. Simulation results show that the proposed receiver can improve the SINR, throughput, and spectral efficiency, relative to a conventional system.

     

Exploiting spatial multiplexing and reuse in multi-antenna wireless ad hoc networks

Efficient exploitation of multiple antenna capabilities in ad hoc networks requires carefully designed cross-layer techniques. The work presented in this paper provides a medium access control (MAC)/physical cross-layer scheme for ad hoc networks to address several of the challenges involved in cross-layer design. Multiple antenna systems can be used to increase data rate by spatial multiplexing, that is communicating multiple parallel streams, and to increase spatial reuse by interference suppression. Our proposed scheme, called HYB, exploits both spatial multiplexing and reuse so a receiver node can receive multiple simultaneous data streams from a desired transmitter while suppressing interference from other transmitters in the neighborhood. HYB partitions the available degrees of freedom in the antenna array between spatial multiplexing and reuse which allows the user to obtain different performance characteristics. The applicability of HYB spans across all wireless environments, including line-of-sight and dense multipath scenarios.Simulations demonstrate the significant performance gains and flexibility offered by HYB. The simulation results also offer key insights into the multi-antenna resource allocation problem in ad hoc networks based on traffic patterns and network/transport layer protocols, and consequently provide guidelines for network configuration/management. We show that throughput increases when the degrees of freedom allocated to spatial multiplexing increases, while fairness increases when the degrees of freedom allocated to spatial reuse increases.     

极化敏感阵列滤波性能分析:完全极化情形

本文研究了完全极化情形下极化敏感阵列滤波性能.期望信号和干扰信号来自任意方向,并且任意极化,推导获得阵列最大输出信号干扰噪声比SINR,它是空间匹配系数和极化匹配系数的函数.与普通阵列相比较,极化敏感阵列不仅可以在空域滤波,而且可以在极化域滤波.当干扰和期望信号到达角差别较大时,阵列通过调整方向特性抑制干扰、增强信号;当干扰信号和期望信号到达角接近时,仍然可以利用它们极化状态的差异提高SINR.对于干扰方来讲,要想获得较好的干扰效果,干扰信号必须要和期望信号具有相同的到达角和极化状态.具体的算例结果验证了理论分析的正确性.     

集中式MIMO雷达与相控阵雷达干扰抑制性能对比

针对传统相控阵雷达与集中式多输入多输出( MIMO)雷达的干扰抑制性能优劣问题,对集中式MIMO雷达与相控阵雷达的信干噪比和改善因子进行了对比分析,从理论上研究了两种体制雷达的干扰抑制能力并进行了数字仿真。仿真结果表明,与传统相控阵雷达相比,集中式MIMO雷达通过提升信干噪比输出增强了干扰抑制能力。