Signal processing in cognitive radio

J Ma, GY Li, BH Juang - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cognitive radio allows for usage of licensed frequency bands by unlicensed users.
However, these unlicensed (cognitive) users need to monitor the spectrum continuously to …

What is a spectrum hole and what does it take to recognize one?

R Tandra, SM Mishra, A Sahai - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
ldquoSpectrum holesrdquo represent the potential opportunities for noninterfering (safe) use
of spectrum and can be considered as multidimensional regions within frequency, time, and …

Cooperative spectrum sensing based on the limiting eigenvalue ratio distribution in Wishart matrices

F Penna, R Garello, MA Spirito - IEEE communications letters, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in random matrix theory have spurred the adoption of eigenvalue-based
detection techniques for cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radio. These techniques …

Application of fuzzy logic to cognitive radio systems

M Matinmikko, T Rauma, M Mustonen… - IEICE transactions on …, 2009 - search.ieice.org
This paper reviews applications of fuzzy logic to telecommunications and proposes a novel
fuzzy combining scheme for cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radio systems. A …

Performance evaluation of cognitive radios: Metrics, utility functions, and methodology

Y Zhao, S Mao, JO Neel, JH Reed - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Performance evaluation of cognitive radio (CR) networks is an important problem but has
received relatively limited attention from the CR community. Unlike traditional radios, a …

A novel sensing coordination framework for CR-VANETs

XY Wang, PH Ho - IEEE transactions on vehicular technology, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a novel framework of coordinated spectrum sensing in cognitive-radio-
enhanced vehicular ad hoc networks (CR-VANETs). The proposed sensing coordination …

Energy detection based spectrum sensing for sensing error minimization in cognitive radio networks

DC Oh, YH Lee - International Journal of Communication …, 2009 - search.proquest.com
In this paper, we investigate an optimization of threshold level with energy detection to
improve the spectrum sensing performance. Determining threshold level to minimize …

Sigma set: A small second order statistical region descriptor

X Hong, H Chang, S Shan, X Chen… - 2009 IEEE Conference …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Given an image region of pixels, second order statistics can be used to construct a
descriptor for object representation. One example is the covariance matrix descriptor, which …

Reliability of spectrum sensing under noise and interference uncertainty

Y Zeng, YC Liang, AT Hoang… - 2009 IEEE International …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spectrum sensing is a fundamental problem in cognitive radio. As a result, it has been
reborn as a very active research area in recent years despite its long history. Although …

Spatial spectrum holes for cognitive radio with relay-assisted directional transmission

G Zhao, J Ma, GY Li, T Wu, Y Kwon… - IEEE Transactions …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spectrum hole (SH) is defined as a spectrum band that can be utilized by unlicensed users,
which is a basic resource for cognitive radio (CR) systems. Most of existing contributions …