Fast spectrum sensing using a large number of receive antennas

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel spectrum sensing method to detect the presence of a primary user in a cognitive radio network when the secondary user is employing a large number of receive antennas. The new method is a suboptimal approach based on the generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT), but unlike the previous GLRT-based methods which rely on large number of received samples obtained over time, we take advantage of the large number of samples available at the receive antennas. By exploiting the properties of the samples obtained at the receive antennas, effective spectrum sensing is achieved using mainly the spatial samples and therefore the sensing time is significantly reduced. With the suitable channel models and prior knowledge about the signal structure, the simulation results show that the proposed method offers performance comparable to well-known methods but with much smaller sensing time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication18th IEEE International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, WoWMoM 2017 - Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538627228
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2017
Event18th IEEE International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, WoWMoM 2017 - Macau, China
Duration: 12 Jun 201715 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name18th IEEE International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, WoWMoM 2017 - Conference

Conference

Conference18th IEEE International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, WoWMoM 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMacau
Period12/06/1715/06/17

Keywords

  • cognitive radio
  • spectrum sensing

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