Operational Characteristics of Square-Law Combining Energy Detector in MIMO-OFDM Cognitive Radio Systems
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To ensure effective spectrum usage, cognitive radio networks (CRNs) are being investigated extensively. The important function of CRNs is spectrum sensing (SS). This is the process of sensing the unused frequency spectrum and deciding whether the signal transmission of a primary user (PU) exists. In this work, the results of a performance analysis related to detecting PU signals using the energy detection (ED) SS method realized by employing the square-law combining (SLC) technique are presented. The assessment of the effectiveness of the ED method is performed in relation to prominent communication technology based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) transmissions. Due to the impact of changes in the noise power of the PU signal, referred to as noise uncertainty (NU), the MIMO-OFDM transmission in a real communication environment cannot guarantee accurate sensing performed by employing ED based on the SLC method at the secondary user (SU). More precise SS can be achieved if dynamic detection threshold (DDT) changes are employed according to the channel conditions impacted by NU. Thus, this work investigated the effect of NU variations and DDT adjustments on the detection probability for various levels of false alarm probability. This interdependence is presented as receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. A mathematical model including different operational parameters was developed to define the fundamental parameters of the ED method based on the SLC approach. Using the developed mathematical model, an algorithm was created which simulates SLC ED processes using DDT in single-input single-output (SISO)- and MIMO-OFDM communication systems affected by NU. Based on the simulation results, comprehensive analyses of the impact of versatile DDT adaptations and NU variations on the shape of the ROC curves for the ED process performed with different numbers of transmitting and receiving antenna, modulation techniques, detection sample numbers, PU transmitting powers, and SNR values are presented.
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OpenAlex topics: Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing · Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization · Radar Systems and Signal Processing
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Elektroprenos—Elektroprijenos BiH a.d. Banja Luka, 88000 Mostar, Bosna and Herzegovina
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB), University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
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