Minimum Data Rate Requirement Research Articles

Improved Subcarrier Allocation in Multi-User OFDM Systems

In a multi-user orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system, efficient resource allocation is required to provide service to more users. In this letter, we propose an improved subcarrier allocation algorithm that can increase the spectral efficiency and the number of total transmission bits even if the number of users is too large. The proposed algorithm is divided into two stages. In the first stage, a group of users who are eligible for services is determined by using the bit error rate (BER), the users' minimum data rate requirement, and channel information. In the second stage, subcarriers are first allocated to the users on the basis of channel state, and then the reallocation is performed so that resource waste is minimized. We show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the conventional one on the basis of outage probability, spectral efficiency, and the number of total transmission bits through a computer simulation.

Enabling Antenna Systems for Extreme Deep-Space Mission Applications

Two NASA deep-space probes, Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) and New Horizons (NH), are moving towards the extremes of our solar system (Mercury and Pluto). The delivery of the science in these extreme environments is a challenge, and the missions require unique approaches. MESSENGER'S antenna system utilizes the first electronically scanned high-gain array for a deep-space telecommunication application. The array, which provides the high-data-rate downlink, is scanned in one dimension and is circularly polarized. Although a linearly polarized array would have satisfied the minimum mission science data rate requirements, MESSENGER'S circularly polarized array doubles it. To achieve this, the Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) developed an innovative technique to produce circular polarization from a narrow-wall slotted waveguide array. The new technique uses short parasitic monopoles mounted to the exterior of the waveguides. The result is a simple, lightweight, and all-metal circularly polarized array capable of operating at +300 OC, and a variety of measurement techniques were used to verify phased-array antenna system performance during qualification. The NH antenna system is a stack arrangement of a high-gain antenna (HGA), medium-gain antenna (MGA), and low-gain antenna (LGA). To minimize mission operating costs, the spacecraft is spin stabilized at times except during encounters to maintain a fixed spacecraft attitude. This approach and application for a narrow beamwidth antenna is unique for a deep-space mission, resulting in new approaches to accurately measure the gain and radio-frequency (RF) boresight direction in a compact range facility. Because of the importance of the HGA function to overall mission success, testing of the HGA system at operational temperatures of -200 OC was also performed. Recent in-flight measurement of the NH HGA pattern verified ground alignments. The RF design of the NH antenna also forms the baseline RF design for a deployable antenna system JHU/APL is developing called the Hybrid Deployable Antenna (HDA). The HDA combines a fixed parabolic dish with a deployable/inflatable reflector annulus that greatly increases antenna area after launch. This concept provides a high-payoff deployable antenna system that is being developed to address the all or nothing risk by providing a viable backup capability. This paper discusses some of the challenges to advance this concept for a future deep-space mission.

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Energy efficiency (EE) maximization with limited interference to the primary user (PU) is one of the primary concerns in cognitive radio networks (CRNs). To achieve this objective, we first propose an algorithm to select less spatially-correlated secondary users (SUs) to lessen the shadowing effect in wireless environment. Further, the aid of parametric transformation with the Lagrangian duality theorem in our proposed algorithm called Novel Iterative Dinkelbach method (NIDM) is used to optimise both sensing time and transmission power allocation of the SUs for maximising EE under the constraints of maximum transmission power, interference to the PU, overall outage of secondary transmission and minimum data rate requirement. Extensive simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed algorithm. It is also observed that our proposed scheme outperforms the other existing schemes in enhancing the EE with the same system parameters.

Phase-noise-induced performance limits for DPSK modulation with and without frequency feedback

The effect of phase noise on the performance of differential phase shift keying (DPSK) is analyzed for four different receiver structures. The phase noise model used is more general than the standard Brownian motion model. It allows the observation of the effect of frequency feedback stabilization on system performance. The asymptotic performance in the limit as the signal-to-noise ratio tends to infinity is considered. The results show that feedback stabilization results in a considerable performance improvement. For example, in a narrowband receiver this scheme results in an effective linewidth reduction by a factor of 12.5 when the feedback bandwidth is 0.8 times the bit rate, and by a factor of 42 when the feedback bandwidth is 1.6 times the bit rate. Therefore, frequency feedback reduces the minimum required data rate for a given laser linewidth, or increases the maximum linewidth allowed for a given data rate. The performance of the narrowband receiver in the presence of both additive and phase noises is determined and a dramatic improvement with feedback is shown.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>