1.Introduction From the first-generation(1G)through the second-generation(2G)Global System for Mobile Communications(GSM),the third-generation(3G)wideband code division multiple access(WCDMA)to the fourth-generation(4...1.Introduction From the first-generation(1G)through the second-generation(2G)Global System for Mobile Communications(GSM),the third-generation(3G)wideband code division multiple access(WCDMA)to the fourth-generation(4G)long-term evolution(LTE)wireless networks,terrestrial networks(TNs)have demonstrated significant success in increasing communication speeds and improving quality of service(QoS)for users.展开更多
Intelligent transportation system （ITS） is proposed as the most effective way to improve road safety and traffic efficiency. However, the future of ITS for large scale transportation infrastructures deployment highl...Intelligent transportation system （ITS） is proposed as the most effective way to improve road safety and traffic efficiency. However, the future of ITS for large scale transportation infrastructures deployment highly depends on the security level of vehicular communication systems （VCS）. Security applications in VCS are fulfilled through secured group broadcast. Therefore, secure key management schemes are considered as a critical research topic for network security. In this paper, we propose a framework for providing secure key management within heterogeneous network. The seeurity managers （SMs） play a key role in the framework by retrieving the vehicle departnre infi^rmation, encapsulating block to transport keys and then executing rekeying to vehicles within the same security domain. The first part of this framework is a novel Group Key Management （GKM） scheme basing on leaving probability （LP） of vehicles to depart current VCS region. Vehicle＇s LP factor is introduced into GKM scheme to achieve a more effieient rekeying scheme and less rekeying costs. The second component of the framework using the blockchain concept to simplify the distributed key management in heterogeneous VCS domains. Extensive simulations and analysis are provided to show the effectiveness and effieiency of the proposed framework： Our GKM results demonstrate that probability-based BR reduees rekeying eost compared to the benchmark scheme, while the blockchain deereases the time eost of key transmission over heterogeneous net-works.展开更多
To provide global service with low latency, the broadband low earth orbits (LEO) satellite constellation based communication systems have become one of the focuses in academic and industry. To allow for wideband acces...To provide global service with low latency, the broadband low earth orbits (LEO) satellite constellation based communication systems have become one of the focuses in academic and industry. To allow for wideband access for user links, the feeder link of LEO satellite is correspondingly required to support high throughput data communications. To this end, we propose to apply line-of-sight (LoS) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission for the feeder link to achieve spatial multiplexing by optimizing the antenna arrangement. Unlike the LoS MIMO applications for static scenarios, the movement of LEO satellites make it impractical to adjust the optimal antenna separation for all possible satellite positions. To address this issue, we propose to design the antenna placement to maximize the ergodic channel capacity during the visible region of the ground station. We first derive the closed-form probability distribution of the satellite trajectory in visible region. Based on which the ergodic channel capacity can be then calculated numerically. The antenna placement can be further optimized to maximize the ergodic channel capacity. Numerical results verify the derived probability distribution of the satellite trajectory, and show that the proposed LoS MIMO scheme can significantly increase the ergodic channel capacity compared with the existing SISO one.展开更多
This paper investigates the power allocation problem in non-orthogonal multiple access(NOMA)integrated unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)communication systems.In particular,we propose a novel resource allocation scheme to i...This paper investigates the power allocation problem in non-orthogonal multiple access(NOMA)integrated unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)communication systems.In particular,we propose a novel resource allocation scheme to increase the transmission rate of the users that have relatively worse channel state information,while reducing the sum rate loss.To solve this problem efficiently,we decouple the optimization problem into three subproblems.First,we solve the problem of user pairing and subchannel allocation.Second,the optimum power proportional factor is derived to allocate transmit power among different users on the same subchannel.At last,different subchannels are allocated with appropriate power to improve the performance of the subchannels.Simulation results show that the proposed scheme can enjoy a better performance than the benchmark methods since it can achieve a proper trade-off between the system sum rate and the proportional fairness.展开更多
Recently,the NGPON2 standards organization has decided to deploy LDPC code in upstream and downstream channels in next-generation Ethernet passive optical network(NG-EPON)systems.However,PON upstream channels operate ...Recently,the NGPON2 standards organization has decided to deploy LDPC code in upstream and downstream channels in next-generation Ethernet passive optical network(NG-EPON)systems.However,PON upstream channels operate in burst-mode,hence the turn-on effects in optical network units(ONUs)may introduce burst errors,which are difficult for LDPC to deal with.One of the solutions is introducing an interleaver to convert consecutive burst errors into separate random errors.The traditional interleavers such as the block interleaver and the random interleaver,only consider dispersing the consecutive errors.In this paper,we present a design methodology for channel-adaptive interleaving pattern by joint optimizing of interleaving and LDPC decoding in PON systems deploying LDPC codes.After determining the interleaving pattern where the bits can be recovered with more reliable messages during LDPC iterative decoding,we map the bits from the potential locations of burst errors to the interleaving positions.By doing so,we can not only disperse the burst errors but also make full use of the LDPC code to improve its decoding performance.The numerical results show that the proposed interleaving scheme has a better performance under any burst-error length.展开更多
