Professor Barry Evans

Professorial Research Fellow

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Phone: Work: 01483 68 9131
Room no: 08 BA 02

Further information

Publications

Highlights

  • Kasparis C, Beaudonnet M, Gyftodimos E, Evans BG. (2010) 'Gradient projection decoding of LDPC codes and algorithmic variations'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET IET COMMUNICATIONS, 4 (2), pp. 223-233.
  • Du HF, Evans BG, Chlamtac I. (2009) 'QoS-AWARE ADAPTATION FOR SATELLITE MULTIMEDIA BROADCASTING VIA HIERARCHICAL PACKET SCHEDULING'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE WIREL COMMUN, 16 (3), pp. 60-68.
  • Awoseyila AB, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2009) 'Robust Time-domain Timing and Frequency Synchronization for OFDM Systems'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE T CONSUM ELECTR, 55 (2), pp. 391-399.

    Abstract

    A robust and efficient technique for frame/symbol timing and carrier frequency synchronization in OFDM systems is presented. It uses a preamble consisting of only one training symbol with two identical parts to achieve reliable timing and frequency accuracy in the time-domain, over a wide-frequency estimation range which can be up to half of the signal sampling frequency. Also, it has a loti, complexity which is adaptive to the degree of channel distortion. Computer simulations in the Rayleigh fading ISI channel show that the proposed method achieves superior performance to existing techniques in terms of timing and frequency accuracy. Also, its operation in the time-domain helps to achieve faster synchronization convergence(1).

  • Fan L, Du H, Mudugamuwa U, Evans BG. (2008) 'A Cross-Layer Delay Differentiation Packet Scheduling Scheme for Multimedia Content Delivery in 3G Satellite Multimedia Systems'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BROADCASTING, 54 (4), pp. 806-815.

Journal articles

  • Ijaz A, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2012) 'Signal-to-noise ratio estimation algorithm for advanced DVB-RCS systems'. IEEE IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, 58 (4), pp. 603-608.

    Abstract

    This paper presents a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation algorithm for advanced Digital Video Broadcasting - Return Channel via Satellite (DVB-RCS) systems using adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) in the reverse link of broadband satellite systems. Due to the absence of a repetitive pilot symbol structure, SNR estimation has to be performed using the fixed symbol preamble data. Moreover, sporadic nature of data traffic on the return link causes variation in interference level from slot to slot and, therefore, the estimation has to be done within one traffic slot duration. Hence, it becomes necessary to use a combination of data-aided (DA) and decision-directed (DD) algorithms so as to make use of traffic data. A non-data-aided (NDA) estimator that was previously proposed by the authors for binary phase shift keying (BPSK) and QPSK schemes is extended to 8-PSK in a decision directed manner. This estimator shows improved performance over existing estimators. The inherent bias of DD approach at low values of SNR is reduced by using a hybrid approach, i.e. using the proposed estimator at moderate/high values of SNR and the moments-based estimator (M2M4) at low values of SNR. Overall improved performance of the proposed hybrid estimator, in terms of accuracy and complexity, makes it an attractive choice for implementing ACM in advanced DVB-RCS systems.

  • Ijaz A, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2012) 'Signal-to-Noise Ratio Estimation Algorithm for Advanced DVB-RCS Systems'. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting,
  • Ijaz A, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2012) 'Signal-to-noise ratio estimation algorithm for adaptive coding and modulation in advanced DVB-RCS systems'. IET IET Communications, 6 (11), pp. 1587-1593.

    Abstract

    This paper presents a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation algorithm for advanced digital video broadcastingreturn channel via satellite (DVB-RCS) systems using adaptive coding and modulation (ACM). Due to the absence of a repetitive pilot symbol structure, SNR estimation has to be performed using the fixed symbol preamble data. Moreover, sporadic nature of data traffic on the return link causes variation in interference level from slot to slot and, therefore, the estimation has to be done within one traffic slot duration. Hence, it becomes necessary to use a combination of data-aided and decision-directed (DD) algorithms so as to make use of traffic data. A non-data-aided estimator that was previously proposed by the authors for binary and quadrature phase shift keying schemes is extended to 8-PSK in a decision directed manner. The inherent bias of DD approach at low values of SNR is reduced by using a hybrid approach, that is, using the proposed estimator at moderate/high values of SNR and the moments-based estimator (M2M4) at low values of SNR. Overall improved performance of the proposed hybrid estimator, in terms of accuracy and complexity, makes it an attractive choice for implementing ACM in advanced DVB-RCS systems.

  • Afelumo O, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2012) 'Simplified evaluation of APSK error performance'. Electronics Letters, 48 (14), pp. 886-888.
  • Afelumo O, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2012) 'Simplified evaluation of APSK error performance'. IET Electronics Letters, 48 (14), pp. 886-888.

