Optimal subcarrier allocation for cognitive radio with multi-user OFDM and distributed antenna

The subcarrier allocation problem in cognitive radio（CR）networks with multi-user orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing（OFDM）and distributed antenna is analyzed and modeled for the flat fading channel and the frequency selective channel,where the constraint on the secondary user（SU）to protect the primary user（PU）is that the total throughput of each PU must be above the given threshold instead of the ＂interference temperature＂.According to the features of different types of channels,the optimal subcarrier allocation schemes are proposed to pursue efficiency（or maximal throughput）,using the branch and bound algorithm and the 0-1 implicit enumeration algorithm.Furthermore,considering the tradeoff between efficiency and fairness,the optimal subcarrier allocation schemes with fairness are proposed in different fading channels,using the pegging algorithm.Extensive simulation results illustrate the significant performance improvement of the proposed subcarrier allocation schemes compared with the existing ones in different scenarios.

Cross-layer scheduling with fairness for multi-user OFDM system:a restless bandit approach

In OFDM-based System such as long term evolution （LTE）, the scheduling scheme plays an essential role in not only improving the capacity of system, but also guarantee the fairness among the user equipments （UEs）. However, most existing work about scheduling only considers the current throughput in physical layer. Thus in this paper, a cross-layer scheduling with fairness based on restless bandit （CSFRB） scheme with the ＇indexability＇ property is proposed for the multi-user orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing （OFDM） system to minimize the distortion in the application layer, to maximize the throughput and to minimize the energy consumption in the physical layer. The scheduling problem is firstly established as a restless bandit problem, which is solved by the primal-dual index heuristic algorithm based on the first order relaxation with low complexity, to yield the CSFRB scheme. AdditionaUy, this scheme is divided into offiine computation and online selection, where main work will be finished in former one so as to decrease the complexity further. Finally, extensive simulation results illustrate the significant performance improvement of the proposed CSFRB scheme compared to the existing one in different scenarios.

Resource Allocation in Multi-User Cellular Networks:A Transformer-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

To meet the communication services with diverse requirements,dynamic resource allocation has shown increasing importance.In this paper,we consider the multi-slot and multi-user resource allocation(MSMU-RA)in a downlink cellular scenario with the aim of maximizing system spectral efficiency while guaranteeing user fairness.We first model the MSMURA problem as a dual-sequence decision-making process,and then solve it by a novel Transformerbased deep reinforcement learning(TDRL)approach.Specifically,the proposed TDRL approach can be achieved based on two aspects:1)To adapt to the dynamic wireless environment,the proximal policy optimization(PPO)algorithm is used to optimize the multi-slot RA strategy.2)To avoid co-channel interference,the Transformer-based PPO algorithm is presented to obtain the optimal multi-user RA scheme by exploring the mapping between user sequence and resource sequence.Experimental results show that:i)the proposed approach outperforms both the traditional and DRL methods in spectral efficiency and user fairness,ii)the proposed algorithm is superior to DRL approaches in terms of convergence speed and generalization performance.

Hybrid Block Diagonalization Precoding for Multi-User Weighted Sum-Rate Maximization

This paper studies large-scale multi-input multi-output(MIMO)orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM)communications in a broadband frequency-selective channel,where a massive MIMO base station(BS)communicates with multiple users equipped with multi-antenna.We develop a hybrid precoding design to maximize the weighted sum-rate(WSR)of the users by optimizing the digital and the analog precoders alternately.For the digital part,we employ block-diagonalization to eliminate inter-user interference and apply water-filling power allocation to maximize the WSR.For the analog part,the optimization of the PSN is formulated as an unconstrained problem,which can be efficiently solved by a gradient descent method.Numerical results show that the proposed block-diagonal hybrid precoding algorithm can outperform the existing works.

Joint Source and Relay Precoding/Beamforming Algorithm for OFDM Multi-user Cooperative Relay Systems

In order to reduce the feedback load of multi-user orthogonal frequency division multiplexing （ OFDM ） -based wireless systems, a practiral limited bits feedback precoding algorithm is proposed with direct source-destination link based on amplify-and- forward cooperative relay network under frequency selective fading channels. Using joint minimum mean square error（MMSE） filter, the receiving decoding matrix is designed for each user in the paper. Source precoding （beamforming） matrix is optimized with convex function of weight mean square error （MSE）. Relay precoding matrix is obtained under MSE decomposition and convex optimization. The precoding matrix index is fed back for clustered subcarrier of OFDM with limited feedback. Then using interpolation algorithm, all precoding matrices are achieved at base station （BS） and relay nodes. Simulations indicate the effectiveness of the proposed limited feedback joint precoding and beam_formlng design. The proposed method can improve bit error rate （BER） performance and obtain better sum-rate performance in contrast to existing algorithms. It displays the BER performance is close to that of the unquantified precoding feedback method.