Visual question answering(VQA)is a multimodal task,involving a deep understanding of the image scene and the question’s meaning and capturing the relevant correlations between both modalities to infer the appropriate...Visual question answering(VQA)is a multimodal task,involving a deep understanding of the image scene and the question’s meaning and capturing the relevant correlations between both modalities to infer the appropriate answer.In this paper,we propose a VQA system intended to answer yes/no questions about real-world images,in Arabic.To support a robust VQA system,we work in two directions:(1)Using deep neural networks to semantically represent the given image and question in a fine-grainedmanner,namely ResNet-152 and Gated Recurrent Units(GRU).(2)Studying the role of the utilizedmultimodal bilinear pooling fusion technique in the trade-o.between the model complexity and the overall model performance.Some fusion techniques could significantly increase the model complexity,which seriously limits their applicability for VQA models.So far,there is no evidence of how efficient these multimodal bilinear pooling fusion techniques are for VQA systems dedicated to yes/no questions.Hence,a comparative analysis is conducted between eight bilinear pooling fusion techniques,in terms of their ability to reduce themodel complexity and improve themodel performance in this case of VQA systems.Experiments indicate that these multimodal bilinear pooling fusion techniques have improved the VQA model’s performance,until reaching the best performance of 89.25%.Further,experiments have proven that the number of answers in the developed VQA system is a critical factor that a.ects the effectiveness of these multimodal bilinear pooling techniques in achieving their main objective of reducing the model complexity.The Multimodal Local Perception Bilinear Pooling(MLPB)technique has shown the best balance between the model complexity and its performance,for VQA systems designed to answer yes/no questions.展开更多
The sixth generation(6G)of mobile communication system is witnessing a new paradigm shift,i.e.,integrated sensing-communication system.A comprehensive dataset is a prerequisite for 6G integrated sensing-communication ...The sixth generation(6G)of mobile communication system is witnessing a new paradigm shift,i.e.,integrated sensing-communication system.A comprehensive dataset is a prerequisite for 6G integrated sensing-communication research.This paper develops a novel simulation dataset,named M3SC,for mixed multi-modal(MMM)sensing-communication integration,and the generation framework of the M3SC dataset is further given.To obtain multimodal sensory data in physical space and communication data in electromagnetic space,we utilize Air-Sim and WaveFarer to collect multi-modal sensory data and exploit Wireless InSite to collect communication data.Furthermore,the in-depth integration and precise alignment of AirSim,WaveFarer,andWireless InSite are achieved.The M3SC dataset covers various weather conditions,multiplex frequency bands,and different times of the day.Currently,the M3SC dataset contains 1500 snapshots,including 80 RGB images,160 depth maps,80 LiDAR point clouds,256 sets of mmWave waveforms with 8 radar point clouds,and 72 channel impulse response(CIR)matrices per snapshot,thus totaling 120,000 RGB images,240,000 depth maps,120,000 LiDAR point clouds,384,000 sets of mmWave waveforms with 12,000 radar point clouds,and 108,000 CIR matrices.The data processing result presents the multi-modal sensory information and communication channel statistical properties.Finally,the MMM sensing-communication application,which can be supported by the M3SC dataset,is discussed.展开更多
Cognitive radio and cooperative communication can greatly improve the spectrum efficiency in wireless communications.We study a cognitive radio network where two secondary source terminals exchange their information w...Cognitive radio and cooperative communication can greatly improve the spectrum efficiency in wireless communications.We study a cognitive radio network where two secondary source terminals exchange their information with the assistance of a relay node under interference power constraints.In order to enhance the transmit rate and maintain fairness between two source terminals,a practical 2-phase analog network coding protocol is adopted and its optimal power allocation algorithm is proposed.Numerical results verify the superiority of the proposed algorithm over the conventional direct transmission protocol and 4-phase amplify-and-forward relay protocol.展开更多
In this paper we evaluate the feasibility of seamless and efficient integration of terrestrial communication systems with satellite networks. This aspect is considered by standardisation bodies such as ETSI [1], 5 G-P...In this paper we evaluate the feasibility of seamless and efficient integration of terrestrial communication systems with satellite networks. This aspect is considered by standardisation bodies such as ETSI [1], 5 G-PPP [2] and 3 GPP [3]. A comprehensive system is designed and implemented in an emulation prototype, including standard 3 GPP LTE core network functionality [4] with its different layers: networking, data forwarding, control, management and monitoring and is validated through performance measurements. This work is a technical feasibility study of extending terrestrial communication systems with satellite networks as backhaul, increasing the energy efficiency, network robustness during natural disasters as well as being an alternative for peak-time data forwarding of the terrestrial communication services. Due to its global coverage property, terrestrial-satellite integration provides an obvious extension of communication services towards isolated and remote areas and an alternative for rural or highly distributed/highly mobile enterprise networks.展开更多