    Abstract

    An analytical evaluation of the performance of amplitude phase shift keying constellations in additive white Gaussian noise is performed and an expression to approximate the error probability is presented. The expression accounts for a number of symbols, equal to the number of concentric rings in the constellation. It is shown to significantly reduce the computational complexity associated with previously known error performance expressions, while closely predicting the error rates in the relevant signal-to-noise ratio range.

  • Zhou J, Li Y, Evans B. (2012) 'Antenna selection for multiple-input and single-output cognitive radio systems'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET IET COMMUNICATIONS, 6 (8), pp. 917-930.
  • Aliu OG, Imran A, Imran MA, Evans BG. (2012) 'A Survey of Self Organisation in Future Cellular Networks'. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE, 99, pp. 1-26.

    Abstract

    This article surveys the literature over the period of the last decade on the emerging field of self organisation as applied to wireless cellular communication networks. Self organisation has been extensively studied and applied in adhoc networks, wireless sensor networks and autonomic computer networks; however in the context of wireless cellular networks, this is the first attempt to put in perspective the various efforts in form of a tutorial/survey. We provide a comprehensive survey of the existing literature, projects and standards in self organising cellular networks. Additionally, we also aim to present a clear understanding of this active research area, identifying a clear taxonomy and guidelines for design of self organising mechanisms. We compare strength and weakness of existing solutions and highlight the key research areas for further development. This paper serves as a guide and a starting point for anyone willing to delve into research on self organisation in wireless cellular communication networks.

  • Oredope A, Frassetto G, Evans B. (2012) 'An evaluation of vertical handovers in LTE networks'. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 7277 LNCS, pp. 198-207.
  • Evans BG, Khan A, Imran MA. (2012) 'Semi-adaptive beamforming for ofdm based hybrid terestrial-satellite mobile satellite'. IEEE IEEE Trans Wireless Communications, 11 (10), pp. 3424-3433.
  • Ijaz A, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2012) 'Carrier recovery and nonlinear compensation for DVB-S2 using multilevel pilots'. 2012 6th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference, ASMS 2012 and 12th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop, SPSC 2012, , pp. 335-341.
  • Khan AH, Imran MA, Evans BG. (2012) 'Iterative turbo beamforming for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-based hybrid terrestrial-satellite mobile system'. IET IET Communications, 6 (2), pp. 157-164.

    Abstract

    In the context of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based systems, pilot-based beamforming (BF) exhibits a high degree of sensitivity to the pilot sub-carriers. Increasing the number of reference pilots significantly improves BF performance as well as system performance. However, this increase comes at the cost of data throughput, which inevitably shrinks due to transmission of additional pilots. Hence an approach where reference signals available to the BF process can be increased without transmitting additional pilots can exhibit superior system performance without compromising throughput. Thus, the authors present a novel three-stage iterative turbo beamforming (ITBF) algorithm for an OFDM-based hybrid terrestrial-satellite mobile system, which utilises both pilots and data to perform interference mitigation. Data sub-carriers are utilised as virtual reference signals in the BF process. Results show that when compared to non-iterative conventional BF, the proposed ITBF exhibits bit error rate gain of up to 2.5 dB with only one iteration.

  • Kyrgiazos A, Evans B, Thompson P, Jeannin N. (2012) 'Gateway diversity scheme for a future broadband satellite system'. 2012 6th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference, ASMS 2012 and 12th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop, SPSC 2012, , pp. 363-370.
  • Evans BG, Thompson PT, Corazza GE, Vanelli-Coralli A, Candreva EA. (2011) '1945-2010: 65 Years of Satellite History From Early Visions to Latest Missions'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, 99 (11), pp. 1840-1857.
  • King PR, Brown TWC, Kyrgiazos A, Evans BG. (2011) 'Empirical-Stochastic LMS-MIMO Channel Model Implementation and Validation'. IEEE IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 60 (2), pp. 606-614.

    Abstract

    Land Mobile Satellite (LMS) networks, forming a key component of future mobile Internet and broadcasting, can benefit from Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) techniques to improve spectral efficiency and outage. LMS-MIMO networks can be obtained using multiple satellites with single polarization antennas with spatial multiplex channel coding, or by a single satellite with dual polarization antennas providing polarization multiplex channel coding. In this paper, a guide is presented showing the steps required to implement a simple empirical-stochastic dual circular polarized LMS-MIMO narrowband channel model with validation both with and without a line of sight. The model is based on an S-band tree-lined road measurement campaign using dual circular polarizations at low elevations. Application of the model is aimed at LMS-MIMO physical layer researchers and system designers, who need an easy to implement and reliable model, representative of typical LMS-MIMO channel conditions.

