27 research outputs found
A study on mobile ad hoc networks equipped with free-space optical capabilities.
A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) offers a cost-effective solution for communications in areas where infrastructure is unavailable, e.g. emergency response, disaster recovery, and battlefield scenarios. Traditional MANETs operate in the radio frequency (RF) spectrum, where the available bandwidth is facing the challenge of the rapidly increasing demands. Free-space optics (FSO) provides an attractive complement to RF wireless MANETs because of its high bandwidth and interference-free operation. An effort to combine the main advantages of MANET and FSO technologies by equipping the network nodes with hybrid communications capabilities will be presented. Computer models of such a network were created using the network simulator OPNET Modeler. Various indicators of network performance, including packet loss ratio, end-to-end delay, throughput, etc. were obtained through simulation and examined. The analysis will be of significant assistance in the design and implementation of such next-generation MANETs
Radio over fiber broadband access networks architectures based on wavelength division multiplexing techniques
The recent remarkable growth in bandwidth of both wired optical and wireless access
networks supports a burst of new high bandwidth Internet applications such as: peer-topeer
file sharing, cloud storage, on-line gaming, video streaming, etc. Within this
scenario, the convergence of fixed and wireless access networks offers significant
opportunities for network operators to satisfy user demands, and simultaneously reduce
the cost of implementing and running separated wireless and wired networks.
The integration of wired and wireless network can be accomplished within several
scenarios and at several levels. In this thesis we will focus on converged radio over fiber
architectures, particularly on two application scenarios: converged optical 60 GHz
wireless networks and wireless overlay backhauling over bidirectional colorless
wavelength division multiplexing passive optical networks (WDM-PONs).
In the first application scenario, optical 60 GHz signal generation using external
modulation of an optical carrier by means of lithium niobate (LiNbO3) Mach- Zehnder
modulators (MZM) is considered. The performance of different optical modulation
techniques, robust against fiber dispersion is assessed and dispersion mitigation strategies
are identified. The study is extended to 60 GHz carriers digitally modulated with data and
to systems employing subcarrier multiplexed (SCM) mm-wave channels.
In the second application scenario, the performance of WDM-PONs employing
reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers (RSOAs), transmitting an overlay orthogonal
frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) wireless signal is assessed analytically and
experimentally, with the relevant system impairments being identified. It is demonstrated
that the intermodulation due to the beating of the baseband signal and wireless signal at
the receiver can seriously impair the wireless channel. Performance degradation of the
wireless channel caused by the RSOA gain modulation owing to the downstream
baseband data is also assessed, and system design guidelines are provided.Universidade do Algarve, Faculdade de Ci锚ncias e Tecnologi
Radio over fiber broadband access networks architectures based on wavelength division multiplexing techniques
The recent remarkable growth in bandwidth of both wired optical and wireless access
networks supports a burst of new high bandwidth Internet applications such as: peer-topeer
file sharing, cloud storage, on-line gaming, video streaming, etc. Within this
scenario, the convergence of fixed and wireless access networks offers significant
opportunities for network operators to satisfy user demands, and simultaneously reduce
the cost of implementing and running separated wireless and wired networks.
The integration of wired and wireless network can be accomplished within several
scenarios and at several levels. In this thesis we will focus on converged radio over fiber
architectures, particularly on two application scenarios: converged optical 60 GHz
wireless networks and wireless overlay backhauling over bidirectional colorless
wavelength division multiplexing passive optical networks (WDM-PONs).
In the first application scenario, optical 60 GHz signal generation using external
modulation of an optical carrier by means of lithium niobate (LiNbO3) Mach- Zehnder
modulators (MZM) is considered. The performance of different optical modulation
techniques, robust against fiber dispersion is assessed and dispersion mitigation strategies
are identified. The study is extended to 60 GHz carriers digitally modulated with data and
to systems employing subcarrier multiplexed (SCM) mm-wave channels.
