A Multicast Approach for Constructive Interference Precoding in MISO Downlink Channel

in IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) (2014)

This paper studies the concept of jointly utilizing the data information (DI) and channel state information (CSI) in order to design symbol-level precoders for a multiple input and single output (MISO ... [more ▼]

This paper studies the concept of jointly utilizing the data information (DI) and channel state information (CSI) in order to design symbol-level precoders for a multiple input and single output (MISO) downlink channel. In this direction, the interference among the simultaneous data streams is transformed to useful signal that can improve the signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) of the downlink transmissions. We propose a maximum ratio transmissions (MRT) based algorithm that jointly exploits DI and CSI to gain the benefits from these useful signals. In this context, a novel framework to minimize the power consumption is proposed by formalizing the duality between the constructive interference downlink channel and the multicast channels. The numerical results have shown that the proposed schemes outperform other state of the art techniques. [less ▲]

Inline Interference Mitigation Techniques for Spectral Coexistence of GEO and NGEO Satellites

in Proceedings of 19th ka band and 31st AIAA ICSSC conference (2013, October)

The requirement of low latency for real time systems and high demand of broad- band data are leading to the rapid deployment of Low Earth Orbit (LEO)/Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite systems in several ... [more ▼]

The requirement of low latency for real time systems and high demand of broad- band data are leading to the rapid deployment of Low Earth Orbit (LEO)/Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite systems in several frequency bands. When the number of usable non-geostationary (NGEO) satellites i.e., LEO/MEO in space increases, the need for frequency coexistence between the NGEO satellite systems with the already existing geostationary (GEO) satellite networks increases rapidly. In this context, it is crucial to explore interference mitigation techniques between GEO and NGEO systems in order to allow their spectral coexistence. More specifically, in the coexistence scenario of GEO and NGEO satellite networks, in-line interfer- ence may be a serious problem and it arises whenever an NGEO satellite passes through a line of sight path between a GEO earth station and a GEO satellite. In this paper, we carry out interference analysis between GEO and NGEO systems considering the case of O3b satellite systems and propose an adaptive power control technique for both the uplink and the downlink coexistence scenarios in order to mitigate the in-line interference. Furthermore, we provide several cognitive solu- tions for mitigating the in-line interference. [less ▲]

Secondary User Scheduling Under Throughput Guarantees for the Primary Network

in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Fall 2013 (2013, September 02)

This work addresses scheduling in a cognitive radio scenario where a minimum throughput for the downlink primary network (PN) is guaranteed to each user with an associated violation probability ... [more ▼]

This work addresses scheduling in a cognitive radio scenario where a minimum throughput for the downlink primary network (PN) is guaranteed to each user with an associated violation probability (probability of not obtaining the guaranteed throughput). The primary network is surrounded by multiple downlink secondary networks, each aiming to maximize its network throughput. Scheduling in PN is performed independent of the secondary networks. Some information about the PN is available at the central scheduler that is responsible for scheduling the secondary networks. The contribution of this work is to apply a novel scheduler to the PN which is more robust to QoS degradations resulting from the secondary networks than other state of the art schedulers. This is validated by numerical simulations of the cognitive radio network. [less ▲]

Frequency Packing for Interference Alignment-based Cognitive Dual Satellite Systems

in Proceedings of IEEE 78th Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2013-Fall (2013, September)

Interference Alignment (IA) has been considered a promising technique for spectral coexistence of different wireless systems in an underlay cognitive mode. Furthermore, Frequency Packing (FP) can be ... [more ▼]

Interference Alignment (IA) has been considered a promising technique for spectral coexistence of different wireless systems in an underlay cognitive mode. Furthermore, Frequency Packing (FP) can be considered as an important technique for enhancing the spectrum efficiency in spectrum-limited satellite applications. In this paper, we consider a spectral coexistence scenario of a multibeam satellite and a monobeam satellite with the monobeam satellite as primary and the multibeam satellite as secondary. In this context, this paper focuses on examining the effect of FP on the performance of multi-carrier based IA technique. For this purpose, different IA techniques such as coordinated IA, uncoordinated IA and static IA have been considered. The effect of FP on the performance of different IA techniques in the considered scenario is evaluated in terms of system sum rate and primary rate protection ratio. It is shown that the system sum rate increases with the FP factor for all the techniques and the primary rate is perfectly protected with the coordinated IA technique even with dense FP. [less ▲]

Cognitive Beamhopping for Spectral Coexistence of Multibeam Satellites

in Future Network and MobileSummit 2013 (2013, July)

The usable satellite spectrum is becoming scarce due to continuously increasing demand for broadcast and multimedia services. In this context, we consider the problem of enhancing spectral efficiency in ... [more ▼]