With the development of wireless mobile communication technology,the demand for wireless communication rate and frequency increases year by year.Existing wireless mobile communication frequency tends to be saturated,w...With the development of wireless mobile communication technology,the demand for wireless communication rate and frequency increases year by year.Existing wireless mobile communication frequency tends to be saturated,which demands for new solutions.Terahertz(THz)communication has great potential for the future mobile communications(Beyond 5G),and is also an important technique for the high data rate transmission in spatial information network.THz communication has great application prospects in military-civilian integration and coordinated development.In China,important breakthroughs have been achieved for the key techniques of THz high data rate communications,which is practically keeping up with the most advanced technological level in the world.Therefore,further intensifying efforts on the development of THz communication have the strategic importance for China in leading the development of future wireless communication techniques and the standardization process of Beyond 5G.This paper analyzes the performance of the MIMO channel in the Terahertz(THz)band and a discrete mathematical method is used to propose a novel channel model.Then,a channel capacity model is proposed by the combination of path loss and molecular absorption in the THz band based on the CSI at the receiver.Simulation results show that the integration of MIMO in the THz band gives better data rate and channel capacity as compared with a single channel.展开更多
Massive MIMO systems offer a high spatial resolution that can drastically increase the spectral and/or energy efficiency by employing a large number of antennas at the base station(BS).In a distributed massive MIMO sy...Massive MIMO systems offer a high spatial resolution that can drastically increase the spectral and/or energy efficiency by employing a large number of antennas at the base station(BS).In a distributed massive MIMO system,the capacity of fiber backhaul that links base station and remote radio heads is usually limited,which becomes a bottleneck for realizing the potential performance gain of both downlink and uplink.To solve this problem,we propose a joint antenna selection and user scheduling which is able to achieve a large portion of the potential gain provided by the massive MIMO array with only limited backhaul capacity.Three sub-optimal iterative algorithms with the objective of sumrate maximization are proposed for the joint optimization of antenna selection and user scheduling,either based on greedy fashion or Frobenius-norm criteria.Convergence and complexity analysis are presented for the algorithms.The provided Monte Carlo simulations show that,one of our algorithms achieves a good tradeoff between complexity and performance and thus is especially fit for massive MIMO systems.展开更多
Filter-bank multicarrier （FBMC） with offset quadrature amplitude modulation （OQAM） is a candidate waveform for future wireless communications due to its advantages over orthogonal frequency division multiplexing ...Filter-bank multicarrier （FBMC） with offset quadrature amplitude modulation （OQAM） is a candidate waveform for future wireless communications due to its advantages over orthogonal frequency division multiplexing （OFDM） systems. However, because of or-thogonality in real field and the presence of imaginary intrinsic interference, channel estimation in FBMC is not as straightforward as OFDM systems especially in multiple antenna scenarios. In this paper, we propose a channel estimation method which employs intrinsic interference cancellation at the transmitter side. The simulation results show that this method has less pilot overhead, less peak to average power ratio （PAPR）, better bit error rate （BER）, and better mean square error （MSE） performance compared to the well-known intrinsic approximation methods （IAM）.展开更多
A quantum secure direct intercommunication scheme is proposed to exchange directly the communicators＇ secret messages by making ase of swapping entanglement of Bell states. It has great capacity to distribute the sec...A quantum secure direct intercommunication scheme is proposed to exchange directly the communicators＇ secret messages by making ase of swapping entanglement of Bell states. It has great capacity to distribute the secret messages since these messages have been imposed on high-dimensional Bell states via the local unitary operations with superdense coding. The security is ensured by the secure transmission of the travel sequences and the application of entanglement swapping.展开更多
Chaotic optical communication has shown large potential as a hardware encryption method in the physical layer.As an important figure of merit,the bit rate–distance product of chaotic optical communication has been co...Chaotic optical communication has shown large potential as a hardware encryption method in the physical layer.As an important figure of merit,the bit rate–distance product of chaotic optical communication has been continually improved to 30 Gb/s×340 km,but it is still far from the requirement for a deployed optical fiber communication system,which is beyond 100 Gb/s×1000 km.A chaotic carrier can be considered as an analog signal and suffers from fiber channel impairments,limiting the transmission distance of high-speed chaotic optical communications.To break the limit,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a pilot-based digital signal processing scheme for coherent chaotic optical communication combined with deep-learning-based chaotic synchronization.Both transmission impairment recovery and chaotic synchronization are realized in the digital domain.The frequency offset of the lasers is accurately estimated and compensated by determining the location of the pilot tone in the frequency domain,and the equalization and phase noise compensation are jointly performed by the least mean square algorithm through the time domain pilot symbols.Using the proposed method,100 Gb∕s chaotically encrypted quadrature phase-shift keying(QPSK)signal over 800 km single-mode fiber(SMF)transmission is experimentally demonstrated.In order to enhance security,40 Gb∕s real-time chaotically encrypted QPSK signal over 800 km SMF transmission is realized by inserting pilot symbols and tone in a field-programmable gate array.This method provides a feasible approach to promote the practical application of chaotic optical communications and guarantees the high security of chaotic encryption.展开更多
Based on the definition of fractional Fourier transform(FrFT) in the cylindrical coordinate system,the propagation properties of a controllable dark-hollow beam(CDHB) are investigated in detail.An analytical formula i...Based on the definition of fractional Fourier transform(FrFT) in the cylindrical coordinate system,the propagation properties of a controllable dark-hollow beam(CDHB) are investigated in detail.An analytical formula is derived for the FrFT of a CDHB.By using the derived formula,the properties of a CDHB in the FrFT plane are illustrated numerically.The results show that the properties of the intensity of the beam in the FrFT are closely related to not only the fractional order but also initial beam parameter,beam order and the lens focal length of the optical system for performing FrFT.The derived formula provides an effective and convenient way for analyzing and calculating the FrFT of a CDHB.展开更多
