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Journal of ICT Research and Applications
ISSN : 23375787     EISSN : 23385499     DOI : https://doi.org/10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.
Core Subject : Science,
Journal of ICT Research and Applications welcomes full research articles in the area of Information and Communication Technology from the following subject areas: Information Theory, Signal Processing, Electronics, Computer Network, Telecommunication, Wireless & Mobile Computing, Internet Technology, Multimedia, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information System and Knowledge Management.
Articles 302 Documents
Decision Routing Problems in A Wireless Sensor Network Based on A Neural Mechanism Aybek Fayzullaevich Khaytbaev
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2020.14.2.2

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This article proposes a solution for the routing problem in wireless sensor networks (WSN) based on a neural mechanism. The basic concepts of wireless sensor networks, artificial neural networks (ANNs), and WSN routing protocols are presented. The Kohonen ANN was selected to solve the problem of routing in wireless sensor networks based on a neural mechanism. A radio visibility matrix is proposed, which is a mathematical description of the connectivity of network nodes and the radio visibility of each node with respect to all other network nodes. Based on the Kohonen ANN trained by the constructive method, a method for WSN neural network clustering was developed. Two software-modeling environments are presented that were created to confirm the theory with respect to the logic of the developed methods for WSN clustering, their correction and the verification of their adequacy. Numerical results of modeling the solution of the routing problem in a wireless sensor network based on a neural mechanism by neural network clustering, the WSN matrix clustering method and the energy distance neural clustering protocol (EDNCP) are presented. It was found that the developed EDNCP protocol was 29% more efficient than known analogs.
Modulation Scheme Identification Based on Artificial Neural Network Algorithms for Optical Communication System Mustafa A. Jalil; Jenan Ayad; Hanan J. Abdulkareem
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2020.14.1.5

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Higher-order modulation schemes in optical communication systems that suffer from several impairments can use artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, among other possible techniques, to mitigate these issues. In this paper, several techniques for optical communication systems have been proposed to enhance the performance of dual-polarization (DP) M-ary Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (M-QAM) as DP-16-QAM, DP-64-QAM, DP-128-QAM, and DP-256-QAM with 240Gbps data rate. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) with seven different training algorithms have been applied to optimize the optical communication system. A high optimization of modulation format identification (MFI) with accuracy up to 100% was obtained at about 13 dB OSNR and at 22 dB OSNR for the DP-265-QAM format.
Development of Simulated Remote Monitoring and Operation System under Unstable Electric Power Supply Satoru Goto; Yoshitaka Matsuda; Takenao Sugi
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2020.14.1.6

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In this study, a simulated remote monitoring and operation system was developed for an assumed remote area energy plant in a developing country with few skilled operators and unstable electric power supply. It is useful for skilled operators to be able to monitor and operate the energy system from a remote site. Moreover, low-power equipment is required for the Web server in order to reduce the electric power consumption of the remote monitoring system. The system has the function of remote monitoring of data obtained from sensors through a programmable logic controller (PLC), while the monitoring function is realized by a Web application. The PLC can be operated from a remote monitoring site. The simulated remote monitoring and operation system was constructed using an Internet connection and a virtual private network (VPN) connection. The Internet connection was used for open monitoring of acquired data by the public. The VPN was used for secure remote operation of the device on the plant side from a monitoring PC. The effectiveness of the developed system was confirmed though experiments with a simple simulated plant.
A Novel Boost-Buck Converter Architecture for Improving Transient Response and Output-Voltage Ripple Freddy Kurniawan; Lasmadi Lasmadi; Okto Dinaryanto; Bambang Sudibya; Mohammad Ridlo Erdata Nasution
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2020.14.2.4

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Buck-boost converters are widely used in the development of DC-DC converters. Several techniques and algorithms have been introduced to improve the transient response of buck-boost converters. However, due to the opposite trends of the output current change and the output voltage change, undershoot or overshoot in the output voltage still seems to be inevitable. In order to overcome this problem, a novel boost-buck converter architecture is proposed to build a fast transient response DC-DC converter. The converter consists of a cascaded configuration of the boost and buck stages. The boost stage converts the input voltage to the shared capacitor voltage and the buck stage supplies energy to the load by converting the shared capacitor voltage to the output voltage. By harnessing the energy stored in the shared capacitor, the transient response of the boost buck converter can be improved to 2 µs in a step-up load current change of 1 A with an output-voltage ripple of 15 mV.
Development of Hybrid Automatic Segmentation Technique of a Single Leaf from Overlapping Leaves Image Jibrin Bala; Habeeb Bello Salau; Ime Jarlath Umoh; Adeiza James Onumanyi; Salawudeen Ahmed Tijani; Basira Yahaya
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021)
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The segmentation of a single leaf from an image with overlapping leaves is an important step towards the realization of effective precision agricultural systems. A popular approach used for this segmentation task is the hybridization of the Chan-Vese model and the Sobel operator CV-SO. This hybridized approach is popular because of its simplicity and effectiveness in segmenting a single leaf of interest from a complex background of overlapping leaves. However, the manual threshold and parameter tuning procedure of the CV-SO algorithm often degrades its detection performance. In this paper, we address this problem by introducing a dynamic iterative model to determine the optimal parameters for the CV-SO algorithm, which we dubbed the Dynamic CV-SO (DCV-SO) algorithm. This is a new hybrid automatic segmentation technique that attempts to improve the detection performance of the original hybrid CV-SO algorithm by reducing its mean error rate. The results obtained via simulation indicate that the proposed method yielded a 1.23% reduction in the mean error rate against the original CV-SO method.
Real Power Loss Reduction and Voltage Stability Enhancement by Stock Exchange, Product Demand-Availability, Affluent and Penurious Algorithms Kanagasabai Lenin
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2020.14.2.5