The usable satellite spectrum is becoming scarce due to continuously increasing demand for broadcast and multimedia services. In this context, we consider the problem of enhancing spectral efficiency in multibeam satellite networks. The spectral coexistence scenario of two multibeam satellites over a common coverage area is studied with a primary satellite having larger beams and a secondary satellite having smaller beams. Furthermore, a novel cognitive beamhopping satellite system is proposed. The system performance of the proposed system is evaluated and compared with that of conventional multibeam and beamhopping systems in terms of system throughput. It is shown that the proposed system significantly enhances the spectral efficiency in comparison to other systems. Moreover, the scenario of the presence of multiple secondary users within an inactive primary beam is considered with power control on the secondary transmission. The system performance is evaluated by considering partial and full frequency sharing approaches. It is noted that the total spectral efficiency increases with the number of secondary users in the full frequency reuse approach. [less ▲]

Spatial Filtering for Underlay Cognitive SatComs

in proceedings of 5th International Conference on Personal Satellite Services (2013, June)

Herein, we study an underlay beamforming technique for the coexistence scenario of satellite and terrestrial networks with the satel- lite return link as primary and the terrestrial uplink as secondary ... [more ▼]

Herein, we study an underlay beamforming technique for the coexistence scenario of satellite and terrestrial networks with the satel- lite return link as primary and the terrestrial uplink as secondary. Since satellite terminals are unique in that they always point towards the geo- stationary satellite, interference received by the terrestrial Base Station (BS) is concentrated in a specific angular sector. The priori knowledge that all the geostationary satellite terminals are facing south for the European coverage can be used in designing a beamformer at the ter- restrial BS. Based on this concept, we propose a receive beamformer at the BS to maximize the Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) towards the desired user and to mitigate the interference coming from the interfering satellite terminals. The performances of Minimum Vari- ance Distortionless (MVDR) and Linear Constrained Minimum Variance (LCMV) beamformers are compared for our considered scenario. It is shown that LCMV beamformer is better suited in rejecting interference even in case of Direction of Arrival (DoA) uncertainty of interfering satel- lite terminals as long as DoA range of the interfering sector is known to the beamformer. Furthermore, it is noted that MVDR beamformer is suitable for a large number of interferers. [less ▲]

Asymptotic Analysis of Eigenvalue-based Blind Spectrum Sensing Techniques

in proceedings of International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) 2013 (2013, May)

Multi-User Detection in Multibeam Mobile Satellite Systems: A Fair Performance Evaluation

in Proceedings of Vehicular Technology Conference, Spring 2013 (2013)

Multi-User Detection (MUD) techniques are currently being examined as promising technologies for the next generation of broadband, interactive, multibeam satellite communication (SatCom) systems. Results ... [more ▼]

Multi-User Detection (MUD) techniques are currently being examined as promising technologies for the next generation of broadband, interactive, multibeam satellite communication (SatCom) systems. Results in the existing literature have shown that when full frequency and polarization reuse is employed and user signals are jointly processed at the gateway, more than threefold gains in terms of spectral efficiency over conventional systems can be obtained. However, the information theoretic results for the capacity of the multibeam satellite channel are given under ideal assumptions, disregarding the implementation constraints of such an approach. Considering a real system implementation, the adoption of full resource reuse is bound to increase the payload complexity and power consumption. Since these novel techniques require extra payload resources, fairness issues in the comparison among the two approaches arise. The present contribution evaluates in a fair manner, the performance of the return link (RL) of a SatCom system serving mobile users that are jointly decoded at the receiver. In this context, the throughput performance of the assumed system is compared to that of a conventional one, under the constraint of equal physical layer resource utilization; thus the comparison can be regarded as fair. Results show, that even when systems operate under the same payload requirements as the conventional systems, a significant gain can be realized, especially in the high SNR region. Finally, existing analytical formulas are also employed to provide closed form descriptions of the performance of clustered systems, thus introducing insights on how the performance scales with respect to the system parameters. [less ▲]

MMSE Filtering Performance of Dual-Hop Amplify-and-Forward Multiple-Access Channels

in Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE (2013), 2(1), 122-125

Satellite Cognitive Communications and Spectrum Regulation

in Hofmann, Mahulena (Ed.) International Regulations of Space Communications (2013)

Due to rapid increase of wireless users and the popularity of multimedia applications, the demand for wireless spectrum is increasing rapidly. However, due to current static spectrum policy, the available ... [more ▼]

Due to rapid increase of wireless users and the popularity of multimedia applications, the demand for wireless spectrum is increasing rapidly. However, due to current static spectrum policy, the available usable spectrum is becoming scarce while a significant amount of spectrum remains underutilized. In this aspect, cognitive communications can be considered as a promising technology to enhance spectrum usage efficiency by allowing the coexistence of heterogeneous networks within the same spectrum. In this paper, starting with the rationale of cognitive communication, we present two different coexistence scenarios in the context of satellite cognitive communication. We then present the current status of spectrum regulation in the context of Cognitive Radio (CR) and the relevant decisions of World Radio Conference 2012 (WRC-12). Finally, we present the technical aspects and regulatory challenges of this technology and provide some suggestions from research, industrial and regulatory perspectives. [less ▲]