高动态临近空间飞行器海上组网测控方案设计

为解决高动态临近空间飞行器海上测控对测量船数量需求较多、现有船队规模无法满足的难题,在分析测控需求特点的基础上,提出了一种基于测量船与临近空间飞艇组网测控的新模式。结合近中程、远程飞行试验分别进行了测控总体方案设计,并讨论了海上组网测控需要研究的关键技术。相关研究对我国后续开展高动态临近空间飞行器海上测控系统建设具有一定的参考价值。     

融合通信业务与OTT业务互通的研究与实践

移动互联网大发展的背景下融合通信面向手机用户提供增强型的基础通信服务,对话音、消息和通讯录等基础通信业务进行升级,通过分析研究融合通信与即时通信(IM)为代表的OTT业务互通,找到一种融合通信与OTT业务消息互通、协调发展的模式。     

高速铁路场景移动通信系统切换研究综述

高铁的高速、全封闭特性给移动通信系统的越区切换性能带来了极大挑战,直接影响用户体验。阐述了移动通信系统中越区切换的概念,并指出高速铁路场景下越区切换面临的问题。回顾了国内外为解决这些问题所进行的相关研究及最新进展,包括网络架构优化和切换流程中测量、参数设置、执行策略、数据传输环节的优化,并指出群切换机制是未来值得关注的研究方向。     

平流层通信新思路——谷歌气球计划

平流层通信具有低延迟、信道衰落小、造价低廉、机动灵活等特点,在军事应用和应急通信领域都有重要的战略价值,也曾经引起各国的重视,并成为研究热点。然而平流层通信平台的稳定性对各国研究者而言一直是一个挑战,谷歌公司从鸟群飞行中得到启发,开启了Google Loon项目,其目的是为全球偏远地区2/3人口提供速度较快、价格可承受的互联网接入服务,同时为自然灾害发生地区提供通信服务。文中分析了谷歌气球的技术细节,谷歌气球初次试验的情况,以及谷歌气球面临的挑战。谷歌气球计划为平流层通信提供了又一新思路。     

水声通信中基于信道辨识的盲turbo均衡方法

水声信道多途效应明显,造成接收信号存在严重的码间干扰(ISI,Intersymbol interference)。基于最小均方误差(MMSE,Minimum mean square error)准则的turbo均衡器级联了均衡和信道译码,能够有效去除ISI,并获得优良的性能。由于水声信道的时变性,传统MMSE-turbo均衡需要周期性的训练序列,以实现连续可靠的通信。训练序列虽然提高了通信的可靠性,但降低了信息的有效传输速率。因此,为提高通信效率,本文提出了一种盲turbo均衡方法,该方法通过引入新的盲信道辨识器来同时获得信道估计响应和已去除部分ISI的初步均衡输出信号,并为turbo均衡提供初始的响应参数和比特软信息。与水声通信中应用较多的盲判决反馈均衡器(DFE,Decision feedback equalizer)相比,海上实验结果证明本文提出的盲turbo均衡方法抗信道多途衰落的能力较强,并且与传统MMSE-turbo均衡相比无需训练序列,因此提高了信息的有效传输速率。     

Substitution pattern elucidation of hydroxypropyl Pinus pinaster (Ait.) bark polyflavonoid derivatives by ESI(−)‐MS/MS

The structure of condensed tannins (CTs) from Pinus pinaster bark extract and their hydroxypropylated derivatives with four degrees of substitution (DS 1, 2, 3 and 4) has been characterized for the first time using negative‐ion mode electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI(?)‐MS/MS). The results showed that P. pinaster bark CTs possess structural homogeneity in terms of monomeric units (C₁₅, catechin). The oligomer sizes were detected to be dimers to heptamers. The derivatives showed typical phenyl‐propyl ether mass fragmentation by substituent elimination (58 amu) and inherent C₁₅ flavonoid fissions. The relative abundance of the product ions revealed a preferential triple, tetra‐/penta‐ and octa‐ hydroxypropylation substitution pattern in the monomer, dimer and trimer derivatives, respectively. A defined order of –OH reactivity towards propylene oxide was established by means of multistage experiments (A‐ring ≥ B‐ring > C‐ring). A high structural heterogeneity of the modified oligomers was detected. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

