Just as Dickens wrote,it is the best of times,it is the worst of times.Ever increasing traffic demands will bring us into the era of 5G.Vast of unprecedented or even unanticipated fancy wireless applications will defi...Just as Dickens wrote,it is the best of times,it is the worst of times.Ever increasing traffic demands will bring us into the era of 5G.Vast of unprecedented or even unanticipated fancy wireless applications will definitely change our life.Regarding the beautiful visions promised by 5G,meanwhile the wireless engineers are faced with unprecedented challenges and pressures for realizing much higher spectrum efficiency and展开更多
A semi-blind adaptive beamforming scheme is proposed for wireless systems that employ high-throughput quadrature amplitude modulation signalling. A minimum number of training symbols, equal to the number of receiver a...A semi-blind adaptive beamforming scheme is proposed for wireless systems that employ high-throughput quadrature amplitude modulation signalling. A minimum number of training symbols, equal to the number of receiver antenna arrayts elements, are first utilised to provide a rough initial least squares estimate of the beamformer's weight vector. A concurrent constant modulus algorithm and soft decision-directed scheme is then applied to adapt the beamformer. This semi-blind adaptive beamforming scheme is capable of converging fast to the minimum mean-square-error beamforming solution, as demonstrated in our simulation study.展开更多
We carry out a comprehensive analysis of a range of wireless network efficiency considerations. Firstly, we explore the properties and the implications of the power-versus bandwidth-efficiency criteria. Secondly, we p...We carry out a comprehensive analysis of a range of wireless network efficiency considerations. Firstly, we explore the properties and the implications of the power-versus bandwidth-efficiency criteria. Secondly, we perform a detailed top-down analysis of a typical commercial wireless network, which emphasizes the inherent differences between the aforementioned two efficiency metrics, while demonstrating that the appropriate choice of the network optimization criterion can have a profound effect on the overall network performance. Finally, we address the issue of resource management and its impact on the definition of the overall system efficiency. Our results suggest that no substantial area spectral efficiency gains beyond those exhibited by the 2G cellular technol- ogy may be economically achieved, and hence, no significant economic gains may be realized by simply increasing the bps/Hz bandwidth efficiency. In contrast, manifold utility and throughput gains as well as substantial Quality of Service enhancements may be attained by the appropriate combination of improved power efficiency, bandwidth expansion as well as the appropriate evolution of the networking paradigm.展开更多
With the rapid deployment of Next-Generation Networks(NGN),the research community has initiated discussions on an entirely new suite of optical enabling techniques.To pave the way for the development of future wireles...With the rapid deployment of Next-Generation Networks(NGN),the research community has initiated discussions on an entirely new suite of optical enabling techniques.To pave the way for the development of future wireless networks,this article aims to unify the existing infrared,visible light,and ultraviolet subbands while also exploring the potential of the Petahertz(PHz)band to support extremely bandwidth-thirsfy telepresence style applications.Our focus is on the emerging Petahertz Communication(PetaCom)framework,scenario-dependent propagation channels,modulation schemes,system performance,multiple access techniques,and networking.We conclude with a range of PetaCom challenges and open research issues.展开更多
Since more and more mobile applications are based on the proliferation of social information, the study of Mobile Social Networks (MSNs) combines social sciences and wireless communications. Operating wireless netwo...Since more and more mobile applications are based on the proliferation of social information, the study of Mobile Social Networks (MSNs) combines social sciences and wireless communications. Operating wireless networks more efficiently by exploiting social relationships between MSN users is an appealing but challenging option for network operators. An MSN-aided content dissemination technique is presented as a potential extension of conventional cellular wireless networks in order to satisfy growing data traffic. By allowing the MSN users to create a self-organized ad hoc network for spontaneously disseminating contents, the network operator may be able to reduce the operational costs and simultaneously achieve an improved network performance. In this paper, we first summarize the basic features of the MSN architecture, followed by a survey of the factors which may affect MSN-aided content dissemination. Using a case study, we demonstrate that one can save resources of the Base Station (BS) while substantially lowering content dissemination delay. Finally, other potential applications of MSN-aided content dissemination are introduced, and a range of lustre challenges are summarized.展开更多