In this paper we introduce a framework for using quality as an incentive to promote proper application level congestion control. Through integrating a joint-source channel coder and feedback-based congestion control s...In this paper we introduce a framework for using quality as an incentive to promote proper application level congestion control. Through integrating a joint-source channel coder and feedback-based congestion control scheme, we are able to construct accurate and efficient quality incentives. The framework is applicable in all network architectures where end-to-end congestion control may be used, and is as such not specific to either best-effort or traffic class-based architectures. The concept is presented along with preliminary simulations that highlight the resulting rate control accuracy. We also discuss how to implement some well-known congestion control schemes within our framework.展开更多
Average(mean)voter is one of the commonest voting methods suitable for decision making in highly-available and long-missions applications where the availability and the speed of the system are critical.In this paper,a...Average(mean)voter is one of the commonest voting methods suitable for decision making in highly-available and long-missions applications where the availability and the speed of the system are critical.In this paper,a new generation of average voter based on parallel algorithms and parallel random access machine(PRAM)structure are proposed.The analysis shows that this algorithm is optimal due to its improved time complexity,speed-up,and efficiency and is especially appropriate for applications where the size of input space is large.展开更多
Since the first space probe flew to the Moon in 1959,over 200 deep-space exploration missions have already been carried out on the eight planets,various asteroids and comets in the solar system.Amount of deepspace sci...Since the first space probe flew to the Moon in 1959,over 200 deep-space exploration missions have already been carried out on the eight planets,various asteroids and comets in the solar system.Amount of deepspace scientific experiments promoted people to understand about the origin and evolution of the universe.展开更多
Coupled-waveguide devices are essential in photonic integrated circuits for coupling,polarization handling,and mode manipulation.However,the performance of these devices usually suffers from high wavelength and struct...Coupled-waveguide devices are essential in photonic integrated circuits for coupling,polarization handling,and mode manipulation.However,the performance of these devices usually suffers from high wavelength and structure sensitivity,which makes it challenging to realize broadband and reliable on-chip optical functions.Recently,topological pumping of edge states has emerged as a promising solution for implementing robust optical couplings.In this paper,we propose and experimentally demonstrate broadband on-chip mode manipulation with very large fabrication tolerance based on the Rice–Mele modeled silicon waveguide arrays.The Thouless pumping mechanism is employed in the design to implement broadband and robust mode conversion and multiplexing.The experimental results prove that various mode-order conversions with low insertion losses and intermodal crosstalk can be achieved over a broad bandwidth of 80 nm ranging from 1500 to 1580 nm.Thanks to such a topological design,the device has a remarkable fabrication tolerance of±70 nm for the structural deviations in waveguide width and gap distance,which is,to the best of our knowledge,the highest among the coupled-waveguide mode-handling devices reported so far.As a proof-of-concept experiment,we cascade the topological mode-order converters to form a four-channel mode-division multiplexer and demonstrate the transmission of a 200-Gb/s 16-quadrature amplitude modulation signal for each mode channel,with the bit error rates below the 7%forward error correction threshold of 3.8×10^(-3).We reveal the possibility of developing new classes of broadband and fabrication-tolerant coupled-waveguide devices with topological photonic approaches,which may find applications in many fields,including optical interconnects,quantum communications,and optical computing.展开更多
Complex-valued double-sideband direct detection(DD)can reconstruct the optical field and achieve a high electrical spectral efficiency(ESE)comparable to that of a coherent homodyne receiver,and DD does not require a c...Complex-valued double-sideband direct detection(DD)can reconstruct the optical field and achieve a high electrical spectral efficiency(ESE)comparable to that of a coherent homodyne receiver,and DD does not require a costly local oscillator laser.However,a fundamental question remains if there is an optimal DD receiver structure with the simplest design to approach the performance of the coherent homodyne detection.This study derives the optimal DD receiver structure with an optimal transfer function to recover a quadrature amplitude modulation(QAM)signal with a near-zero guard band at the central frequency of the signal.We derive the theoretical ESE limit for various detection schemes by invoking Shannon’s formula.Our proposed scheme is closest to coherent homodyne detection in terms of the theoretical ESE limit.By leveraging a WaveShaper to construct the optimal transfer function,we conduct a proof-of-concept experiment to transmit a net 228.85-Gb/s 64-QAM signal over an 80-km single-mode fiber with a net ESE of 8.76 b/s/Hz.To the best of our knowledge,this study reports the highest net ESE per polarization per wavelength for DD transmission beyond 40-km single-mode fiber.For a comprehensive metric,denoted as 2ESE×Reach,we achieve the highest 2ESE×Reach per polarization per wavelength for DD transmission.展开更多
基金support from the Development Program from Institute for Communication Systems(ICS),the 5G&6G Innovation Centre(5GIC&6GIC)at University of Surreythe China Scholarship Council,the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62371158)the Major Key Project of Pengcheng Laboratory(PCL2024A01).