IMPACT OF BUSY LINES AND MOBILITY ON CALL BLOCKING IN A PCS NETWORK

Several analytical models have been proposed to study the blocking probability for personal communications service networks or mobile phone networks. These models cannot accurately predict the blocking probability because they do not capture two important features. First, they do not capture the busy-line effect. Even if a cell has free channels, incoming and outgoing calls must be dropped when the destination portable is already in a conversation. Second, they do not capture the mobility of individual portables. In these models, mobility is addressed by net hand-off traffic to a cell, which results in traffic with a smaller variance to a cell compared with the true situation. We propose a new analytic model which addresses both the busy-line effect and individual portable mobility. Furthermore, our model can be used to derive the portable population distribution in a cell. The model is validated against the simulation experiments. We indicate that the previously proposed models approximate a special case of our model where the number of portables in a cell is 40 times larger than the number of channels.     

A FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION AND COMPENSATION ALGORITHM FOR K/Ka-BAND COMMUNICATIONS

This paper presents a new open-loop technique for estimating and correcting Doppler frequency shift in K/Ka-band communication systems with special reference to the advanced communications technology satellite (ACTS) mobile terminal (AMT) modem, which utilizes square-wave pulse-shaped, binary differential phase shift-keyed (DPSK) modulation. The novelty of this estimation scheme is that it exploits the Doppler-induced phase shift over a fraction of a symbol interval to provide an estimate of the Doppler offset, without requiring symbol synchronization. Furthermore, by utilizing time-differential detection (delay-and-multiply), the proposed technique can tolerate much larger frequency offsets than existing open- or closed-loop techniques. Analytical results are provided for the variance of the above estimator and the error probability performance of the AMT is evaluated in the presence of the Doppler correction. Practical design considerations are also discussed, including a method for modifying the front end, digital bandlimiting filter in such a way that Doppler bias effects in the new estimator are eliminated. Simulation results reveal that, in general, performance improves with increasing data rates, i.e., the new frequency offset estimation/compensation algorithm induces a degradation from ideal of approximately 1 dB at a 6 dB energy per data symbol (bit) and a 2⋅4 kbps data rate. However, there is no appreciable degradation when the data rate is increased to 9⋅6 or 19⋅2 kbps.     

COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR A MOBILE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL

This paper gives a brief and systematic presentation of the computer simulation techniques of satellite communications, especially for a mobile satellite channel, based on a summarization of the author's exploration and experience in this area. It includes the equivalent complex baseband notation (ECBN) method, a very convenient mathematical form for software simulation; development of a multi-functional and expandable channel simulation system on a computer from L-band to Ka-band; channel impulse or frequency response estimation in real time by the technique burst-mode link analyser with least-squares algorithm (BMLA/LS), modelling and simulation of the channel fast fading due to multipath and shadowing; acquisition of the equivalent normalized binary signal-to-noise ratio (E_b/N₀) data at the channel input; and bit-error rate (BER) evaluation by the directly error-counting approach and the computational approach at the channel output in simulation.     

AN ATM-LIKE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING ON-BOARD SWITCHING

In this paper, an ATM system architecture for satellite communications is described. The proposed architecture includes an on-board switch and implements the adaptation of real-time services (e.g. voice and video) and non-real-time services (e.g. data) to the satellite communication link, while achieving statistical advantage. To this end, the ATM traffic categories defined in recent specifications^1,2 are utilized. Real-time and non-real-time traffic components are simultaneously supported by a TDMA/TDM on the satellite uplink/downlink, respectively. By exploiting the burstiness of real-time traffic, the proposed satellite system architecture achieves a significant increase of the overall system throughput. After describing the satellite system architecture and addressing scheme, we derive analytical models, by using sophisticated queueing models that allow a very accurate performance evaluation and an easy dimensioning of the data buffers. The proposed model is validated with simulations. The main result is the assessed feasibility of on-board buffers with current technology, even under very strict performance requirements on cell loss ratio and for quite high load values (e.g. 80 per cent of the downlink capacity). Finally, a congestion control scheme, based on a combination of preventive and reactive strategies, is proposed and analysed.