A blind adaptive scheme is proposed for joint maximum likelihood (ML) channel estimation and data detection of singleinput multiple-output (SIMO) systems. The joint ML optimisation over channel and data is decompo...A blind adaptive scheme is proposed for joint maximum likelihood (ML) channel estimation and data detection of singleinput multiple-output (SIMO) systems. The joint ML optimisation over channel and data is decomposed into an iterative optimisation loop. An efficient global optimisation algorithm called the repeated weighted boosting search is employed at the upper level to optimally identify the unknown SIMO channel model, and the Viterbi algorithm is used at the lower level to produce the maximum likelihood sequence estimation of the unknown data sequence. A simulation example is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of this joint ML optimisation scheme for blind adaptive SIMO systems.展开更多
Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)is a unique technique,which supports the secure transmission of confidential information directly through a quantum channel without the need for a secret key and for ciphertext...Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)is a unique technique,which supports the secure transmission of confidential information directly through a quantum channel without the need for a secret key and for ciphertext.Hence this secure communication protocol fundamentally differs from its conventional counterparts.In this article,we report the first measurement-deviceindependent(MDI)QSDC protocol relying on sequences of entangled photon pairs and single photons.Explicitly,it eliminates the security loopholes associated with the measurement device.Additionally,this MDI technique is capable of doubling the communication distance of its conventional counterpart operating without using our MDI technique.We also conceive a protocol associated with linear optical Bell-basis measurements,where only two of the four Bell-basis states could be measured.When the number of qubits in a sequence reduces to 1,the MDI-QSDC protocol degenerates to a deterministic MDI quantum key distribution protocol.展开更多
Future communication systems will include di erent types of messages requiring di erent transmission rates,packet lengths,and service qualities.We address the power-optimization issues of communication systems conveyi...Future communication systems will include di erent types of messages requiring di erent transmission rates,packet lengths,and service qualities.We address the power-optimization issues of communication systems conveying multiple message types based on nite-delay information theory.Given both the normalized transmission rate and the packet length of a system,the actual residual decoding error rate is a function of the transmission power.We propose a generalized power allocation framework for multiple message types.Two di erent optimization cost functions are adopted:the number of service-quality violations encountered and the sum log ratio of the residual decoding error rate.We provide the optimal analytical solution for the former cost function and a heuristic solution based on a genetic algorithm for the latter one.Finally,the performance of the proposed solutions are evaluated numerically.展开更多
文摘Just as Dickens wrote,it is the best of times,it is the worst of times.Ever increasing traffic demands will bring us into the era of 5G.Vast of unprecedented or even unanticipated fancy wireless applications will definitely change our life.Regarding the beautiful visions promised by 5G,meanwhile the wireless engineers are faced with unprecedented challenges and pressures for realizing much higher spectrum efficiency and
文摘A semi-blind adaptive beamforming scheme is proposed for wireless systems that employ high-throughput quadrature amplitude modulation signalling. A minimum number of training symbols, equal to the number of receiver antenna arrayts elements, are first utilised to provide a rough initial least squares estimate of the beamformer's weight vector. A concurrent constant modulus algorithm and soft decision-directed scheme is then applied to adapt the beamformer. This semi-blind adaptive beamforming scheme is capable of converging fast to the minimum mean-square-error beamforming solution, as demonstrated in our simulation study.
基金part of the Delivery Efficiency Core 4 Research Programme of the Virtual Centre of Excellence in Mobile & Personal Communications, Mobile VCE
文摘We carry out a comprehensive analysis of a range of wireless network efficiency considerations. Firstly, we explore the properties and the implications of the power-versus bandwidth-efficiency criteria. Secondly, we perform a detailed top-down analysis of a typical commercial wireless network, which emphasizes the inherent differences between the aforementioned two efficiency metrics, while demonstrating that the appropriate choice of the network optimization criterion can have a profound effect on the overall network performance. Finally, we address the issue of resource management and its impact on the definition of the overall system efficiency. Our results suggest that no substantial area spectral efficiency gains beyond those exhibited by the 2G cellular technol- ogy may be economically achieved, and hence, no significant economic gains may be realized by simply increasing the bps/Hz bandwidth efficiency. In contrast, manifold utility and throughput gains as well as substantial Quality of Service enhancements may be attained by the appropriate combination of improved power efficiency, bandwidth expansion as well as the appropriate evolution of the networking paradigm.