  • Ijaz A, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2011) 'Low-complexity time-domain SNR estimation for OFDM systems'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 47 (20), pp. 1154-1155.
  • Ijaz A, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2011) 'Low-complexity time-domain SNR estimation for OFDM systems'. Electronics Letters, 47 (20), pp. 1154-1156.
  • Zhu M, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2011) 'Low-complexity time-domain channel estimation for OFDM systems'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 47 (1), pp. 60-61.
  • Zhu M, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2011) 'Low Complexity Time-Domain Channel Estimation for OFDM Systems'. IET Electronics Letters, 47 (1), pp. 60-62.
  • Awoseyila AB, Evans BG, Zhu M. (2010) 'Low complexity time-domain channel and delay spread estimation for OFDM systems'. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 56 (4), pp. 2170-2177.
  • Makaratat K, Brown TWC, Stavrou S, Evans B. (2010) 'Complex correlation on linear array angle-of-arrival estimation measurement of ultra wideband propagation channels'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET IET MICROWAVES ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION, 4 (9), pp. 1354-1369.
  • Ijaz A, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2010) 'Improved SNR estimation for BPSK and QPSK signals'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 45 (16), pp. 858-859.
  • Mansor MF, Brown TWC, Evans BG. (2010) 'Satellite MIMO Measurement With Colocated Quadrifilar Helix Antennas at the Receiver Terminal'. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 9, pp. 712-715.
  • Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2010) 'Improved time diversity for LTE over satellite using split multicode transmission'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 46 (10), pp. 729-U94.
  • Kasparis C, Beaudonnet M, Gyftodimos E, Evans BG. (2010) 'Gradient projection decoding of LDPC codes and algorithmic variations'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET IET COMMUNICATIONS, 4 (2), pp. 223-233.
  • Sali A, Karim HA, Acar G, Evans B, Giambene G. (2010) 'Multicast link adaptation in reliable transmission over geostationary satellite networks'. Springer Wireless Personal Communications, 62 (4), pp. 759-782.
  • Zhu M, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2010) 'Low complexity time-domain channel and delay spread estimation for OFDM systems'. IEEE IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 56 (4), pp. 2170-2177.

    Abstract

    A low complexity time-domain channel estimation scheme for OFDM systems is presented. It uses a training symbol (preamble) to estimate the channel impulse response (CIR) in the presence of timing synchronization errors. Its computational complexity is much lower than that of the popular MMSE technique and this can be further reduced if there is prior knowledge of the channel delay spread. Consequently, channel delay spread estimation is also addressed by using threshold setting on the optimized CIR. Computer simulations show that the proposed scheme achieves near-ideal accuracy in quasi-static channels.

  • Goulianos A, Brown TWC, Stavrou S, Evans BG. (2010) 'Power Delay Profile Modelling on the UWB Off-Body Propogation Channel'. IEEE IET Journal on Microwaves, Antennas and Propogation, 4 (1), pp. 62-71.
  • Lattanzi F, Giambene G, Acar G, Evans B. (2010) 'Admission control and handover management for high-speed trains in vehicular geostationary satellite networks with terrestrial gap-filling'. JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, 28 (1), pp. 1-27.
  • Ijaz A, Awoseyila A, Evans BG. (2009) 'Improved SNR Estimation Technique for BPSK and QPSK Signals'. IET Electronics Letters, 45 (16), pp. 858-859.
  • Goulianos AA, Brown TWC, Evans BG, Stavrou S. (2009) 'Wideband Power Modeling and Time Dispersion Analysis for UWB Indoor Off-Body Communications'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 57 (7), pp. 2162-2171.
  • Du HF, Evans BG, Chlamtac I. (2009) 'QoS-AWARE ADAPTATION FOR SATELLITE MULTIMEDIA BROADCASTING VIA HIERARCHICAL PACKET SCHEDULING'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE WIREL COMMUN, 16 (3), pp. 60-68.
  • Awoseyila AB, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2009) 'Robust Time-domain Timing and Frequency Synchronization for OFDM Systems'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE T CONSUM ELECTR, 55 (2), pp. 391-399.

    Abstract

    A robust and efficient technique for frame/symbol timing and carrier frequency synchronization in OFDM systems is presented. It uses a preamble consisting of only one training symbol with two identical parts to achieve reliable timing and frequency accuracy in the time-domain, over a wide-frequency estimation range which can be up to half of the signal sampling frequency. Also, it has a loti, complexity which is adaptive to the degree of channel distortion. Computer simulations in the Rayleigh fading ISI channel show that the proposed method achieves superior performance to existing techniques in terms of timing and frequency accuracy. Also, its operation in the time-domain helps to achieve faster synchronization convergence(1).

