Queue-Aware Adaptive Resource Allocation For OFDMA Systems Supporting Mixed Services
Queue-Aware Adaptive Resource Allocation For OFDMA Systems Supporting Mixed Services
ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the problem of queue-aware resource allocation for OFDMA cellular systems supporting both real-time and non-real-time services. A set of practical algorithms is proposed to solve the problem of maximizing the system utility under the constraints of both system resources and the actual amounts of data to be transmitted in buffers. Moreover, an upper bound is devised to quantify the global maximum of the overall system utility, and to appraise the proposed practical algorithms. Numerical results verify the efficacy of the upper bound and demonstrate the excellent performance of the proposed algorithms in solving queue-aware resource allocation problems.
Enhanced MAC protocol for cognitive radios over IEEE 802.11 networks
ABSTRACT The Cognitive Radio (CR) technology is proposed for solving the spectrum underutilization problem and has gained great attention. By allowing unauthorized users to opportunistically access frequencies authorized to specific networks (called primary networks), the CR technology can increase the bandwidth utilization of the radio spectrum in a global perspective. In, the authors proposed a MAC protocol for CRs that aims to borrow the link bandwidth from IEEE 802.11 networks. This protocol allows CR users to opportunistically exchange data on an idle 802.11 channel. However, the protocol proposed in selects an 802.11 channel for data exchange in a random manner. This random channel selection process is timeconsuming for CR users to start a data transmission. In addition, the protocol does not consider the effects of hidden terminals (HTs), which often exist in wireless networks and significantly decrease the goodputs of a network. To address these problems, in this paper we propose enhancements to the protocol proposed in. The proposed protocol is evaluated using extensive simulations. Our simulation results show that our proposed protocol can effectively decrease the time required for finding an idle 802.11 channel to transmit data and therefore increase the network goodputs in networks with and without the existence of HTs.
A k-RSA algorithm
ABSTRACT In this paper, we construct a k-RSA algorithm in which the idea of kth power residue theory and RSA algorithm are combined. This algorithm not only inherits the advantage of RSA, whose security depends on the difficulties of factoring large integers and finding discrete logarithms, but also has high flexibility of parameters. It is designed for improved security and to achieve a balance between speed and space. At the same time, it can realize following functions: hierarchical system management, secret sharing and so on.
Design Considerations for an UWB Computationally-Efficient Fast Acquisition System for Indoor Line-of-Sight Ranging Applications
ABSTRACT This paper presents an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) computationally-efficient fast acquisition system suggested for ranging in indoor, Line-Of-Sight (LOS) environments. The performance of the proposed scheme is evaluated and its implementation issues are discussed. The design complexity leverages fieldprogrammable gate arrays (FPGA) to implement the parallel processing concept. Timing acquisition at high sampling rates of the ultra-short pulses used in UWB communications can be costly and slow for ranging. This is due to the large number of required operations in an intensive software-based signal processing. The proposed UWB scheme in this paper uses an efficient block-processing technique that simplifies hardware implementation with a greatly reduced number of operations and acquisition time, while also offering accurate ranging capabilities over the considered indoor channel at high levels of multiple-user interference (MUI) and Gaussian noise.
The EUWB open technology platforms for Ultra Wide band communications
ABSTRACT In this paper, the EUWB approach to open technology platforms for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) communications is sketched. Both, Low Data Rate (LDR) and High Data Rate (HDR) UWB solutions are considered. Also, a potential combination of both platforms is taken into account. The LDR platform is based on the outcomes of the FP6 Project PULSRES II. The HDR platform is compliant with the ECMA 368/369 standard, and can well support date rates ranging from 53Mbps to 480Mbps in short range communication scenarios. Different applications and research areas, for which the open technology platforms are tailored, are reported. It is illustrated that the open technology platform has a lot of flexibility in software development. The API functions allow TCP/IP based application programming and the transparent access to lower level functionalities. This work was supported partly by EUWB project under Grant Agreement FP7-ICT-215669.