Power allocation for MIMO-OFDM systems with multi-user decoupling and scheduling

A power allocation scheme for multi-user multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing （MI- MO-OFDM） systems with channel state information （CSI） on transmitter and receiver is pressed. Multi-user lower allocation can be decoupled into single user lower allocation throughout null space mapping of multi-user channel and lower allocation can be performed throughout spatial-spectral water-filling for per user.To deal with more users in system and fading correlation,scheduling is oerformed to maintain the gain of power allocation.The proposed scheme can substantially improve system＇s spectral efficiency with low complexity.Simulation results validate the accuracy of theoretic analyses.

Application of OFDM-CDMA in Multi-user Underwater Acoustic Communication Based on Time Reversal Mirror

In the paper, a novel method, which exploits both the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)-Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technique and the time reversal mirror technique, is investigated to realize multi-user underwater acoustic communication. By taking advantages of these two techniques, the proposed method has the capability of effectively suppressing multi-path interference, reducing the error rate, enhancing the processing gain and improving user capacity. Simulations verify the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed method.

Closed BER expression of multi-user DS UWB systemsin indoor fading channel

The bit error rate （BER） performance of multi-user direct spreading bi-phase shift keying （DSBPSK） direct impulse ultra wideband （UWB） systems is analyzed and simulated based on a statistical indoor multi-path fading channel model. The BER of the system is theoretically derived and given in closed form, which is expressed in terms of channel parameters and system parameters such as pulse width parameter, pulse repeat period, user number and pulse waveform. With this BER expression, the effect of these parameters on the system performance can be evaluated in a uniform way. Simulation results well match the theory numerical results, and prove that the multi-access interference （MAI） of DS-BPSK UWB is a normal distribution.

Adaptive resource allocation for multi-user multi-server power-line communication OFDM systems

The bits and power allocation model of adaptive power-rate mixture for multi-user multi-server power-line communication systems was analyzed with the restrictions of maximal total power,fixed rate for each real time (RT) user,minimal rate for each non-real time (NRT) user,maximal bits and power for each subcarrier in each orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol. An algorithm of resource dynamic allocation in the first OFDM symbol of each frame and resource optimal adjustment in the latter OFDM symbol of each frame was proposed. In the first OFDM symbol of every frame,resource is firstly assigned for RT users so as to minimize their total used power until satisfying their fixed rates; secondly the remainder resource of power and subcarriers are assigned for NRT users so as to minimize their total used power until satisfying their minimal rates also; lastly the remainder resource is again assigned for NRT users according to the proportional fairness strategy so as to maximize their total assigning rate. In the latter OFDM symbol of each frame,bits are swapped and power is adjusted for every user based on the resource allocation results of anterior OFDM symbol. The algorithm is tested in the typical power-line channel scenarios and the simulation results indicate that the proposed algorithm has better performances than the classical multi-user resource allocation algorithms and it realizes the multiple aims of multi-user multi-server resource allocation for power-line communication systems.

Adaptive resource allocation in downlink multi-user MC-CDMA systems

The joint channel and power allocation in the downlink transmission of multi-user multi-carrier code division multiple access（MC-CDMA） systems are investigated and the throughput maximization problem is considered as a mixed integer optimization problem. For simplicity of analysis, the problem is divided into two less complex sub-problems： power allocation and channel allocation, which can be solved by a suboptimal adaptive power allocation （APA）algorithm and an optimal adaptive channel allocation （ACA） algorithm, respectively. By combining APA and ACA algorithms, an adaptive channel and power allocation scheme is proposed. The numerical results show that the proposed APA algorithm is more suitable for MC-CDMA systems than the conventional equal power allocation algorithm, and that the proposed channel and power allocation scheme can significantly improve the system throughout performance.