  • Du H, Huang X, Liang J, Liu J, Evans BG, Chlamtac I. (2009) 'Cross-layer quality-driven adaptation for scheduling heterogeneous multimedia over 3G satellite networks'. Wireless Networks, 16 (4), pp. 1-14.
  • Du H, Fan L, Evans BG. (2009) 'Efficient packet scheduling for heterogeneous multimedia provisioning over broadband satellite networks: An adaptive multidimensional QoS-based design'. JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, 27 (1), pp. 53-85.
  • Fan L, Du H, Mudugamuwa U, Evans BG. (2008) 'A Cross-Layer Delay Differentiation Packet Scheduling Scheme for Multimedia Content Delivery in 3G Satellite Multimedia Systems'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BROADCASTING, 54 (4), pp. 806-815.
  • Awoseyila AB, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2008) 'Improved Preamble-Aided Timing Estimation for OFDM Systems'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS, 12 (11), pp. 825-827.
  • Kalama M, Acar G, Evans B, Isoard A. (2008) 'VoIP over DVB-RCS satellite systems: Trial results and the impact of adaptive speech coding using cross-layer design'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV COMPUTER NETWORKS, 52 (13), pp. 2461-2472.
  • Awoseyila AB, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2008) 'Improved single frequency estimation with wide acquisition range'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 44 (3), pp. 245-246.
  • Kasparis C, King P, Evans BG. (2007) 'Doppler spectrum of the multipath fading channel in mobile satellite systems with directional terminal antennas'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET IET COMMUNICATIONS, 1 (6), pp. 1089-1094.
  • Du H, Fan L, Mudugamuwa U, Evans BG. (2007) 'A cross-layer packet scheduling scheme for multimedia broadcasting via satellite digital multimedia broadcasting system'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, 45 (8), pp. 94-101.
  • Du H, Fan L, Evans BG. (2007) 'Novel radio resource allocation strategy for multimedia content delivery over satellite multicast/broadcast systems'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, 30 (8), pp. 1870-1889.
  • Papaharalabos S, Sweeney P, Evans BG, Mathiopoulos PT, Albertazzi G, Vanelli-Coralli A, Corazza GE. (2007) 'Modified sum-product algorithms for decoding low-density parity-check codes'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET IET COMMUNICATIONS, 1 (3), pp. 294-300.
  • Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2007) 'Gradient projection decoding of LDPC codes'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS, 11 (3), pp. 279-281.
  • Papaharalabos S, Sweeney P, Evans BG. (2007) 'SISO algorithms based on Max-Log-MAP and Log-MAP turbo decoding'. INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET IET COMMUNICATIONS, 1 (1), pp. 49-54.
  • Liang L, Fan L, Du H, Sun Z, Evans BG, Selier C, Chuberre N, Fitch M, Cole M, Boivin T, Bunout E. (2007) 'Network architecture and radio resource management for Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcast system'. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC IEEE AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS MAGAZINE, 22 (7), pp. A7-A16.
  • Papaharalabos S, Sweeney P, Evans BG, Mathiopoulos PT. (2006) 'Improved performance SOVA turbo decoder'. INSTITUTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET IEE PROCEEDINGS-COMMUNICATIONS, 153 (5), pp. 586-590.
  • Papaharalabos S, Sweeney P, Evans BG. (2006) 'Constant log-MAP decoding algorithm for duo-binary turbo codes'. INSTITUTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 42 (12), pp. 709-710.
  • Wood L, Pavlou G, Evans B. (2001) 'Effects on TCP of routing strategies in satellite constellations'. March 2001 Edition. IEEE IEEE Communications Magazine, 39 (3), pp. 172-181.

Conference papers

  • Jalili B, Dianati M, Evans BG. (2011) 'Distributed collaborative radio resource allocation in the downlink of OFDMA systems'. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference,

    Abstract

    This paper investigates collaboration among neighboring Base Stations (BSs) in OFDMA based cellular networks in the absence of a centralized control unit, which is a defining characteristic of 4G wireless networks. We propose a novel scheme for collaboration between the base stations. Monte Carlo simulation based performance analysis demonstrates effectiveness of collaborative resource allocation among adjacent base stations for OFDMA systems, particularly for the users in the cell edges. © 2011 IEEE.

  • Lutz E, Evans B, Vanelli-Coralli A, De Cola T, Giambene G. (2011) 'SatNEx phase III - Satellite communication network of experts'. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering: Personal Satellite Services, Malaga, Spain: Third International ICST Conference, PSATS 2011 71, pp. 175-185.
  • Ekpe UM, Brown TWC, Evans BG. (2011) 'Channel characteristics analysis of the dual circular polarized land mobile satellite MIMO radio channel'. Proceedings - 2011 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC'11, , pp. 781-784.

    Abstract

    This paper analyses the characteristics of the dual circular polarized land mobile satellite MIMO radio channel using measured and modeled channel data. To describe the small scale fading observed in the measured channel, the model makes use of three parameters, which respectively represent the mean LOS, specular reflected and diffuse multipath signals. The model is validated by comparing the CDF plots of the received signal power and eigenvalues with that of the measured channel. Furthermore, the effects of channel correlation on the capacities of equal power allocation MIMO and dual circular polarization multiplexing (DCPM) is investigated. It is found that only the capacity of the LOS-friendly DCPM is negatively affected by a reduction in channel correlation. © 2011 IEEE.