文摘1.Introduction From the first-generation(1G)through the second-generation(2G)Global System for Mobile Communications(GSM),the third-generation(3G)wideband code division multiple access(WCDMA)to the fourth-generation(4G)long-term evolution(LTE)wireless networks,terrestrial networks(TNs)have demonstrated significant success in increasing communication speeds and improving quality of service(QoS)for users.
文摘Intelligent transportation system （ITS） is proposed as the most effective way to improve road safety and traffic efficiency. However, the future of ITS for large scale transportation infrastructures deployment highly depends on the security level of vehicular communication systems （VCS）. Security applications in VCS are fulfilled through secured group broadcast. Therefore, secure key management schemes are considered as a critical research topic for network security. In this paper, we propose a framework for providing secure key management within heterogeneous network. The seeurity managers （SMs） play a key role in the framework by retrieving the vehicle departnre infi^rmation, encapsulating block to transport keys and then executing rekeying to vehicles within the same security domain. The first part of this framework is a novel Group Key Management （GKM） scheme basing on leaving probability （LP） of vehicles to depart current VCS region. Vehicle＇s LP factor is introduced into GKM scheme to achieve a more effieient rekeying scheme and less rekeying costs. The second component of the framework using the blockchain concept to simplify the distributed key management in heterogeneous VCS domains. Extensive simulations and analysis are provided to show the effectiveness and effieiency of the proposed framework： Our GKM results demonstrate that probability-based BR reduees rekeying eost compared to the benchmark scheme, while the blockchain deereases the time eost of key transmission over heterogeneous net-works.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant 2019YFB1803102
文摘To provide global service with low latency, the broadband low earth orbits (LEO) satellite constellation based communication systems have become one of the focuses in academic and industry. To allow for wideband access for user links, the feeder link of LEO satellite is correspondingly required to support high throughput data communications. To this end, we propose to apply line-of-sight (LoS) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission for the feeder link to achieve spatial multiplexing by optimizing the antenna arrangement. Unlike the LoS MIMO applications for static scenarios, the movement of LEO satellites make it impractical to adjust the optimal antenna separation for all possible satellite positions. To address this issue, we propose to design the antenna placement to maximize the ergodic channel capacity during the visible region of the ground station. We first derive the closed-form probability distribution of the satellite trajectory in visible region. Based on which the ergodic channel capacity can be then calculated numerically. The antenna placement can be further optimized to maximize the ergodic channel capacity. Numerical results verify the derived probability distribution of the satellite trajectory, and show that the proposed LoS MIMO scheme can significantly increase the ergodic channel capacity compared with the existing SISO one.
基金This work was supported in part by the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province Project under Grant 2019B010153003the open research fund of Key Laboratory of Wireless Sensor Network&Communication under Grant 2017003Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,and the Open Research Fund from Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data under Grant 2019ORF01006.
文摘This paper investigates the power allocation problem in non-orthogonal multiple access(NOMA)integrated unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)communication systems.In particular,we propose a novel resource allocation scheme to increase the transmission rate of the users that have relatively worse channel state information,while reducing the sum rate loss.To solve this problem efficiently,we decouple the optimization problem into three subproblems.First,we solve the problem of user pairing and subchannel allocation.Second,the optimum power proportional factor is derived to allocate transmit power among different users on the same subchannel.At last,different subchannels are allocated with appropriate power to improve the performance of the subchannels.Simulation results show that the proposed scheme can enjoy a better performance than the benchmark methods since it can achieve a proper trade-off between the system sum rate and the proportional fairness.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U21A20454).
