宽带无线TDMA系统的自适应调制技术

无线多媒体业务的快速增长促进了宽带无线ＴＤＭＡ通信系统的研究和开发,宽带无线ＴＤＭＡ通信系统方面出现了一些新的技术和系统设计概念。讨论宽带无线ＴＤＭＡ系统中采用的自适应调制技术。     

New concepts and technologies for achieving highly reliable andhigh-capacity multimedia wireless communications systems

The rapid growth of multimedia wireless communications services forces the development of advanced digital wireless systems with high reliability and high speed as well as flexibility for varying traffic conditions. To achieve such advanced wireless systems. New system design concepts different from the conventional ones aiming at increasing system capacity for voice transmission would be required. Since multimedia wireless communications require high quality, high speed, and high flexibility as well as temporary and spatial control of traffic under severe fading environments, the so-called conventional system design concept will be insufficient. New system design concepts and techniques for achieving highly reliable and high-capacity multimedia wireless communications are discussed using both time division multiple access (TDMA) and code division multiple access (CDMA) systems. The demands for high-speed and high-reliability mobile, personal, and multimedia wireless communications services strongly require matching with the trunk network constructed by a broadband optical fiber system or wired system     

Optimised diffusion spots’ locations for simultaneous improvement in SNR and delay spread

In this paper, two recent global optimisation techniques: particle swarm optimisation and central force optimisation are considered for optimising the location of the diffusion spots, which are used as transmitters in an indoor optical wireless communications system. The diffusion spots are uniformly distributed along a circle on the ceiling of the communications environment. The location of the diffusion spots is optimised for maximising the signal-to-noise ratio and minimising the root-mean-square delay spread at the receivers in the presence of noise sources. A performance comparison between the central located position of the spots and the optimised positions for three different scenarios is considered to validate and show the strengths of the applied optimisation techniques in solving this sort of problems. The used techniques can provide the communication system with the ability to adapt to changes in the surrounding environment, which will benefit future switching towards real-time intelligent systems.     

WiMAX关键技术及网络结构探讨

WiMAX支持非视距传播条件下的无线宽带接入,它致力于为无线网络提供低时延、高质量的语音和数据服务,正迅速发展并将在无线城域网中扮演重要角色。WiMAX技术因其定位于城域级的无线宽带接入,具有覆盖范围广、传输距离远、传输速率快等优势,在未来的无线宽带移动通信领域将会占有相当重要的主导地位。文中从WiMAX的基本特征、关键技术和网络结构及应用3个维度对WiMAX进行了分析与探讨。     

下一代无线通信概念和技术

下一代无线通信(NextG:Next-generationwireless)的主流是随时随地的无线通信系统和无缝的高质量无线业务。概述了随时随地的无线通信和业务发展情况,并且介绍了为下一代无线通信的发展提供基础的关键技术。     

Empowering next-generation wireless personal communication networks

Next-generation wireless systems should provide to the user access to a broad range of services in a transparent way, independent of user location by making the technology invisible and embedded in the natural surroundings. Reaching this goal requires efficient cooperation between heterogeneous networking technologies and different protocols. Wireless personal networks are an integral part of such an emerging heterogeneous infrastructure. It is highly desirable, and in fact required due to economical constraints, to incorporate the present wireless systems in building the new paradigm. The key "protocol glue" between systems is the use of IP. Based on this scenario, we describe an architecture suited for the present and future personal mobile communications networks and services.     

Wireless mobile communications at the start of the 21st century

At the start of the 21st century, the wireless mobile markets are witnessing unprecedented growth fueled by an information explosion and a technology revolution. In the radio frequency arena, the trend is to move from narrowband to wideband with a family of standards tailored to a variety of application needs. Many enabling technologies including wideband code-division multiple access, software-defined radio, intelligent antennas, and digital processing devices are greatly improving the spectral efficiency of third-generation systems. In the mobile network area, the trend is to move from traditional circuit-switched systems to packet-switched programmable networks that integrate both voice and packet services, and eventually evolve toward an all-IP network. Furthermore, accompanied by wireless mobile location technology, wireless mobile Internet is expected to revolutionize the services that can be provided to consumers in the right place and at the right time. Wireless mobile communications may not only complement the well established wireline network; it may also become a serious competitor in years to come. We review the history of the wireless mobile communications, examine the current progress in standards and technologies, and discuss possible trends for wireless mobile solutions     

European third-generation mobile systems

Vast importance is being placed in Europe on the development of third-generation mobile telecommunications systems, since it is expected that mobile and personal communications will become a key driver for growth and innovation in the next millenium as well as being a necessary building block of the wireless information society. Significant progress has been made since 1988 by a number of European Union funded R&D projects working toward the development of future generations of mobile communication concepts, systems, and networks. The ACTS (Advanced Communications Technologies and Services) program will offer, in the period 1995-1998, service providers, communications operators, and equipment manufacturers greater opportunities to master and trial mobile and personal communications services and technologies. From the user's perspective the ACTS program will strive to ensure that current mobile services are extended to include multimedia and broadband services, that access to services are made without regard to the underlying networks, and that convenient, lightweight, compact, and power-efficient terminals adapt automatically to whatever air-interface parameters are appropriate to the user's location and desired services     

