Real-time applications usually not only have a certain Packet Loss Ratio (PLR) requirement but also can have strict delay constraints. In the past, we proposed a Hybrid Error Correction (HEC) scheme with Packet Repeti...Real-time applications usually not only have a certain Packet Loss Ratio (PLR) requirement but also can have strict delay constraints. In the past, we proposed a Hybrid Error Correction (HEC) scheme with Packet Repetition (PR) technique for guaranteeing a certain PLR requirement under strict delay constraints. Unfortunately, the HEC-PR scheme can only work efficiently in multicast scenarios with small group size and small link PLR. Our further studies show that better performance can be obtained by combining the HEC-PR scheme with other traditional HEC schemes such as Type I HARQ and Type II HARQ techniques. Based on this idea, in this paper, a novel Adaptive HEC (AHEC) scheme combining the HEC-PR scheme with Type I and Type II HARQ techniques is proposed to satisfy a certain PLR requirement for delay bounded multicast services. Furthermore, the performance of the AHEC scheme is optimized by choosing the scheme with the least needed redundancy information automatically among the three HEC schemes. Finally, by applying the AHEC scheme in a typical wireless DVB scenario, we analyze the performances of the AHEC scheme and compare it with the HEC-PR scheme and an Adaptive Forward Error Correction (AFEC) scheme. The results show that the proposed AHEC scheme outperforms both the AFEC scheme and the HEC-PR scheme.展开更多
This paper presents a 10-bit 20 MS/s pipelined Analog-to- Digital Converter(ADC) using op amp sharing approach and removing Sample and Hold Amplifier(SHA) or SHA-less technique to reach the goal of low-power const...This paper presents a 10-bit 20 MS/s pipelined Analog-to- Digital Converter(ADC) using op amp sharing approach and removing Sample and Hold Amplifier(SHA) or SHA-less technique to reach the goal of low-power constanpfion. This design was fabricated in TSMC 0.18 wn 1P6M technology. Measurement results show at supply voltage of 1.8 V, a SFDR of 42.46 dB, a SNDR of 39.45 dB, an ENOB of 6.26, and a THDof41.82 dB are at 1 MHz sinusoidal sig- nal input. In addition, the DNL and INL are 1.4 LSB and 3.23 LSB respectively. The power onstmaption is 28.8 mW. The core area is 0.595 mm2 and the chip area including pads is 1.468 mm2.展开更多
An inductorless Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) receiver frontend chip design used in wireless communications for the frequency band of 3.1 - 4.8 GHz is presented. This ho-nodyne receiver mainly consists of a diffexential Low...An inductorless Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) receiver frontend chip design used in wireless communications for the frequency band of 3.1 - 4.8 GHz is presented. This ho-nodyne receiver mainly consists of a diffexential Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) circuit followed by a down-converting mixer. The proposed LNA circuit with a noise canceling resistor is connected to the CMOS device's body to reduce the substrate thermal noise. Simulation and measuremnt results show that the chip can reduce the froat-end Noise Figure (NF) about 0.5dB and achieve the Conversion Gain (03) of 19.44-21.57 dB and double-sideband NF less than 7.8 dB. Also, the input third-order interoept point (IIP3) is - 11 dBm, and the input second-order intercept point (IIP2) is 49 dBm. Fabricated in TSMC 0.18 tan technology, this chip occupies only 0. 167 Iron2 and dissipates power 59.2 roW.展开更多
We present a problem for benchmarking the robustness of cellular up-links, in an automatic weather station (AWS) testbed. Based on the problem, we conduct a small-scale measurement study of robustness, where the AWS i...We present a problem for benchmarking the robustness of cellular up-links, in an automatic weather station (AWS) testbed. Based on the problem, we conduct a small-scale measurement study of robustness, where the AWS is equipped with four (4) cellular modems for weather data delivery. The effectiveness of up-links is challenging because of overlapping spatial-temporal factors such as the presence of good reflectors that lead to multi-path effects, interference, network load or other reasons. We argue that, there is a strong need for independent assessments of their robustness, to perform end-to-end network measurement. However, it is yet difficult to go from a particular measurement to an assessment of the entire network. We extensively measure the variability of Radio Signal Strength (RSSI) as link metric on the cellular modems. The RSSI is one of the important link metrics that can determine the robustness of received RF signals, and explore how they differed from one another at a particular location and instant time. We also apply the statistical analysis that quantifies the level of stability by considering the robustness, referring short-term variation, and determines good up-link in comparison to weak one. The results show that the robustness of cellular up-links exists for an unpredictable period of time and lower than one could hope. More than 50% of up-links are intermittent. Therefore, we plan to extend our work by exploring RSSI thresholds, to develop a classification scheme supporting a decision whether a link is either intermittent or not. This will help in normalizing the level of stability, to design the RSSI estimation metric for the robust routing protocol in weather data networks.展开更多
