Cognitive radio simulation based on spectrum occupancy measurements at one site in Brazil

Author

Vieira de Lima, Mauro ; da Silva Mello, L.

Author_Institution

Telecommun. Metrol. Div., INMETRO Duque de Caxias, Caxias, Brazil

fYear

2013

fDate

4-7 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

A simulation tool was developed to evaluate the performance of cognitive radio systems based on the spectral efficiency achieved. The tool utilizes measurements of spectrum occupancy by primary users as input data. A description of the measurements setup and methodology is presented, as well as the consolidated results of spectral occupancy in frequency bands from 144 MHz to 2690 MHz at one site in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Simulation results indicate that cognitive radio efficiency is strongly dependent on occupancy fragmentation. An allocation scheme to improve performance of cognitive radio systems in fragmented frequency bands is proposed.

Keywords

cognitive radio; radio spectrum management; Brazil; allocation scheme; cognitive radio efficiency; cognitive radio simulation; fragmented frequency bands; frequency 144 MHz to 2690 MHz; occupancy fragmentation; performance evaluation; performance improvement; simulation tool; spectral efficiency; spectrum occupancy measurements; Channel allocation; Cognitive radio; Radio spectrum management; Resource management; Sensors; Time-frequency analysis; Cognitive Radio; Dynamic Spectrum Access; Spectral Occupancy; Spectrum Management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave & Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC), 2013 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.2013.6646514

Filename

6646514