文摘Recently,the NGPON2 standards organization has decided to deploy LDPC code in upstream and downstream channels in next-generation Ethernet passive optical network(NG-EPON)systems.However,PON upstream channels operate in burst-mode,hence the turn-on effects in optical network units(ONUs)may introduce burst errors,which are difficult for LDPC to deal with.One of the solutions is introducing an interleaver to convert consecutive burst errors into separate random errors.The traditional interleavers such as the block interleaver and the random interleaver,only consider dispersing the consecutive errors.In this paper,we present a design methodology for channel-adaptive interleaving pattern by joint optimizing of interleaving and LDPC decoding in PON systems deploying LDPC codes.After determining the interleaving pattern where the bits can be recovered with more reliable messages during LDPC iterative decoding,we map the bits from the potential locations of burst errors to the interleaving positions.By doing so,we can not only disperse the burst errors but also make full use of the LDPC code to improve its decoding performance.The numerical results show that the proposed interleaving scheme has a better performance under any burst-error length.
文摘Visual question answering(VQA)is a multimodal task,involving a deep understanding of the image scene and the question’s meaning and capturing the relevant correlations between both modalities to infer the appropriate answer.In this paper,we propose a VQA system intended to answer yes/no questions about real-world images,in Arabic.To support a robust VQA system,we work in two directions:(1)Using deep neural networks to semantically represent the given image and question in a fine-grainedmanner,namely ResNet-152 and Gated Recurrent Units(GRU).(2)Studying the role of the utilizedmultimodal bilinear pooling fusion technique in the trade-o.between the model complexity and the overall model performance.Some fusion techniques could significantly increase the model complexity,which seriously limits their applicability for VQA models.So far,there is no evidence of how efficient these multimodal bilinear pooling fusion techniques are for VQA systems dedicated to yes/no questions.Hence,a comparative analysis is conducted between eight bilinear pooling fusion techniques,in terms of their ability to reduce themodel complexity and improve themodel performance in this case of VQA systems.Experiments indicate that these multimodal bilinear pooling fusion techniques have improved the VQA model’s performance,until reaching the best performance of 89.25%.Further,experiments have proven that the number of answers in the developed VQA system is a critical factor that a.ects the effectiveness of these multimodal bilinear pooling techniques in achieving their main objective of reducing the model complexity.The Multimodal Local Perception Bilinear Pooling(MLPB)technique has shown the best balance between the model complexity and its performance,for VQA systems designed to answer yes/no questions.
基金This work was supported in part by the Ministry National Key Research and Development Project(Grant No.2020AAA0108101)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants No.62125101,62341101,62001018,and 62301011)+1 种基金Shandong Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.ZR2023YQ058)the New Cornerstone Science Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE.The authors would like to thank Mengyuan Lu and Zengrui Han for their help in the construction of electromagnetic space in Wireless InSite simulation platform and Weibo Wen,Qi Duan,and Yong Yu for their help in the construction of phys ical space in AirSim simulation platform.
文摘The sixth generation(6G)of mobile communication system is witnessing a new paradigm shift,i.e.,integrated sensing-communication system.A comprehensive dataset is a prerequisite for 6G integrated sensing-communication research.This paper develops a novel simulation dataset,named M3SC,for mixed multi-modal(MMM)sensing-communication integration,and the generation framework of the M3SC dataset is further given.To obtain multimodal sensory data in physical space and communication data in electromagnetic space,we utilize Air-Sim and WaveFarer to collect multi-modal sensory data and exploit Wireless InSite to collect communication data.Furthermore,the in-depth integration and precise alignment of AirSim,WaveFarer,andWireless InSite are achieved.The M3SC dataset covers various weather conditions,multiplex frequency bands,and different times of the day.Currently,the M3SC dataset contains 1500 snapshots,including 80 RGB images,160 depth maps,80 LiDAR point clouds,256 sets of mmWave waveforms with 8 radar point clouds,and 72 channel impulse response(CIR)matrices per snapshot,thus totaling 120,000 RGB images,240,000 depth maps,120,000 LiDAR point clouds,384,000 sets of mmWave waveforms with 12,000 radar point clouds,and 108,000 CIR matrices.The data processing result presents the multi-modal sensory information and communication channel statistical properties.Finally,the MMM sensing-communication application,which can be supported by the M3SC dataset,is discussed.
基金Acknowledgements The work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No.60972008）. The corresponding author is Jiang Wei.
文摘Cognitive radio and cooperative communication can greatly improve the spectrum efficiency in wireless communications.We study a cognitive radio network where two secondary source terminals exchange their information with the assistance of a relay node under interference power constraints.In order to enhance the transmit rate and maintain fairness between two source terminals,a practical 2-phase analog network coding protocol is adopted and its optimal power allocation algorithm is proposed.Numerical results verify the superiority of the proposed algorithm over the conventional direct transmission protocol and 4-phase amplify-and-forward relay protocol.
基金part of the ESA ARTES 1 study"SatCom integration with LTE-based core network emulator"contract no.ESA 4000111941/15/NL/EM.
