• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.162-171
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• 2015

This paper provides an analytic performance evaluation of the bit error rate (BER) of underlay decode-and-forward cognitive networks with best relay selection over Rayleigh multipath fading channels. A generalized BER expression valid for arbitrary operational parameters is firstly presented in the form of a single integral, which is then employed for determining the diversity order and coding gain for different best relay selection scenarios. Furthermore, a novel and highly accurate closed-form approximate BER expression is derived for the specific case where relays are located relatively close to each other. The presented results are rather convenient to handle both analytically and numerically, while they are shown to be in good agreement with results from respective computer simulations. In addition, it is shown that as in the case of conventional relaying networks, the behaviour of underlay relaying cognitive networks with best relay selection depends significantly on the number of involved relays.

• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 2012년도 한국컴퓨터종합학술대회논문집 Vol.39 No.1(D)
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• pp.300-302
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• 2012

In this paper, we investigate the performance of multi-channel cognitive radio networks (CRNs) by taking into consideration the problem of channel assignment and link scheduling. We assume that secondary nodes are equipped with multiple radios and can switch among multiple channels. How to allocate channels to links and how much power used on each channel to avoid mutual interference among secondary links are the key problem for such CRNs. We formulate the problem of channel assignment and link scheduling as a combinatorial optimization problem. Then, we propose a the optimal solution and show that it converges to maximum optimum in some iterations by using numerical results.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2010

Cognitive Radio는 비어있는 주파수 대역을 적절하게 사용하여 주파수 자원 부족의 문제를 완화하는데 효과적인 방법이다. 우선 사용자 시스템의 간섭 없는 데이터 전송을 보장하기 위해서는 휴지기간(quite period)동안의 스펙트럼 센싱이 제안되어왔다. 그러나 CR시스템에서 우선 사용자(우선 사용자 : Primary User)는 예상치 못한 시간에 나타날 수 있기 때문에 우선 사용자에 대한 간섭을 막기에는 충분하지 못하다. 본 논문에서는 기존 스펙트럼 센싱방법의 한계에 대해 설명하고 실시간으로 우선 사용자를 검출하기 위해 이를 모니터링하는 블록을 갖는 새로운 CR 수신기를 제안한다. 마지막으로 시뮬레이션을 통해 2개의 문턱값으로 우선 사용자를 검출하는 고유치값 기반의 검출방법을 검증한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.892-899
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• 2012

We analyze a wideband spectrum in a cognitive radio (CR) network by employing the optimal adaptive multiband sensing-time joint detection framework. This framework detects a wideband M-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (M-QAM) primary signal over multiple nonoverlapping narrowband Gaussian channels, using the energy detection technique so as to maximize the throughput in CR networks while limiting interference with the primary network. The signal detection problem is formulated as an optimization problem to maximize the aggregate achievable secondary throughput capacity by jointly optimizing the sensing duration and individual detection thresholds under the overall interference imposed on the primary network. It is shown that the detection problems can be solved as convex optimization problems if certain practical constraints are applied. Simulation results show that the framework under consideration achieves much better performance for M-QAM than for binary phase-shift keying or any real modulation scheme.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.1131-1145
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• 2013

Energy detection is a widely used method for spectrum sensing in cognitive radios due to its simplicity and accuracy. However, it is severely affected by the noise uncertainty. To solve this problem, a blind multiband spectrum sensing scheme which is robust to noise uncertainty is proposed in this paper. The proposed scheme performs spectrum sensing over the total frequency channels simultaneously rather than a single channel each time. To improve the detection performance, the proposal jointly utilizes the likelihood function combined with Gerschgorin radii of unitary transformed covariance matrix. Unlike the conventional sensing methods, our scheme does not need any prior knowledge of noise power or PU signals, and thus is suitable for blind spectrum sensing. In addition, no subjective decision threshold setting is required in our scheme, making it robust to noise uncertainty. Finally, numerical results based on the probability of detection and false alarm versus SNR or the number of samples are presented to validate the performance of the proposed scheme.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.1532-1553
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• 2014

Radio spectrum is a precious resource and characterized by fixed allocation policy. However, a large portion of the allocated radio spectrum is underutilized. Conversely, the rapid development of ubiquitous wireless technologies increases the demand for radio spectrum. Cognitive Radio (CR) methodologies have been introduced as a promising approach in detecting the white spaces, allowing the unlicensed users to use the licensed spectrum thus realizing Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) in an effective manner. This paper proposes a generalized framework for DSA between the licensed (primary) and unlicensed (secondary) users based on Continuous Time Markov Chain (CTMC) model. We present a spectrum access scheme in the presence of sensing errors based on CTMC which aims to attain optimum spectrum access probabilities for the secondary users. The primary user occupancy is identified by spectrum sensing algorithms and the sensing errors are captured in the form of false alarm and mis-detection. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed spectrum access scheme in terms of the throughput attained by the secondary users, throughput optimization using optimum access probabilities, probability of interference with increasing number of secondary users. The efficacy of the algorithm is analyzed for both imperfect spectrum sensing and perfect spectrum sensing.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.58-73
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• 2014