基金supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61631018),Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of CAS(No.QYZDY-SSW-JSC003)Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS(No.XDA22000000).L.Hanzo would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council projects EP/P034284/1 and EP/P003990/1(COALESCE)as well as of the European Research Council’s Advanced Fellow Grant QuantCom(Grant No.789028).
文摘With the rapid deployment of Next-Generation Networks(NGN),the research community has initiated discussions on an entirely new suite of optical enabling techniques.To pave the way for the development of future wireless networks,this article aims to unify the existing infrared,visible light,and ultraviolet subbands while also exploring the potential of the Petahertz(PHz)band to support extremely bandwidth-thirsfy telepresence style applications.Our focus is on the emerging Petahertz Communication(PetaCom)framework,scenario-dependent propagation channels,modulation schemes,system performance,multiple access techniques,and networking.We conclude with a range of PetaCom challenges and open research issues.
基金support of the RC-UK’s India-UK Advanced Technology Centre (IU-ATC),that of the EU’s Concerto project, that of the China Scholarship Council (CSC) as well as of the European Research Council’s Advanced Grant
文摘Since more and more mobile applications are based on the proliferation of social information, the study of Mobile Social Networks (MSNs) combines social sciences and wireless communications. Operating wireless networks more efficiently by exploiting social relationships between MSN users is an appealing but challenging option for network operators. An MSN-aided content dissemination technique is presented as a potential extension of conventional cellular wireless networks in order to satisfy growing data traffic. By allowing the MSN users to create a self-organized ad hoc network for spontaneously disseminating contents, the network operator may be able to reduce the operational costs and simultaneously achieve an improved network performance. In this paper, we first summarize the basic features of the MSN architecture, followed by a survey of the factors which may affect MSN-aided content dissemination. Using a case study, we demonstrate that one can save resources of the Base Station (BS) while substantially lowering content dissemination delay. Finally, other potential applications of MSN-aided content dissemination are introduced, and a range of lustre challenges are summarized.
文摘A blind adaptive scheme is proposed for joint maximum likelihood (ML) channel estimation and data detection of singleinput multiple-output (SIMO) systems. The joint ML optimisation over channel and data is decomposed into an iterative optimisation loop. An efficient global optimisation algorithm called the repeated weighted boosting search is employed at the upper level to optimally identify the unknown SIMO channel model, and the Viterbi algorithm is used at the lower level to produce the maximum likelihood sequence estimation of the unknown data sequence. A simulation example is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of this joint ML optimisation scheme for blind adaptive SIMO systems.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2017YFA0303700,and 2015CB921001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61726801,11474168,11974189,and 11474181)。
文摘Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)is a unique technique,which supports the secure transmission of confidential information directly through a quantum channel without the need for a secret key and for ciphertext.Hence this secure communication protocol fundamentally differs from its conventional counterparts.In this article,we report the first measurement-deviceindependent(MDI)QSDC protocol relying on sequences of entangled photon pairs and single photons.Explicitly,it eliminates the security loopholes associated with the measurement device.Additionally,this MDI technique is capable of doubling the communication distance of its conventional counterpart operating without using our MDI technique.We also conceive a protocol associated with linear optical Bell-basis measurements,where only two of the four Bell-basis states could be measured.When the number of qubits in a sequence reduces to 1,the MDI-QSDC protocol degenerates to a deterministic MDI quantum key distribution protocol.
基金This work is supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(No.2013CB329201)Key Program of Na-tional Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61631018)+3 种基金Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of CAS(No.QYZDY-SSW-JSC003)Key Project in Science and Technology of Guangdong Province(No.2014B010119001)Shenzhen Peacock Plan(No.1108170036003286)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘Future communication systems will include di erent types of messages requiring di erent transmission rates,packet lengths,and service qualities.We address the power-optimization issues of communication systems conveying multiple message types based on nite-delay information theory.Given both the normalized transmission rate and the packet length of a system,the actual residual decoding error rate is a function of the transmission power.We propose a generalized power allocation framework for multiple message types.Two di erent optimization cost functions are adopted:the number of service-quality violations encountered and the sum log ratio of the residual decoding error rate.We provide the optimal analytical solution for the former cost function and a heuristic solution based on a genetic algorithm for the latter one.Finally,the performance of the proposed solutions are evaluated numerically.