文摘In this paper we evaluate the feasibility of seamless and efficient integration of terrestrial communication systems with satellite networks. This aspect is considered by standardisation bodies such as ETSI [1], 5 G-PPP [2] and 3 GPP [3]. A comprehensive system is designed and implemented in an emulation prototype, including standard 3 GPP LTE core network functionality [4] with its different layers: networking, data forwarding, control, management and monitoring and is validated through performance measurements. This work is a technical feasibility study of extending terrestrial communication systems with satellite networks as backhaul, increasing the energy efficiency, network robustness during natural disasters as well as being an alternative for peak-time data forwarding of the terrestrial communication services. Due to its global coverage property, terrestrial-satellite integration provides an obvious extension of communication services towards isolated and remote areas and an alternative for rural or highly distributed/highly mobile enterprise networks.
基金Hallym University Research Fund,2019(HRF-201905-013).
文摘With the development of wireless mobile communication technology,the demand for wireless communication rate and frequency increases year by year.Existing wireless mobile communication frequency tends to be saturated,which demands for new solutions.Terahertz(THz)communication has great potential for the future mobile communications(Beyond 5G),and is also an important technique for the high data rate transmission in spatial information network.THz communication has great application prospects in military-civilian integration and coordinated development.In China,important breakthroughs have been achieved for the key techniques of THz high data rate communications,which is practically keeping up with the most advanced technological level in the world.Therefore,further intensifying efforts on the development of THz communication have the strategic importance for China in leading the development of future wireless communication techniques and the standardization process of Beyond 5G.This paper analyzes the performance of the MIMO channel in the Terahertz(THz)band and a discrete mathematical method is used to propose a novel channel model.Then,a channel capacity model is proposed by the combination of path loss and molecular absorption in the THz band based on the CSI at the receiver.Simulation results show that the integration of MIMO in the THz band gives better data rate and channel capacity as compared with a single channel.
基金supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China No.61171080
文摘Massive MIMO systems offer a high spatial resolution that can drastically increase the spectral and/or energy efficiency by employing a large number of antennas at the base station(BS).In a distributed massive MIMO system,the capacity of fiber backhaul that links base station and remote radio heads is usually limited,which becomes a bottleneck for realizing the potential performance gain of both downlink and uplink.To solve this problem,we propose a joint antenna selection and user scheduling which is able to achieve a large portion of the potential gain provided by the massive MIMO array with only limited backhaul capacity.Three sub-optimal iterative algorithms with the objective of sumrate maximization are proposed for the joint optimization of antenna selection and user scheduling,either based on greedy fashion or Frobenius-norm criteria.Convergence and complexity analysis are presented for the algorithms.The provided Monte Carlo simulations show that,one of our algorithms achieves a good tradeoff between complexity and performance and thus is especially fit for massive MIMO systems.
基金supported by ZTE Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Funds under Grant No.Surrey-Ref-9953
文摘Filter-bank multicarrier （FBMC） with offset quadrature amplitude modulation （OQAM） is a candidate waveform for future wireless communications due to its advantages over orthogonal frequency division multiplexing （OFDM） systems. However, because of or-thogonality in real field and the presence of imaginary intrinsic interference, channel estimation in FBMC is not as straightforward as OFDM systems especially in multiple antenna scenarios. In this paper, we propose a channel estimation method which employs intrinsic interference cancellation at the transmitter side. The simulation results show that this method has less pilot overhead, less peak to average power ratio （PAPR）, better bit error rate （BER）, and better mean square error （MSE） performance compared to the well-known intrinsic approximation methods （IAM）.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.60472018,60773085,and 60773012National 863 Project under Grant No.2006AA01Z255+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province under Grant No.07JJ3128the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China under Grant No.20070420184Science and Technology Project of Hunan Province under Grant No.2008RS4016
文摘A quantum secure direct intercommunication scheme is proposed to exchange directly the communicators＇ secret messages by making ase of swapping entanglement of Bell states. It has great capacity to distribute the secret messages since these messages have been imposed on high-dimensional Bell states via the local unitary operations with superdense coding. The security is ensured by the secure transmission of the travel sequences and the application of entanglement swapping.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant No.62025503).
文摘Chaotic optical communication has shown large potential as a hardware encryption method in the physical layer.As an important figure of merit,the bit rate–distance product of chaotic optical communication has been continually improved to 30 Gb/s×340 km,but it is still far from the requirement for a deployed optical fiber communication system,which is beyond 100 Gb/s×1000 km.A chaotic carrier can be considered as an analog signal and suffers from fiber channel impairments,limiting the transmission distance of high-speed chaotic optical communications.To break the limit,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a pilot-based digital signal processing scheme for coherent chaotic optical communication combined with deep-learning-based chaotic synchronization.Both transmission impairment recovery and chaotic synchronization are realized in the digital domain.The frequency offset of the lasers is accurately estimated and compensated by determining the location of the pilot tone in the frequency domain,and the equalization and phase noise compensation are jointly performed by the least mean square algorithm through the time domain pilot symbols.Using the proposed method,100 Gb∕s chaotically encrypted quadrature phase-shift keying(QPSK)signal over 800 km single-mode fiber(SMF)transmission is experimentally demonstrated.In order to enhance security,40 Gb∕s real-time chaotically encrypted QPSK signal over 800 km SMF transmission is realized by inserting pilot symbols and tone in a field-programmable gate array.This method provides a feasible approach to promote the practical application of chaotic optical communications and guarantees the high security of chaotic encryption.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61107055)the Scientific Research Fund of Jiangsu Provincial Education Department(No.10KJB140001)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK2011229)
文摘Based on the definition of fractional Fourier transform(FrFT) in the cylindrical coordinate system,the propagation properties of a controllable dark-hollow beam(CDHB) are investigated in detail.An analytical formula is derived for the FrFT of a CDHB.By using the derived formula,the properties of a CDHB in the FrFT plane are illustrated numerically.The results show that the properties of the intensity of the beam in the FrFT are closely related to not only the fractional order but also initial beam parameter,beam order and the lens focal length of the optical system for performing FrFT.The derived formula provides an effective and convenient way for analyzing and calculating the FrFT of a CDHB.