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In this paper, the Stock Exchange Algorithm (SEA), the Product Demand-Availability (PDA) algorithm, and the Affluent and Penurious (AP) algorithm are proposed to solve the power loss reduction problem. In the SEA approach, selling and buying shares in the stock exchange was imitated to design the algorithm. Stockholders are classified as Privileged, Average or Weak based on their fitness value. The PDA optimization algorithm is based on the consumer demand and availability of a product in the market. The Affluent and Penurious algorithm mimics the social behavior of people. The gap parameter (G) is defined to indicate the growing gap between affluent and penurious people when affluent people increase their wealth. The proposed Stock Exchange Algorithm, Product Demand-Availability optimization algorithm and the Affluent and Penurious optimization algorithm were tested in the IEEE 30 bus system. Real power loss minimization, voltage deviation minimization, and voltage stability index enhancement were successfully attained.
Review on the Use of ICT Driven Solutions Towards Managing Global Pandemics Navod Neranjan THilakarathne
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2021.14.3.1

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A pandemic is a contagious disease outbreak that happens over a large geographic area and affects a great portion of the population while new pathogens appear for which people have less immunity and no vaccines are available. The disease can spread from person to person in a very short time. Health workers are at greater risk of infection because of patients who are carriers. In the 21st century, where everyone is connected through digital technologies, information and communication technology (ICT) plays a critical role in improving healthcare for individuals and larger communities. ICT can be divided into a wide variety of application domains that signify its importance as a major technological paradigm. It is currently drawing large attention because of its potential to alleviate the burden on healthcare systems caused by the rise in chronic diseases, aging populations and pandemic situations. This study surveyed substantial knowledge on how effective ICT healthcare solutions can be used towards managing global pandemics. In order to make it more comprehensive, we also present a four-phase strategic framework that can be deployed to alleviate the strain on healthcare resources during a pandemic, which was derived from the reviewed literature. Further, we also discuss how ICT technologies can be used towards managing pandemic situations chronographically during the transformation from a simple disease outbreak into a global pandemic.
A Proposed Hidden Markov Model Method for Dynamic Device Pairing on Internet of Things End-Devices Aji Gautama Putrada; Nur Ghaniaviyanto Ramadhan
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021)
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Dynamic device pairing is a context-based zero-interaction method to pair end-devices in an IoT System based on Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) values. But if RSSI detection is done in high level, the accuracy is troublesome due to poor sampling rates. This research proposes the Hidden Markov Model method to increase the performance of dynamic device pairing detection. This research implements an IoT system consisting an Access Point, an IoT End Device, an IoT Platform, and an IoT application and performs a comparison of two different methods to prove the concept. The results show that the precision of dynamic device pairing with HMM is better than without HMM and the value is 83,93%.
Research on Quality of Service Based Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Selman Hizal; Ahmet Zengin
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2020.14.2.6

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Quality of service (QoS) based routing protocols play a significant role in MANETs to maintain proper flow of data with efficient power consumption and without data loss. However, several network resource based technical challenges or issues are encountered in the design and implementation of QoS routing protocols that perform their routing function by considering the shortest route or the lowest cost. Furthermore, a secondary route is not reserved and alternative routes are not searched unless the established route is broken. The current structures of the state-of-the-art protocols for MANETs are not appropriate for today's high bandwidth and mobility requirements. Therefore, research on new routing protocols is needed, considering energy level, coverage, location, speed, movement, and link stability instead of only shortest path and lowest cost. This paper summarizes the main characteristics of QoS-based routing protocols to facilitate researchers to design and select QoS-based routing protocols. In this study, a wide range of protocols with their characteristics were classified according to QoS routing strategy, routing information update mechanism, interaction between network and MAC layer, QoS constraints, QoS guarantee type and number of discovered routes. In addition, the protocols were compared in terms of properties, design features, challenges and QoS metrics.
An Adaptive Common Control Channel MAC with Transmission Opportunity in IEEE 802.11ac Azhar Abbad Alsufyani; Khaled H. Almotairi
Journal of ICT Research and Applications Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/itbj.ict.res.appl.2021.14.3.3

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Spectral utilization is a major challenge in wireless ad hoc networks due in part to using limited network resources. For ad hoc networks, the bandwidth is shared among stations that can transmit data at any point in time. It  is important to maximize the throughput to enhance the network service. In this paper, we propose an adaptive multi-channel access with transmission opportunity protocol for multi-channel ad hoc networks, called AMCA-TXOP. For the purpose of coordination, the proposed protocol uses an adaptive common control channel over which the stations negotiate their channel selection based on the entire available bandwidth and then switch to the negotiated channel. AMCA-TXOP requires a single radio interface so that each station can listen to the control channel, which can overhear all agreements made by the other stations. This allows parallel transmission to multiple stations over various channels, prioritizing data traffic to achieve the quality-of-service requirements. The proposed approach can work with the 802.11ac protocol, which has expanded the bandwidth to 160 MHz by channel bonding. Simulations were conducted to demonstrate the throughput gains that can be achieved using the AMCA-TXOP protocol. Moreover, we compared our protocol with  the IEEE 802.11ac standard protocols.