文摘Real-time applications usually not only have a certain Packet Loss Ratio (PLR) requirement but also can have strict delay constraints. In the past, we proposed a Hybrid Error Correction (HEC) scheme with Packet Repetition (PR) technique for guaranteeing a certain PLR requirement under strict delay constraints. Unfortunately, the HEC-PR scheme can only work efficiently in multicast scenarios with small group size and small link PLR. Our further studies show that better performance can be obtained by combining the HEC-PR scheme with other traditional HEC schemes such as Type I HARQ and Type II HARQ techniques. Based on this idea, in this paper, a novel Adaptive HEC (AHEC) scheme combining the HEC-PR scheme with Type I and Type II HARQ techniques is proposed to satisfy a certain PLR requirement for delay bounded multicast services. Furthermore, the performance of the AHEC scheme is optimized by choosing the scheme with the least needed redundancy information automatically among the three HEC schemes. Finally, by applying the AHEC scheme in a typical wireless DVB scenario, we analyze the performances of the AHEC scheme and compare it with the HEC-PR scheme and an Adaptive Forward Error Correction (AFEC) scheme. The results show that the proposed AHEC scheme outperforms both the AFEC scheme and the HEC-PR scheme.
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文摘This paper presents a 10-bit 20 MS/s pipelined Analog-to- Digital Converter(ADC) using op amp sharing approach and removing Sample and Hold Amplifier(SHA) or SHA-less technique to reach the goal of low-power constanpfion. This design was fabricated in TSMC 0.18 wn 1P6M technology. Measurement results show at supply voltage of 1.8 V, a SFDR of 42.46 dB, a SNDR of 39.45 dB, an ENOB of 6.26, and a THDof41.82 dB are at 1 MHz sinusoidal sig- nal input. In addition, the DNL and INL are 1.4 LSB and 3.23 LSB respectively. The power onstmaption is 28.8 mW. The core area is 0.595 mm2 and the chip area including pads is 1.468 mm2.
文摘An inductorless Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) receiver frontend chip design used in wireless communications for the frequency band of 3.1 - 4.8 GHz is presented. This ho-nodyne receiver mainly consists of a diffexential Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) circuit followed by a down-converting mixer. The proposed LNA circuit with a noise canceling resistor is connected to the CMOS device's body to reduce the substrate thermal noise. Simulation and measuremnt results show that the chip can reduce the froat-end Noise Figure (NF) about 0.5dB and achieve the Conversion Gain (03) of 19.44-21.57 dB and double-sideband NF less than 7.8 dB. Also, the input third-order interoept point (IIP3) is - 11 dBm, and the input second-order intercept point (IIP2) is 49 dBm. Fabricated in TSMC 0.18 tan technology, this chip occupies only 0. 167 Iron2 and dissipates power 59.2 roW.
文摘We present a problem for benchmarking the robustness of cellular up-links, in an automatic weather station (AWS) testbed. Based on the problem, we conduct a small-scale measurement study of robustness, where the AWS is equipped with four (4) cellular modems for weather data delivery. The effectiveness of up-links is challenging because of overlapping spatial-temporal factors such as the presence of good reflectors that lead to multi-path effects, interference, network load or other reasons. We argue that, there is a strong need for independent assessments of their robustness, to perform end-to-end network measurement. However, it is yet difficult to go from a particular measurement to an assessment of the entire network. We extensively measure the variability of Radio Signal Strength (RSSI) as link metric on the cellular modems. The RSSI is one of the important link metrics that can determine the robustness of received RF signals, and explore how they differed from one another at a particular location and instant time. We also apply the statistical analysis that quantifies the level of stability by considering the robustness, referring short-term variation, and determines good up-link in comparison to weak one. The results show that the robustness of cellular up-links exists for an unpredictable period of time and lower than one could hope. More than 50% of up-links are intermittent. Therefore, we plan to extend our work by exploring RSSI thresholds, to develop a classification scheme supporting a decision whether a link is either intermittent or not. This will help in normalizing the level of stability, to design the RSSI estimation metric for the robust routing protocol in weather data networks.