In the second application scenario, the performance of WDM-PONs employing
reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers (RSOAs), transmitting an overlay orthogonal
frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) wireless signal is assessed analytically and
experimentally, with the relevant system impairments being identified. It is demonstrated
that the intermodulation due to the beating of the baseband signal and wireless signal at
the receiver can seriously impair the wireless channel. Performance degradation of the
wireless channel caused by the RSOA gain modulation owing to the downstream
baseband data is also assessed, and system design guidelines are provided.Universidade do Algarve, Faculdade de Ci锚ncias e Tecnologi
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PERIODIC ANTENNAS WITH HIGH ASPECT RATIO VERTICAL FEATURES AND LARGE INTERCELL CAPACITANCES FOR MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS
Modern communications systems are evolving rapidly to address the demand for data exchange, a fact which imposes stringent requirements on the design process of their RF and antenna front-ends. The most crucial pressure on the antenna front-end is the need for miniaturized design solutions while maintaining the desired radiation performance. To satisfy this need, this thesis presents innovative types of periodic antennas, including electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) antennas, which are distinguished in two respects. First, the periodic cells contain thick metal traces, contrary to the conventional thin-trace cells. Second, such thick traces contain very narrow gaps with very tall sidewalls, referred to as high aspect ratio (HAR) gaps.
When such cells are used in the structure of the proposed periodic antennas, the high capacitance of HAR gaps decreases the resonance frequency, mitigates conduction loss, and thus, yields considerably small high efficiency antennas. For instance, one of the sample antenna designs with only two EBG cells offers a very small XYZ volume of 0.25位脳0.28位脳0.037位 with efficiency of 83%. Also, a circularly polarized HAR EBG antenna is presented which has a footprint as small as 0.26位脳0.29位 and efficiency as high as 94%.
The main analysis method developed in this thesis is a combination of numerical and mathematical analyses and is referred to as HFSS/Bloch method. The numerical part of this method is conducted using a High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS), and the mathematical part is based on the classic Bloch theory. The HFSS/Bloch method acts as the mainstay of the thesis and all designs are built upon the insight provided by this method. A circuit model using transmission line (TL) theory is also developed for some of the unit cells and antennas.
The HFSS/Bloch perspective results in a HAR EBG TL with radiation properties, a fragment of which (2 to 6 cells) is introduced as a novel antenna, the self-excited EBG resonator antenna (SE-EBG-RA). Open (OC) and short circuited (SC) versions of this antenna are studied and the inherently smaller size of the SC version is demonstrated.
Moreover, the possibility of employing the SE-EBG-RA as the element of a series-fed array structure is investigated and some sample high-efficiency, flat array antennas are rendered. A microstrip antenna is also developed, the structure of which is composed of 3脳3 unit cells and shows fast-wave behaviors. Most antenna designs are resonant in nature; however, in one case, a low-profile efficient leaky-wave antenna with scanning radiation pattern is proposed.
Several antenna prototypes are fabricated and tested to validate the analyses and designs. As the structures are based on tall metal traces, two relevant fabrication methods are considered, including CNC machining and deep X-ray lithography (DXRL). Hands-on experiments provide an outlook of possible future DXRL fabricated SE-EBG-RAs
Accelerating Network Functions using Reconfigurable Hardware. Design and Validation of High Throughput and Low Latency Network Functions at the Access Edge
Providing Internet access to billions of people worldwide is one of the main technical challenges in the current decade. The Internet access edge connects each residential and mobile subscriber to this network and ensures a certain Quality of Service (QoS). However, the implementation of access edge functionality challenges Internet service providers: First, a good QoS must be provided to the subscribers, for example, high throughput and low latency. Second, the quick rollout of new technologies and functionality demands flexible configuration and programming possibilities of the network components; for example, the support of novel, use-case-specific network protocols. The functionality scope of an Internet access edge requires the use of programming concepts, such as Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). The drawback of NFV-based network functions is a significantly lowered resource efficiency due to the execution as software, commonly resulting in a lowered QoS compared to rigid hardware solutions. The usage of programmable hardware accelerators, named NFV offloading, helps to improve the QoS and flexibility of network function implementations.