As is well known, cooperative sensing can significantly improve the sensing accuracy as compared to local sensing in cognitive radio networks (CRNs). However, a large number of cooperative secondary users (SUs) reporting their local detection results to the fusion center (FC) would cause much overhead, such as sensing delay and energy consumption. In this paper, we propose a fast cooperative sensing scheme, called double threshold fusion (DTF), to reduce the sensing overhead while satisfying a given sensing accuracy requirement. In DTF, FC respectively compares the number of successfully received local decisions and that of failed receptions with two different thresholds to make a final decision in each reporting sub-slot during a sensing process, where cooperative SUs sequentially report their local decisions in a selective fashion to reduce the reporting overhead. By jointly considering sequential detection and selective reporting techniques in DTF, the overhead of cooperative sensing can be significantly reduced. Besides, we study the performance optimization problems with different objectives for DTF and develop three optimum fusion rules accordingly. Simulation results reveal that DTF shows evident performance gains over an existing scheme.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1097-1114
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• 2021

The primary objective of this work was to discover a solution for the survival of people in an emergency flood. The geographical information was obtained from remote sensing techniques. Through helpline numbers, people who are in need request support. Although, it cannot be ensured that all the people will acquire the facility. A proper link is required to communicate with people who are at risk in affected areas. Mobile sensor networks with field-programmable gate array (FPGA) self-configurable radios were deployed in damaged areas for communication. Ad-hoc networks do not have a centralized structure. All the mobile nodes deploy a temporary structure and they act as a base station. The mobile nodes are involved in searching the spectrum for channel utilization for better communication. FPGA-based techniques ensure seamless communication for the survivors. Timely help will increase the survival rate. The received signal strength is a vital factor for communication. Cognitive radio ensures channel utilization in an effective manner which results in better signal strength reception. Frequency band selection was carried out with the help of the GRA-MADM method. In this study, an analysis of signal strength for different mobile sensor nodes was performed. FPGA-based implementation showed enhanced outcomes compared to software-based algorithms.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제37권7A호
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• pp.560-568
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• 2012

인지 라디오가 무선통신을 효과적으로 수행하기 위해서, 가장 좋은 주파수 대역을 얻기 위해 수행해야 할 중요한 기능은 스펙트럼을 검출하고 결정하는 것이다. 이러한 것들은 서로 다른 요구조건을 갖는 사용자들이나 서로 다른 특성들을 갖는 채널들이 존재하는 이종 네트워크에서 더욱 나빠진다. 본 연구의 주요한 목적은 이종 인지 무선 네트워크에서 새로운 스펙트럼 결정 알고리즘을 설계하고 분석한다. 이것을 위해, 우선 인지 사용자들을 그들이 요구하는 서비스 품질(QoS)에 따라 서로 다른 트래픽 클래스들로 분류한다. 중앙 집중형 제어 형태로 동작하는 그룹단위의 협력 스펙트럼 검출은 하나의 트래픽 클래스내의 사용자들에 의해서 검출과정이 수행되며, 이 센싱 결과들은 나머지 트래픽 사용자들과 공유하는 형태이다. 다음은 사용자 요구조건들과 검출된 스펙트럼 채널 특성들에 따라 최적의 사용 가능한 대역을 선택하기 위해 계층 분석법(AHP)을 사용한다. 또한 스펙트럼 결정 알고리즘으로 효용함수를 사용한다. 시뮬레이션 분석 결과로서, 제안된 시스템은 가장 좋은 이용 가능한 스펙트럼 채널들을 효율적으로 선택할 수 있음을 보여주며, 시스템 구성의 복잡성을 감소시켜 줄 수 있음을 보여준다.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.23-36
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• 2018

In wireless communication, efficient spectrum usage is an issue that has been an attractive research area for many technologies. Recently new technologies innovations allow compact radios to transmit with power efficient communication over very long distances. For example, Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs) are an attractive emerging platform to connect the Internet-of-Things (IoT). Especially, LoRa is one of LPWAN technologies and considered as an infrastructure solution for IoT. End-devices use LoRa protocol across a single wireless hop to communicate to gateway(s) connected to the internet which acts as a bridge and relays message between these LoRa end-devices to a central network server. The use of the (ISM) spectrum sharing for such long-range networking motivates us to implement spectrum sensing testbed for cognitive radio network based on LoRa and GNU radio. In cognitive radio (CR), secondary users (SUs) are able to sense and use this information to opportunistically access the licensed spectrum band in absence of the primary users (PUs). In general, PUs have not been very receptive of the idea of opportunistic spectrum sharing. That is, CR will harmfully interfere with operations of PUs. Subsequently, there is a need for experimenting with different techniques in a real system. In this paper, we implemented spectrum sensing for cognitive radio networks based on LoRa and GNU Radio, and further analyzed corresponding performances of the implemented systems. The implementation is done using Microchip LoRa evolution kits, USRPs, and GNU radio.