Multiple-subcarrier modulation in optical wireless communications

This article overviews multiple-subcarrier modulation techniques in optical wireless communications. The basic principles and characteristics of MSM techniques in optical wireless communications are presented. MSM optical wireless systems are explained where some block codes that convert information bits to be transmitted to the symbol amplitudes of subcarriers are used to increase the minimum value of the MS electrical waveform. MSM optical communications systems using subcarrier signal point sequences (SSPS) that can improve the power efficiency of MSM systems are also explained. The performance of MSM optical communications systems is presented in the intensity modulation with direct detection (IM/DD) channel without dispersion and in atmospheric optical communications where the effects of scintillation exist.     

Broadband wireless access

This article reviews the technologies and potential markets, applications, and architectures for broadband wireless access. The emergence of wireless communications for cellular systems is presented, together with its projected future evolution to mobile wideband systems. The field of broadband access systems, services, and network architectures is also covered, and then systems for broadband wireless communications for indoor local area networks and outdoor public fixed access networks are discussed. Broadband wireless access systems are emerging as a new and growing area of telecommunications, since the ability to provide access without extensive installation of copper or fiber infrastructures make wireless technology well suited for broadband services. Finally, some of the key enabling technologies, such as adaptive antennas and video compression, and the future architectural directions of broadband wireless networks are presented     

无线电定位技术在蜂窝通信系统中的应用及实现

当前,移动用户对基于无线定位技术的新业务的需求不断增加,推动了对无线测距及定位技术的深入研究,向用户提供精确的定位信息已经成为新一代PCS系统的标准业务之一。主要介绍几种基于现有蜂窝通信系统的无线定位技术的实现原理,所要解决的主要问题和应用前景。     

无线Mesh技术和网络

无线网状网（WMN）是近年被高度重视和快速发展的新型网络技术,支持宽带高速多媒体业务服务。文章就无线Mesh网络技术和应用进行讨论,综述无线Mesh网络的发展由来、基本技术、典型应用和现在的发展。随着未来无线分布技术和无线分布网络的发展,无线Mesh技术和网络将会成为无线移动通信的基本网络技术和网络结构,渗透到各种无线网络中,发挥更大作用。     

CRLB analysis of wireless cognitive location with different short-range measurements

Because of the wide application and great market potential of location-aware services, the research of wireless location techniques for the fourth generation （4G） mobile communications is being paid more attention. Wireless cognitive location （WCL） techniques for next generation wireless networks have been proposed in recent years. This article investigates the changes of the positioning accuracy of WCL algorithm when different methods are adopted to measure the short-range （SR） information. By fJrst completing Cramer-Rao lower bound （CRLB） analysis of the WCL algorithm with SR measurements based on time of arrival （TOA） and received signal strength （RSS）, it is discovered that TOA-based or time difference of arrival （TDOA） -based SR measurement can make WCL algorithms achieve higher accuracy than RSS mode, which is also verified by numerical simulation in the article. The conclusions can instruct the design of novel WCL-based location algorithms.     

Decentralized Consensus Based Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks

Target localization is an attractive subject for modern systems that utilize different types of distributed sensors for location based services such as navigation, public transport, retail services and so on. Target localization could be performed in both centralized and decentralized manner. Due to drawbacks of centralized systems such as security and reliability issues, decentralized systems are become more desirable. In this paper, we introduce a new decentralized and cooperative target localization algorithm for wireless sensor networks. In cooperative consensus based localization, each sensor knows its own location and estimates the targets position using the ranging techniques such as received signal strength. Then, all nodes cooperate with their neighbours and share their information to reach a consensus on targets location. In our proposed algorithm, we weight the received information of neighbour nodes according to their estimated distance toward the target node. Simulation results confirm that our proposed algorithm is faster, less sensitive to targets location and improves the localization accuracy by 85% in comparison with distributed Gauss–Newton algorithm.     