基于子载波提取的OFDM无源雷达频率分集方法

为了解决当前正交频分复用(OFDM)无源雷达波束形成无法对分布于同一角度不同距离处的目标信号进行区别处理的问题,提出了一种基于回波信号子载波提取的频率分集新方法。通过对接收阵列不同通道OFDM数据提取不同频率的子载波信号并独立地进行处理,使得接收端波束图具有距离-角度依赖性,从而可实现对同一角度内不同距离处的目标分别处理,同时分析了不同频率分集处理参数对波束图性能的影响。该频率分集处理方式可以提高距离维信号处理自由度,使得接收波束能量可聚焦于期望目标点处从而提升雷达目标检测、定位和杂波抑制等性能。仿真分析表明OFDM无源雷达回波信号经频率分集处理后可获得点状波束图,并通过实测数据分析验证了该方法的有效性与实用性。

基于扰动时空混沌的三维OFDM星座加密方案

无线通信网络的迅猛发展使得传输信息量迅速增加,这对系统的传输效率和通信安全提出了更高的要求。为满足上述要求,提出了一种基于扰动时空混沌的三维OFDM星座加密方案。首先,设计了一种反馈元胞自动机,以提高元胞自动机的周期性和伪随机性。将反馈元细胞自动机的迭代结果进行归一化后,作为扰动加入时空混沌系统中。通过分岔图、李亚普诺夫指数、回归映射分析和随机性测试,证明了添加该扰动的系统具有良好的混沌特性。其次,设计了一种新的三维16-ary星座图,将星座点之间的最小欧氏距离扩大了6.3%,并结合扰动的时空混沌系统实现了三维星座旋转的物理层调制加密。实验仿真结果表明,与其他三维16-ary星座映射旋转加密算法相比,该算法的误码率性能提高了约1 dB。此外,通过密钥空间、密钥灵敏度和统计攻击的安全分析,证明了其良好的安全性能。

超宽带毫米波MIMO-OFDM系统的非线性频偏自干扰与信道联合估计方法

系统同步产生的载波频偏会导致超宽带毫米波多输入输出(MIMO)正交频分复用(OFDM)系统产生非线性频偏自干扰,影响后续信道估计性能。为此,提出了一种非线性频偏自干扰与信道联合估计方法,通过挖掘数据超维隐藏空间的方式,将复杂的多目标优化问题降维分解成多个可并行求解的子优化问题,并利用超宽带毫米波信道的稀疏特性,采用压缩感知算法实现载波频偏与信道的迭代估计。与现有的联合估计方法相比,仿真结果表明所提方法能够有效降低计算复杂度,提升了系统信道估计准确度,并降低了系统误码率。

可见光通信预编码O-OFDM自适应符号分解技术研究

【目的】符号分解技术是降低峰值平均功率比(PAPR)方法中的一种,其将光正交频分复用(O-OFDM)符号分解为PAPR较小的多个分解符号,以抑制发光二极管(LED)的非线性效应。但当O-OFDM的PAPR较大时产生的分解符号较多,降低了信息速率和误码率(BER)性能。【方法】文章提出了一种预编码O-OFDM自适应符号分解串行传输(PCO-OFDM-ASDST)方案,采用预编码降低O-OFDM符号的PAPR,从而减小了自适应符号分解的平均符号分解次数。在多径信道下推导了理论信噪比(SNR)表达式,并采用蒙特卡洛仿真分析了PAPR、BER和信息速率性能。【结果】结果表明,在非对称限幅光正交频分复用(ACO-OFDM)系统4阶正交幅度调制(QAM)下,PCO-OFDM-ASDST在BER为10-4的情况下,其符号功率比自适应符号分解串行传输(ASDST)低7 dB;64QAM下,当符号功率为20 dBm时,可以提高10 Mbit/s的信息速率。【结论】PCO-OFDM-ASDST比ASDST系统具有更优的BER和信息传输速率等性能。