  • Oredope A, Pham V, Evans B. (2011) 'Deploying IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services in future mobile networks'. 2011 National Conference on Communications, NCC 2011,
  • Evans BG, Awoseyila A. (2010) 'LTE and WiMax satellite systems:Improving FEC performance using split multicode transmission'. Cagliari, Italy: ASMS 2010
  • Evans BG, Ijaz I, Awoseyila A. (2010) 'Low complexity time domain channel estimation for ofdm using training symbols'. Cagliari, Italy: ASMS 2010
  • Evans BG, Awoseyila A. (2010) 'Link performance of LTE versus WiMax for satellite mobile broadband'. Anaheim Ca USA: 28th AIAA international Communications satellite systems conference-ICSSC-2010
  • Evans BG, Thompson P. (2010) 'Key issues and technologies for a Terabit/s satellite'. Anaheim Ca USA: 28th AIAA International Communications satellite systems conference-ICSSC-2010
  • Evans BG, Awoseyila A, Ijaz A. (2010) 'SNR estimation for ACM in DVB-RCS satellite systems'. Anaheim Ca USA: 28th AIAA International Communications satellite systems conference-ICSSC-2010
  • Evans BG, Khan A, Imran M. (2010) '\ground based and on board based beamforming for hybrid terrestrial satellite mobile system'. Anahein Ca USA: 28th AIAA International satellite systems conference-ICssc-2010
  • Evans BG, Khan A, Imran M. (2010) 'Preamble based adaptive beamformer for hybrid terrestrial satellite mobile systems'. Anaheim Ca USA: 28th AIAA international communications satellite systems conference-ICSSC-2010
  • Alsedairy T, Imran M. (2010) 'Energy Efficiency with Adaptive Modulation and Spectrum Sharing for Cellular Systems'. Liverpool, UK : 11th Annual Postgraduate Symposium on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Networking & Broadcasting,,
  • Luo H, Ma Y, Evans BG. (2010) 'Selective DF relaying for mobile satellite broadcasting'. IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC, , pp. 2410-2414.
  • Zhu M, Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2010) 'Low complexity time-domain channel estimation for OFDM using training symbols'. ASMS/SPSC 2010: 2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop, , pp. 203-207.
  • Awoseyila AB, Evans BG. (2010) 'LTE and WiMAX satellite systems: Improving FEC performance using split multicode transmission'. ASMS/SPSC 2010: 2010 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop, , pp. 94-97.
  • Zhou J, Evans B. (2010) 'Sub-optimal joint beamforming on MISO cognitive radio'. Proceedings - 2010 2nd UK-India-IDRC International Workshop on Cognitive Wireless Systems, UKIWCWS 2010,
  • Evans BG, Luo H, Ma Y. (2009) 'A spectral efficient decode and forward relaying scheme for satellite broadcast networks'. IEEE Toulouse: IWSSC
  • Evans BG, Khan A, Imran M. (2009) 'ofdm based adaptive beam forming for hybrid satellite terrestrial mobile systems and pilot re allocation'. IEEE Toulouse: IWSSC
  • Evans BG, Aliu O, Imran M. (2009) 'Self organised cellular networks as the future of wireless communications'. IET Liverpool UK: PGNET
  • Makaratat K, Brown TWC, Stavrou S, Evans B. (2009) 'Classification of UWB Multipath Clusters and Its Distortion Effects on Positioning Error'. 2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6, Berlin, GERMANY: , pp. 191-195.

    Abstract

    Quantification of distortion effects on UWB system performances in terms of positioning error is analysed in this research. UWB multipath distorted channels are simulated in each frequency subband, over 2-11 GHz. Its characteristics are modelled corresponding to multipath clusters along the propagation paths. The classification of clusters and physics. based distortion mechanisms are generalized to be included into the simulation algorithm. Finally, distortion impacts on system performances regarding to frequency dependent characteristics and positioning errors are investigated.

  • Khan AH, Imran MA, Evans BG. (2009) 'Adaptive beamforming for OFDM based hybrid mobile satellite system'. IET Conference Publications, (552 CP)

    Abstract

    Global connectivity cannot be guaranteed by terrestrial networks due to the lack of infrastructure in rural areas. Neither can satellite networks assure this due to lack of signal penetration and capacity coverage issues in densely populated areas. To bridge this gap, we propose an Orthogonal Frequency Domain (OFDM) based hybrid architecture where users are provided service by existing mobile networks in urban areas and are served by satellite in the rural areas. In such a system terrestrial and satellite networks can reuse the portion of spectrum dedicated to each of these systems resulting in significant increase in overall capacity, wider coverage and reduced cost. This frequency reuse induces severe Co-Channel Interference (CCI) at the satellite end and our work focuses on its mitigation using OFDM based adaptive beamforming.