基金Project supported by the Research Council of Norway, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the Norwegian Resarch Network (UNINETT)
文摘In this paper we introduce a framework for using quality as an incentive to promote proper application level congestion control. Through integrating a joint-source channel coder and feedback-based congestion control scheme, we are able to construct accurate and efficient quality incentives. The framework is applicable in all network architectures where end-to-end congestion control may be used, and is as such not specific to either best-effort or traffic class-based architectures. The concept is presented along with preliminary simulations that highlight the resulting rate control accuracy. We also discuss how to implement some well-known congestion control schemes within our framework.
文摘Average(mean)voter is one of the commonest voting methods suitable for decision making in highly-available and long-missions applications where the availability and the speed of the system are critical.In this paper,a new generation of average voter based on parallel algorithms and parallel random access machine(PRAM)structure are proposed.The analysis shows that this algorithm is optimal due to its improved time complexity,speed-up,and efficiency and is especially appropriate for applications where the size of input space is large.
文摘Since the first space probe flew to the Moon in 1959,over 200 deep-space exploration missions have already been carried out on the eight planets,various asteroids and comets in the solar system.Amount of deepspace scientific experiments promoted people to understand about the origin and evolution of the universe.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2023YFB2905503)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62035016,62105200,62475146,and 62341508).
文摘Coupled-waveguide devices are essential in photonic integrated circuits for coupling,polarization handling,and mode manipulation.However,the performance of these devices usually suffers from high wavelength and structure sensitivity,which makes it challenging to realize broadband and reliable on-chip optical functions.Recently,topological pumping of edge states has emerged as a promising solution for implementing robust optical couplings.In this paper,we propose and experimentally demonstrate broadband on-chip mode manipulation with very large fabrication tolerance based on the Rice–Mele modeled silicon waveguide arrays.The Thouless pumping mechanism is employed in the design to implement broadband and robust mode conversion and multiplexing.The experimental results prove that various mode-order conversions with low insertion losses and intermodal crosstalk can be achieved over a broad bandwidth of 80 nm ranging from 1500 to 1580 nm.Thanks to such a topological design,the device has a remarkable fabrication tolerance of±70 nm for the structural deviations in waveguide width and gap distance,which is,to the best of our knowledge,the highest among the coupled-waveguide mode-handling devices reported so far.As a proof-of-concept experiment,we cascade the topological mode-order converters to form a four-channel mode-division multiplexer and demonstrate the transmission of a 200-Gb/s 16-quadrature amplitude modulation signal for each mode channel,with the bit error rates below the 7%forward error correction threshold of 3.8×10^(-3).We reveal the possibility of developing new classes of broadband and fabrication-tolerant coupled-waveguide devices with topological photonic approaches,which may find applications in many fields,including optical interconnects,quantum communications,and optical computing.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62341508).
文摘Complex-valued double-sideband direct detection(DD)can reconstruct the optical field and achieve a high electrical spectral efficiency(ESE)comparable to that of a coherent homodyne receiver,and DD does not require a costly local oscillator laser.However,a fundamental question remains if there is an optimal DD receiver structure with the simplest design to approach the performance of the coherent homodyne detection.This study derives the optimal DD receiver structure with an optimal transfer function to recover a quadrature amplitude modulation(QAM)signal with a near-zero guard band at the central frequency of the signal.We derive the theoretical ESE limit for various detection schemes by invoking Shannon’s formula.Our proposed scheme is closest to coherent homodyne detection in terms of the theoretical ESE limit.By leveraging a WaveShaper to construct the optimal transfer function,we conduct a proof-of-concept experiment to transmit a net 228.85-Gb/s 64-QAM signal over an 80-km single-mode fiber with a net ESE of 8.76 b/s/Hz.To the best of our knowledge,this study reports the highest net ESE per polarization per wavelength for DD transmission beyond 40-km single-mode fiber.For a comprehensive metric,denoted as 2ESE×Reach,we achieve the highest 2ESE×Reach per polarization per wavelength for DD transmission.
