Abstract:
Disclosed are a variable antenna and an apparatus for detecting a radio signal. The variable antenna includes: a first receiving unit including at least one liquid metal antenna element; a second receiving unit including at least one liquid metal antenna element having a length different from a length of the first receiving unit; and a gain control unit configured to electrically adjust lengths of the liquid metal antenna elements for one of the first receiving unit and the second receiving unit according to the frequency of a received signal, wherein each antenna array realized by the liquid metal antenna elements of the first receiving unit and the second receiving unit is arranged in a single bay.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of calculating available channels considering a priority in a TVWS. An apparatus for calculating available channels considering a priority in a TVWS according to the present invention includes: a communication module configured to receive a request for information on usable available channels from a TV Band Device (TVBD); an available channel calculation unit configured to calculate one or more available channels usable by the TVBD based on one or more predetermined reference parameters according to the request; a priority assignment unit configured to assign a priority to each of the calculated available channels, generate an available channel list including the available channels to which the priorities are assigned, and provide the TVBD with the generated available channel list; and a database configured to store the available channels, to which the priorities are assigned, calculated for each TVBD.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for generating a radar signal, in which performance of radar detection is ensured while increasing a spectrum efficiency in a radar network. The method comprises generating a set of frequency-modulation waveforms, generating an orthogonal code set, generating a set of coded frequency-modulation waveforms through element operation between the set of frequency-modulation waveforms and the orthogonal code set, calculating an objective function for the set of frequency-modulation waveforms with regard to a different set of coded frequency-modulation waveforms and previous sets of coded frequency-modulation waveforms, and selecting a current polyphase code set as an optimized polyphase code set when a result of current calculation is better or smaller than a result of previous iteration, and performing phase perturbation by replacing an element randomly selected in the current polyphase code set selected as the optimized polyphase code set with another admissible-phase element.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for calculating a radio coverage in a wireless device for calculating a protective distance so as not to allow a secondary user sharing a frequency with a primary user to have an effect of radio interference on the primary user, the method including: calculating a transmission power of a wireless signal transmitted through the frequency by the secondary user; determining a region affected by the wireless signal based on the transmission power of the secondary user; calculating an average ground clearance of the determined region; calculating a height of an installation place of an antenna of the secondary user from the average ground clearance; and calculating the height of the antenna from the average ground clearance by adding a length of the antenna of the secondary user to the calculated height and calculating the radio coverage based on the height from the average ground clearance.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an available channel information sharing system and an available channel information sharing method, and an available channel information sharing system and an available channel information sharing method based on positional information and area information.The available channel information sharing system sharing available channel information for each unit region includes: a server; a white band device placed in the unit region; and a white band sensing device creating positional information and transmitting the created positional information to the server, receiving unit region information corresponding to the positional information from the server, and transmitting first available channel information based on channel information of a sensed broadcasting signal to the white band device.
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus and method for controlling a transmission output of a radio device using a television (TV) band based on a frequency band, the apparatus including a frequency band selecting unit to select frequency bands to be compared, a radio wave attenuation calculation unit to calculate a radio wave attenuation for each of the selected frequency bands, and a transmission output control unit to automatically control the transmission output of the radio device using a TV band based on a difference value among the calculated attenuation values. According to an example embodiment, it is possible to extend a service area while sufficiently protecting a service being provided in the TV band, thereby realizing an efficient use of frequency resources.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a radar apparatus capable of suppressing a radar-to-radar in-band interference caused by a signal derived from another radar apparatus in a radar system in which a plurality of radar apparatuses share frequency resource to increase a frequency utilization efficiency. The radar apparatus includes: a receiver configured to acquire a received signal; a plurality of matched filters arranged in parallel to filter the receive signal, each corresponding to respective one of the plurality of radar apparatus to use a transmit signal of a corresponding radar apparatus as a reference signal; and a signal reconstructor configured to select a matched filter most adequate for an interference suppression based on outputs of the plurality of matched filters, subtract the reference signal of a selected matched filter at least partially from the receive signal, and reconstruct a desired echo signal to be used to determine a target.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for securing an available frequency that secure a frequency in a communication area set so as not to overlap with a service protection area of a primary user as an available frequency to prevent interference with the primary user even in the case of communicating with a frequency sharing wireless apparatus without a positioning function.To this end, the apparatus for securing an available frequency includes: a storage unit storing positional information regarding a primary user protection area and information on a frequency for each communication area; a positioning unit measuring a current position; and a control unit calculating a spacing distance from the primary user protection area based on the current position measured by the positioning unit and securing a frequency which does not exceed the calculated spacing distance as an available frequency.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of allocating radio resources, including: acquiring available channel information of a cognitive radio small cell; analyzing a channel characteristic based on the available channel information and dividing a required transmission rate of the cognitive radio small cell into required transmission rates for each available channel; and performing a power control for each available channel based on the divided required transmission rates for each available channel. The method of allocating radio resources may be performed under an interference environment in which a plurality of cognitive radio small cells is present and the plurality of cognitive radio small cells shares an available channel.
Abstract:
Provided is a white space use system using a connection recognition signal, which is associated with technology that enables white space devices to search for and to use an available frequency band in a digital broadcasting system. In particular, provided is a white space use system using a connection recognition signal that enables even devices incapable of autonomously searching for an available channel to safely use a white space in interaction with white space devices.