In this thesis, we design network functions on programmable hardware to improve the QoS and flexibility. First, we introduce the host bypassing concept for improved integration of hardware accelerators in computer systems, for example, in 5G radio access networks. This novel concept bypasses the system鈥檚 main memory and enables direct connectivity between the accelerator and network interface card. Our evaluations show an improved throughput and significantly lowered latency jitter for the presented approach. Second, we analyze different programmable hardware technologies for hardware-accelerated Internet subscriber handling, including three P4-programmable platforms and FPGAs. Our results demonstrate that all approaches have excellent performance and are suitable for Internet access creation. We present a fully-fledged User Plane Function (UPF) designed upon these concepts and test it in an end-to-end 5G standalone network as part of this contribution. Third, we analyze and demonstrate the usability of Active Queue Management (AQM) algorithms on programmable hardware as an expansion to the access edge. We show the feasibility of the CoDel AQM algorithm and discuss the challenges and constraints to be considered when limited hardware is used. The results show significant improvements in the QoS when the AQM algorithm is deployed on hardware.
Last, we focus on network function benchmarking, which is crucial for understanding the behavior of implementations and their optimization, e.g., Internet access creation. For this, we introduce the load generation and measurement framework P4STA, benefiting from flexible software-based load generation and hardware-assisted measuring. Utilizing programmable network switches, we achieve a nanosecond time accuracy while generating test loads up to the available Ethernet link speed
An谩lisis comparativo del desempe帽o de receptores 贸pticos coherentes y no coherentes para GFDM en redes PON.
El objetivo fue analizar el desempe帽o de una transmisi贸n GFDM utilizando receptores 贸pticos
coherentes y no- coherentes, para lo cual se realiz贸 una transmisi贸n de una se帽al de radio frecuencia
sobre fibra usando la se帽al GFDM sobre una red 贸ptica pasiva (PON) a 10 Gb/s por medio de una cosimulaci贸n
OptSim 鈥揗atlab. La necesidad de mejorar el rendimiento de las futuras redes 5G
implicar谩 que el enlace de fronthaul sea un enlace de alta velocidad implementado sobre fibra 贸ptica,
para garantizar los requerimientos de la nueva generaci贸n de la red m贸vil. Con el fin de satisfacer
tasas de datos de usuario superiores a 10 Gb/s, con una latencia menor a 1ms, uno de los candidatos
principales es el esquema multiportadora GFDM como forma de onda para 5G. El desaf铆o es aumentar
la capacidad del enlace frontahaul el cual depende de la combinaci贸n de: el tipo de detecci贸n 贸ptica
que se emplee, los formatos de modulaci贸n y post-procesamiento digital de la se帽al. Adem谩s, una
buena opci贸n para el esquema de transmisi贸n a ser empleado es la transmisi贸n coherente, dado que
esta aumenta sustancialmente la capacidad del rendimiento de una red 贸ptica a comparaci贸n de los
esquemas basados en modulaci贸n de intensidad con detecci贸n directa. Los resultados obtenidos
demuestran una mejora apreciable en la sensibilidad del receptor (alrededor de 3 dB) empleando un
detector coherente. Dentro de esta perspectiva se avizora que la detecci贸n coherente permitir谩
incrementar la capacidad de las redes 贸pticas fronthaul. Sin embargo, una desventaja importante de
la transmisi贸n coherente es su alto costo de implementaci贸n. Adicionalmente se podr铆a realizar
estudios de pre-compensaci贸n y post-compensaci贸n de la dispersi贸n introducida en la se帽al por la
propagaci贸n de la misma en la fibra 贸ptica.The objective was to analyse the performance of GFDM transmission using coherent and noncoherent
optical receivers, for which a transmission of a radio frequency signal over fiber was made using
GFDM signal on a passive optical network (PON) at 10 Gb/s through an OptSim-Matlab cosimulation.
The
need
to
improve
the
performance
of
future
5G
networks
will
mean
that
the
fronthaul
will
be
a
high-speed
link
implemented
over
an
optical
fiber,
to
guarantee
the
requirements
of
the
new
generation
mobile
network.
