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Spectrum Map And Its Application In Cognitive Radio Networks, Saptarshi Debroy
Spectrum Map And Its Application In Cognitive Radio Networks, Saptarshi Debroy
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Recent measurements on radio spectrum usage have revealed the abundance of underutilized bands of spectrum that belong to licensed users. This necessitated the paradigm shift from static to dynamic spectrum access. Cognitive radio based secondary networks that utilize such unused spectrum holes in the licensed band, have been proposed as a possible solution to the spectrum crisis. The idea is to detect times when a particular licensed band is unused and use it for transmission without causing interference to the licensed user. We argue that prior knowledge about occupancy of such bands and the corresponding achievable performance metrics can potentially …