  • Rosati S, Vanelli-Coralli A, Corazza GE, Awoseyila AB, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2009) 'Threshold detection analysis for OFDM timing and frequency recovery'. GLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference,
  • Luo H, Ma Y, Evans BG. (2009) 'A Spectral Efficient Decode-and-Forward Relaying Scheme for Satellite Broadcast Networks'. IEEE 2009 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SATELLITE AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, Univ Siena, Siena, ITALY: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, pp. 252-256.
  • Makaratat K, Brown TWC, Stavrou S, Evans B. (2009) 'Classification of UWB Multipath Clusters and Its Distortion Effects on Positioning Error'. IEEE 2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6, Berlin, GERMANY: 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, pp. 169-173.
  • Lattanzi F, Acar G, Evans B, Giambene G. (2009) 'Cost-driven optimisation of a vertical handover scheme in DVB-RCS+M networks with terrestrial gap-fillers'. IET Conference Publications, (552 CP)
  • Ekpe UM, Brown TWC, Evans BG. (2009) 'Unleashing the Polarisation Domain for Land Mobile Satellite MIMO Systems'. IEEE 2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6, Berlin, GERMANY: 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, pp. 2199-2202.
  • Acar G, Evans B. (2009) 'Integrated vhf-satcom voice communications for air traffic services'. IET Conference Publications, (552 CP)
  • Mansor MF, Brown TWC, Evans BG. (2009) 'A Dual Circularly Polarised Contrawound Quadrifilar Helix Antenna for Land Mobile Satellite MIMO Terminal'. IEEE 2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6, Berlin, GERMANY: 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, pp. 1021-1025.
  • Ekpe UM, Brown TWC, Evans BG. (2009) 'Markov chain analysis for land mobile satellite MIMO channels'. IET Conference Publications, (552 CP)

    Abstract

    In this paper, a Markov chain analysis is performed to uncover the duration statistics of a land mobile satellite system capable of switching between MIMO and Dual Circular Polarisation Multiplexing (DCPM). Capacities have been computed using synthetic and measurement campaign data to show that DCPM is a viable alternative to MIMO and depends on the cross-polar discrimination (XPD) ratio exceeding a certain minimum value.

  • Quddus AU, Evans BG, Tafazolli R. (2009) 'Blind adaptive multiuser detection for code division multiple access using Cimmino's reflection method'. Proceedings of 6th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, IBCAST-2009, 2, pp. 118-120.
  • Zhu M, Kasparis C, Awoseyila A, Evans BG. (2009) 'Adaptive inter-carrier interference cancellation technique for OFDM systems'. IET Conference Publications, (552 CP)
  • Khan AH, Imran MA, Evans BG. (2009) 'OFDM based Adaptive Beamforming for Hybrid Terrestrial-Satellite Mobile System with Pilot Reallocation'. IEEE 2009 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SATELLITE AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, Univ Siena, Siena, ITALY: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, pp. 201-205.
  • Sali A, Karim HA, Acar G, Evans B. (2009) 'Integrated adaptive approach for reliable multicast transmission over geostationary satellite networks'. 2009 International Conference on Space Science and Communication, IconSpace - Proceedings, , pp. 35-40.
  • Mansor MF, Brown TWC, Evans BG. (2009) 'A dual circularly polarised contrawound quadrifilar helix antenna for land mobile satellite MIMO terminal'. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings, , pp. 1072-1076.
  • Mansor MF, Brown TWC, Evans BG. (2009) 'Mutual coupling analysis of a dual circularly polarised contrawound quadrifilar helix antenna (CQHA) in land mobile satellite (LMS) MIMO systems'. IET Conference Publications, (552 CP)

    Abstract

    Analysis of the mutual coupling and its effect on the CQHA performance in LMS MIMO system are investigated and presented in this paper. Due to the complexity of the CQHA structure, the mutual coupling effects were mainly studied using electromagnetic simulation. The effect of the separation spacing between inner and outer QHA on the mutual coupling was investigated by comparing the element isolation of CQHAs with varying outer QHA radius and fixed inner QHA radius. It can be concluded that a minimum separation of 0. 1λ is required for the isolation to be better than 15dB. The distortion of the co-polar and cross-polar radiation patterns of the CQHA due to the mutual coupling are also studied in this paper. Finally, the effect of the mutual coupling on the mean effective gain and polarisation correlation of CQHAs with varying separation spacing between inner and outer QHA were examined and its results showed that the MEG values are very much affected by mutual coupling while the polarisation and angular correlation are largely unaffected.