Next-generation wireless communications concepts and technologies

Next-generation wireless (NextG) involves the concept that the next generation of wireless communications will be a major move toward ubiquitous wireless communications systems and seamless high-quality wireless services. This article presents the concepts and technologies involved, including possible innovations in architectures, spectrum allocation, and utilization, in radio communications, networks, and services and applications. These include dynamic and adaptive systems and technologies that provide a new paradigm for spectrum assignment and management, smart resource management, dynamic and fast adaptive multilayer approaches, smart radio, and adaptive networking. Technologies involving adaptive and highly efficient modulation, coding, multiple access, media access, network organization, and networking that can provide ultraconnectivity at high data rates with effective QoS for Next Gare are also described     

Performance benchmarking for wireless location systems

Accuracy criteria for wireless location systems have been the subject of much discussion due to the different interpretations and assumptions regarding the requirements that were stated in the FCC's wireless E-911 ruling. Indeed, these requirements cover only the expected accuracy/error percentage in location measurements, which is insufficient because it allows potentially misleading information from and about location systems. This article draws analogies with well-known performance criteria for wireless communications systems toward setting a comprehensive suite of benchmarks for wireless location systems     

Wireless loops: What are they?

Several loop applications of wireless technology are aimed at reducing the cost of deploying communications services ranging from telephone to wideband video. In these applications, wireless links replace a portion of a wireline loop from a central location (a central office or cable headend) to a subscriber. The replacement of labor-intensive wireline technology by complex mass-produced integrated electronics in wireless transceivers is projected to reduce the overall cost of the resulting loop. These wireless loop applications attempt to provide existing communications services or small modifications to existing communications services. A different interpretation of a wireless loop makes use of low-power digital radio technology to provide the last thousand feet or so of a loop. Low-power low-complexity wireless loop technology in small base units can be integrated with network intelligence to provide the fixed-infrastructure network needed to support economical personal communications services (PCS) to small, lightweight, low-power personal voice and/or data communicators. Low-complexity communicators can provide many hours of “talk time” or data transmission time and perhaps several days of standby time from small batteries (≤ 1.5 oz). Because this application of wireless loop technology can reduce the inherent costs in several parts of a wireline loop, it has the potential to provide convenient widespread PCS at less costs than providing telephone services over conventional wireline loops. This low-power wireless loop application does not fit into any existing communications system paradigm. Wireless technology with tetherless access and wide-ranging mobility, e.g., the personal access communications system (PACS), does not fit the accumulated wisdom of the wireline telephony paradigm. It also does not fit the paradigm of existing cellular radio that has sparsely distributed expensive cell sites, and it is not targeted at fixed video services as is wireless cable. Because a significant change in thinking is required in addressing this new low-power low-complexity widespread wireless loop paradigm, its large economic advantages and service benefits have not yet been embraced by many of the existing communications providers, who appear to be more comfortable pursuing the better-known paradigms of video using wireless cable, or of cellular radio in the guise of high-tier PCS, or in the guise of rapid economical deployment of telephone services in developing nations. This paper discusses the inherent economic advantages and service benefits of low-power low-complexity wireless loop technology integrated with network intelligence aimed at providing economical low-tier PCS to everyone.     

Dynamic multiuser resource allocation and adaptation for wireless systems

Driven by the increasing popularity of wireless broadband services, future wireless systems will witness a rapid growth of high-data-rate applications with very diverse quality of service requirements. To support such applications under limited radio resources and harsh wireless channel conditions, dynamic resource allocation, which achieves both higher system spectral efficiency and better QoS, has been identified as one of the most promising techniques. In particular, jointly optimizing resource allocation across adjacent and even nonadjacent layers of the protocol stack leads to dramatic improvement in overall system performance. In this article we provide an overview of recent research on dynamic resource allocation, especially for MIMO and OFDM systems. Recent work and open issues on cross-layer resource allocation and adaptation are also discussed. Through this article, we wish to show that dynamic resource allocation will become a key feature in future wireless communications systems as the subscriber population and service demands continue to expand.     

Millimeter waves for short-range multimedia communication systems

A framework for the performance characterization of short-range communications systems is developed with the intention of investigating the feasibility of new multimedia wireless services at millimeter waves (MMWs). Both narrow- and wide-band systems are considered for mobile and/or fixed users. This paper aims at defining and evaluating proper metrics to characterize the service quality for the user and jointly takes the propagation characteristics, the transmission techniques, and the multiple access protocols into account. The definition of service-oriented metrics is emphasized. Three different real scenarios operating at MMW are investigated with a unified perspective: intelligent transport systems, wide-band local-area networks, and local multipoint distribution systems for interactive video services. The role played by the MMW band in the development of these services is discussed. In each scenario, accurate propagation analysis is carried out and suitable countermeasure techniques are pointed out in order to join suitable service-quality levels. The methodology considered is based on both analytical and semianalytical tools for performance evaluation     

Antenna systems for broadband wireless access

Broadband wireless access along with evolving mobile Internet and multimedia services are driving the surge of research and development activities for future wireless communication systems. We provide an overview of antenna systems for broadband wireless communications and introduce some of the important issues surrounding them. The approach we use is to first provide a general framework of how antenna systems may be utilized in wireless communication systems and then describe the antenna systems themselves. In particular, we consider antenna systems for the base station, mobile station, and then finally multiple-input multiple-output antenna systems where antenna systems are utilized at both the base and mobile stations