基于数据失真的雷达通信一体化OFDM波形设计方法

正交频分复用(OFDM)波形设计是实现雷达通信一体化的物理层关键技术之一。OFDM波形通常存在峰均功率比(PAPR)高,以及波形自相关旁瓣电平高的问题。该文针对现有联合降低PAPR和自相关旁瓣方法存在的通信速率下降问题,提出了一种基于数据失真的一体化波形设计方法。该文还将通信数据的误差矢量幅度作为优化目标之一,降低了数据失真引起的通信误码率。首先,构建了PAPR约束下最小化积分旁瓣比和误差矢量幅度的优化模型。其次,根据调制星座图特点,通过外围星座调制的数据失真和所有调制数据失真,将多目标高维非凸优化问题转化为两个单目标优化子问题,分别采取凸松弛操作和交替方向乘子法(ADMM)求解简化后的子问题,得到低积分旁瓣比波形和PAPR约束下的低误差矢量幅度波形。仿真结果表明该方法设计的一体化波形可满足PAPR要求,同时具有良好的感知和通信性能。

OFDM水声通信多普勒估计与跟踪方法

水声通信中传统宽带多普勒估计方法难以准确跟踪时变多普勒因子,从而导致正交频分复用(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing,OFDM)在变速运动通信场景中补偿性能不佳。针对该问题,文章提出了一种基于空载波的多普勒估计与跟踪算法。首先对三频信号做线性调频Z变换(Chirp-Z Transform,CZT)得到多普勒先验值,然后利用OFDM符号中的空载波结合载波频偏(Carrier Frequency Offset,CFO)搜索补偿技术,把估计的最优CFO值转换为宽带多普勒因子,进而计算当前符号的加速度并预测下一符号的速度。通过更新加速度对预测值进行修正,实现每个OFDM符号的多普勒估计。数值仿真和湖试结果表明,文中算法不仅能有效跟踪多普勒的变化,在匀速和变速条件下都有较好的补偿性能,而且对帧结构设计要求低,对先验误差不敏感,有利于水声通信系统的工程实现。

Multi-User Connection Performance Assessment of NOMA Schemes for Beyond 5G

Non-orthogonal multiple access(NOMA)is proved to be useful to satisfy the requirements of beyond 5th generation such as massive multi-user connection.Here we compare the performances of two NOMA schemes:low code rate spreading(LCRS)scheme and interleaver division multiple access(IDMA)scheme.It is found that LCRS is superior to IDMA when number of users is small due to coding gain achieved.While IDMA is preferred when number of users is high because repetition applied in IDMA can suppress multi-user interference effectively.And interleaver is important in IDMA for randomizing the interference.Also,this paper evaluates the impact of channel decoder.It is observed that Log-MAP decoder has much better performance than that of Max-Log-MAP when number of users is large.Thus,it is recommended to use Log-MAP decoder in NOMA in high user overloading case.We also compared the performance of NOMA by using different type of channel codes.We find that NOMA using specific convolutional code has a better performance than that of using specific LDPC code when number of users is high.

OFDM叠加导频联合信道估计和检测方法

针对现有正交频分复用(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing,OFDM)系统信道估计和迭代检测算法中频谱效率低和鲁棒性差等问题,提出了一种基于酉近似消息传递和叠加导频的信道估计与联合检测方法。首先,在软调制/解调中叠加导频对正交幅度调制的星座点进行预处理,检测时将叠加的导频作为频域符号的先验分布,利用置信传播算法进行调制和解调,实现检测模型的简化。然后,应用因子图-消息传递算法对OFDM传输系统和信道进行建模和全局优化,引入酉变换加强信道估计算法的鲁棒性。最后,建立OFDM仿真环境对现有方法进行仿真分析。仿真结果表明,相对于现有的独立导频类算法,所提算法能够以相同复杂度显著提升OFDM系统的频谱效率和鲁棒性。

智能反射面辅助的OFDM系统稀疏信道估计研究

针对智能反射面(IRS)辅助的宽带正交频分复用(OFDM)系统的信道估计,当前大多数研究都是基于单符号全导频设置,且级联信道系数过多会导致导频开销较大。为此,提出了一种基于时域-角域块稀疏的两阶段信道估计方案。首先,通过分析信道在时域和角域上存在的共同稀疏特性,将级联信道矩阵转换为时域-角域上的块稀疏表示,并将信道估计问题转换为块稀疏矩阵恢复问题。其次,考虑传输导频限制和时域-角域块稀疏特性,提出了一种两阶段稀疏信道估计方案对级联信道进行稀疏恢复。仿真结果表明,相比另外三种基准方案,该方案可以使用较少的导频获得更优的信道估计性能,有效减少了导频开销,且估计准确度更高。