In order to satisfy user data rates higher than 10 Gb/s, with a latency less than 1 ms, one of the main
candidates is the GFDM multi-carrier scheme as a 5G waveform. The challenge is to increase the
fronthaul link capacity which depends on the combination of: the type of optical detection that is
used, the modulation formats and digital post-processing of the signal. In addition, a good option for
the transmission scheme to be used is the coherent transmission, because this substantially increases
the performance capacity of an optical network compared to schemes based on intensity modulation
and direct detection. The results obtained show an appreciable improvement in the receiver sensitivity
(around 3 dB) using a coherent detector. Within this perspective it is envisioned that the coherent
detection will allow to increase the capacity of the fronthaul optical networks. However, an important
disadvantage of the coherent transmission is its high implementation cost. Additionally, dispersion
pre-compensation and post-compensation studies could be carried out introduced in the signal by the
propagation of its in the optical fiber
An谩lisis comparativo del desempe帽o de receptores 贸pticos coherentes y no coherentes para GFDM en redes PON.
El objetivo fue analizar el desempe帽o de una transmisi贸n GFDM utilizando receptores 贸pticos
coherentes y no- coherentes, para lo cual se realiz贸 una transmisi贸n de una se帽al de radio frecuencia
sobre fibra usando la se帽al GFDM sobre una red 贸ptica pasiva (PON) a 10 Gb/s por medio de una cosimulaci贸n
OptSim 鈥揗atlab. La necesidad de mejorar el rendimiento de las futuras redes 5G
implicar谩 que el enlace de fronthaul sea un enlace de alta velocidad implementado sobre fibra 贸ptica,
para garantizar los requerimientos de la nueva generaci贸n de la red m贸vil. Con el fin de satisfacer
tasas de datos de usuario superiores a 10 Gb/s, con una latencia menor a 1ms, uno de los candidatos
principales es el esquema multiportadora GFDM como forma de onda para 5G. El desaf铆o es aumentar
la capacidad del enlace frontahaul el cual depende de la combinaci贸n de: el tipo de detecci贸n 贸ptica
que se emplee, los formatos de modulaci贸n y post-procesamiento digital de la se帽al. Adem谩s, una
buena opci贸n para el esquema de transmisi贸n a ser empleado es la transmisi贸n coherente, dado que
esta aumenta sustancialmente la capacidad del rendimiento de una red 贸ptica a comparaci贸n de los
esquemas basados en modulaci贸n de intensidad con detecci贸n directa. Los resultados obtenidos
demuestran una mejora apreciable en la sensibilidad del receptor (alrededor de 3 dB) empleando un
detector coherente. Dentro de esta perspectiva se avizora que la detecci贸n coherente permitir谩
incrementar la capacidad de las redes 贸pticas fronthaul. Sin embargo, una desventaja importante de
la transmisi贸n coherente es su alto costo de implementaci贸n. Adicionalmente se podr铆a realizar
estudios de pre-compensaci贸n y post-compensaci贸n de la dispersi贸n introducida en la se帽al por la
propagaci贸n de la misma en la fibra 贸ptica.The objective was to analyse the performance of GFDM transmission using coherent and noncoherent
optical receivers, for which a transmission of a radio frequency signal over fiber was made using
GFDM signal on a passive optical network (PON) at 10 Gb/s through an OptSim-Matlab cosimulation.
The
need
to
improve
the
performance
of
future
5G
networks
will
mean
that
the
fronthaul
will
be
a
high-speed
link
implemented
over
an
optical
fiber,
to
guarantee
the
requirements
of
the
new
generation
mobile
network.
In order to satisfy user data rates higher than 10 Gb/s, with a latency less than 1 ms, one of the main
candidates is the GFDM multi-carrier scheme as a 5G waveform. The challenge is to increase the
fronthaul link capacity which depends on the combination of: the type of optical detection that is
used, the modulation formats and digital post-processing of the signal. In addition, a good option for
the transmission scheme to be used is the coherent transmission, because this substantially increases
the performance capacity of an optical network compared to schemes based on intensity modulation
and direct detection. The results obtained show an appreciable improvement in the receiver sensitivity
(around 3 dB) using a coherent detector. Within this perspective it is envisioned that the coherent
detection will allow to increase the capacity of the fronthaul optical networks. However, an important
disadvantage of the coherent transmission is its high implementation cost. Additionally, dispersion
pre-compensation and post-compensation studies could be carried out introduced in the signal by the
propagation of its in the optical fiber
5G innovation opportunities-- A discussion paper
On the shaping of 5G technologies and networks, scope for wider service and applications innovation and UK strengths and opportunities