  • Ekpe UM, Brown TWC, Evans BG. (2009) 'Unleashing the polarisation domain for land mobile satellite MIMO systems'. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings, , pp. 2288-2291.
  • Sali A, Acar G, Evans B, Sali A, Giambene G. (2009) 'A comparison of multicast adaptive techniques in reliable delivery over GEO satellite networks'. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference,
  • Shi X, Lutz T, Giannakidis A, Goulianos A, Watts P, Yaici K, Evans B, Kondoz A, Petrou M, Silva SRP, de Silva S. (2008) 'The Guardian Angel Project: Using an unobtrusive Wireless Sensor Network System to Improve Health and Well-being in the 21st Century'. Montpellier, France: NT08, Ninth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes
  • Lattanzi F, Acar G, Evans B. (2008) 'Predictive reservation based Connection Admission Control for mobile DVB-RCS networks'. Proceedings of 26th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, San Diego, USA: 26th AIAA ICSSC
  • Janaaththanan S, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2008) 'Improved adaptation algorithm for LUT-based pre-distorter with noisy training phase in OFDM based satellite system'. 26th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC,
  • Acar G, Evans B. (2008) 'Packetised voice communications for Air Traffic Services over the INMARSAT Swiftbroadband system'. 26th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC,
  • Sali A, Acar G, Evans B, Giambene G. (2008) 'Change detection mechanism in feedback implosion suppression algorithm for reliable transmission of multicast data over geostationary satellite network'. 26th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC,
  • Sali A, Acar G, Evans B, Giambene G. (2008) 'Channel-Aware Scheduling Algorithms with Channel Prediction for Reliable Multicast Data Transmission over Geostationary Satellite Networks'. IEEE 2008 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SATELLITE AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, ISAE, Toulouse, FRANCE: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, pp. 85-89.
  • Du H, Evans BG. (2008) 'Adaptive QoS-aware Resource Allocation Scheme for Multimedia Broadcasting over Geostationary Satellite Networks'. IEEE 2008 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON A WORLD OF WIRELESS, MOBILE AND MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS, VOLS 1 AND 2, Newport Beach, CA: IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, pp. 709-714.
  • Beaudonnet M, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2008) 'Link between Sum-Product and gradient projection decoding of LDPC codes: An intermediate algorithm'. IEEE 2008 IEEE 67TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE-SPRING, VOLS 1-7, Marina Bay, SINGAPORE: 67th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, pp. 2902-2906.
  • Lattanzi F, Acar G, Evans B. (2008) 'Performance Study of a Lightweight DVB-RCS Handover Scheme for Vehicular GEO Networks'. IEEE 2008 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SATELLITE AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, ISAE, Toulouse, FRANCE: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, pp. 216-220.
  • Acar G, Evans BG. (2008) 'Impact of proactive retransmissions on forward TCP throughput over DVB-S/S2 railroad satellite links with power arches'. 2008 4th Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems - Proceedings, ASMS 2008, , pp. 29-32.
  • Azizan A, Quddus AU, Evans BG. (2008) 'Multipath interference canceller and chip-level equalizer for satellite high speed downlink packet access (S-HSDPA)'. 26th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC,
  • Kalama M, Acar G, Evans BG, Mourgues S. (2008) 'VoIP over DVB-RCS satellite systems: A novel capacity request mechanism for improved voice activity detection'. IEEE 2008 IEEE 67TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE-SPRING, VOLS 1-7, Marina Bay, SINGAPORE: 67th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, pp. 2957-2961.
  • Zhu M, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2008) 'A comparison study of channel estimation techniques in OFDM based DVB-SH system'. 26th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC,
  • Skoutaridis P, Evans BG. (2008) 'Error rate based SNR estimation in the railway satellite communication environment'. IEEE 2008 IEEE 67TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE-SPRING, VOLS 1-7, Marina Bay, SINGAPORE: 67th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, pp. 994-998.
  • Lattanzi F, Acar G, Evans B. (2008) 'DVB-RCS spotbeam handover using residence time estimations in vehicular satellite networks'. 2008 4th Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems - Proceedings, ASMS 2008, , pp. 235-239.
  • Acar G, Skoutaridis P, Kasparis C, Evans B. (2007) 'Position-based DVB-RCS spotbeam handover in vehicular geostationary satellite networks'. IEEE 2007 IEEE 65TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-6, Dublin, IRELAND: 65th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, pp. 1410-1414.
  • Du H, Fan L, Evans BG. (2007) 'Adaptive multi-dimensional QoS-based packet scheduling scheme for multimedia broadcasting over geostationary satellite networks'. IEEE GLOBECOM 2007: 2007 IEEE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-11, Washington, DC: IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 07), pp. 4613-4618.
  • Sali A, Acar G, Evans B, Giambene G. (2007) 'Feedback implosion suppression algorithm for reliable multicast data transmission over geostationary satellite networks'. IEEE 2007 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SATELLITE AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS, IWSSC '07, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, Univ Salzburg, Salzburg, AUSTRIA: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, pp. 139-144.
  • Du H, Fan L, Evans BG. (2007) 'Combined delay and rate differentiation packet scheduling for multimedia content delivery in satellite broadcast/multicast systems'. IEEE 2007 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS, VOLS 1-14, Glasgow, SCOTLAND: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2007), pp. 4444-4449.
