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<p>Optimized spectrum sensing using distributed detection techniques for secondary user spectrum access is becoming important in Cognitive Radio (CR) systems, which have been proposed to utilize the available frequency spectrum more efficiently. For achieving best performance and ensuring minimal acceptable interference to spectrum owners, it is important to accurately sense and detect the presence or absence of primary licensed users. For this purpose, the solutions learned within the framework of distributed detection in wireless sensor networks have been considered. In this paper, we review sensing algorithms and approaches of distributed detection and their relevance to CR systems.</p>
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Optimized spectrum sensing using distributed detection techniques for secondary user spectrum access is becoming important in Cognitive Radio (CR) systems, which have been proposed to utilize the available frequency spectrum more efficiently. For achieving best performance and ensuring minimal acceptable interference to spectrum owners, it is important to accurately sense and detect the presence or absence of primary licensed users. For this purpose, the solutions learned within the framework of distributed detection in wireless sensor networks have been considered. In this paper, we review sensing algorithms and approaches of distributed detection and their relevance to CR systems.

A Review of Sensing and Distributed Detection Algorithms for Cognitive Radio Systems

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

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Optimized spectrum sensing using distributed detection techniques for secondary user spectrum access is becoming important in Cognitive Radio (CR) systems,...

A Review of Sensing and Distributed Detection Algorithms for Cognitive Radio Systems

Published Online: Mar 01, 2012

Page range: 177 - 190

Received: Feb 16, 2011

Accepted: Feb 17, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-476

© 2012 Ramanarayanan Viswanathan et al., published by Sciendo

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