  • Sali A, Acar G, Evans B. (2007) 'A cross-layer approach for packet scheduling in reliable multicast data transmission over geostationary satellite networks'. IEEE 2007 IEEE 65TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-6, Dublin, IRELAND: 65th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, pp. 1395-1399.
  • Evans BG, Thompson PT. (2007) 'Aspects of satellite delivered mobile TV (SDMB)'. IEEE 2007 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH IST MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, VOLS 1-3, Budapest, HUNGARY: 16th IST Mobile and Wireless Communications, pp. 1459-1463.
  • Janaaththanan S, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2007) 'Comparison of SC-FDMA and HSUPA in the return-link of evolved S-UMTS architecture'. IEEE 2007 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SATELLITE AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS, IWSSC '07, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, Univ Salzburg, Salzburg, AUSTRIA: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, pp. 56-60.
  • Chipeta M, Karaliopoulos M, Fan L, Evans BG. (2006) 'Integrating packet-level FEC with data carousels for reliable content delivery in satellite broadcast/multicast systems'. JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, Siena, ITALY: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications 24 (6), pp. 493-520.
  • Mudugamuwa U, Evans BG. (2006) 'Impact of packet-level FEC and existing link level reliability mechanisms to deliver MBMS content over WCDMA mobile satellite systems'. JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, NETHERLANDS: Advanced Satellite Mobile System Conference 24 (2), pp. 169-184.
  • Fan L, Du H, Mudugamuwa U, Evans BG. (2006) 'Novel radio resource management strategy for multimedia content delivery in SDMB system'. Collection of Technical Papers - 24th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC, 2, pp. 1200-1207.
  • Janaaththanan S, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2006) 'Feasibility study of adaptive LUT-based pre-distorter for OFDM in non-linear satellite downlink channel'. IEEE Proceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, Leganes, SPAIN: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, pp. 126-129.
  • Skoutaridis P, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2006) 'Simulation of DVB-S2/RCS performance in a vehicular satellite environment'. Collection of Technical Papers - 24th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC, 2, pp. 1104-1119.
  • Janaaththanan S, Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2006) 'A comparison between OFDM and SC-FDE over wideband satellite downlinks'. Collection of Technical Papers - 24th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC, 2, pp. 1126-1132.
  • Kalama M, Kluth M-P, Mourgues S, Evans B. (2006) 'Cross-layer improvement for TCP Westwood and VoIP over satellite'. IEEE Proceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, Leganes, SPAIN: International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications, pp. 204-208.
  • Azizan A, Quddus AU, Evans BG, Evans BG. (2006) 'Link level performance analysis of Satellite High Speed Downlink Packet Access (S-HSDPA)'. Collection of Technical Papers - 24th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC, 2, pp. 1120-1125.
  • Kasparis C, Evans BG. (2006) 'A cross-correlation approach for improved timing estimation in OFDM broadcasting systems'. Collection of Technical Papers - 24th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC, 2, pp. 1039-1048.
  • Acar G, Thilakawardana S, Tafazolli R, Evans B. (2006) 'Performance of Multicast File Transfer Protocol (MFTP) over geostationary satellite systems with DAMA uplinks'. Collection of Technical Papers - 24th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC, 1, pp. 61-74.
  • Du H, Fan L, Evans BG. (2006) 'Two-level channel multiplexing: A novel radio resource allocation strategy for satellite digital multimedia broadcast system'. IEEE International Conference on Communications, 10, pp. 4445-4450.
  • Du HF, Kueh VYH, Evans BG. (2005) 'Advanced radio resource allocation strategies for satellite digital multimedia broadcast (SDMB) system'. IEEE 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems 2005 (ISWCS 2005), Univ Siena, Siena, ITALY: 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS 2005), pp. 749-753.
  • Chipeta M, Fan L, Evans BG, Karaliopoulos M. (2005) 'Integration of small and large packet-level FEC codes with data carousels for reliable multicast transport over satellite links'. IEEE 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems 2005 (ISWCS 2005), Univ Siena, Siena, ITALY: 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS 2005), pp. 812-816.
  • Papaharalabos S, Sweeney P, Evans BG, Albertazzi G, Vanelli-Coralli A, Corazza GE. (2005) 'Performance evaluation of a modified sum-product decoding algorithm for LDPC codes'. IEEE 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems 2005 (ISWCS 2005), Univ Siena, Siena, ITALY: 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS 2005), pp. 800-804.
  • Sali A, Widiawan A, Thilakawardana S, Tafazolli R, Evans BG. (2005) 'Cross-layer design approach for multicast scheduling over satellite networks'. IEEE 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems 2005 (ISWCS 2005), Univ Siena, Siena, ITALY: 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS 2005), pp. 701-705.
  • Wood L, Pavlou G, Evans B. (2001) 'Managing diversity with handover to provide classes of service in satellite constellation networks'. Toulouse, France: AIAA 19th International Communication Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC 01)

Patents

  • Awoseyila AB, Evans BG, Kasparis C. (2011) Frame timing and carrier frequency recovery for frequency selective signals. Europe: Article number 09711657.8
  • Evans BG, Awoseyila A. (2009) IMproved ofdm demodulation/synchronisation. EU:

Reports

  • Evans BG, Thompson P, Awoseyila A, Kasparis C. (2009) ETSI-SES TR 102 662-Advanced satellite based services and architectures for beyond 3G.