Title :
Spectrum occupancy measurements for different urban environments
Author :
Al-Hourani, Akram ; Trajkovic, Vladimir ; Chandrasekharan, Sathyanarayanan ; Kandeepan, Sithamparanathan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
In this paper we present the results of spectrum occupancy measurements conducted in different urban environments, in greater Melbourne area, Australia. We capture the dynamic nature of spectrum occupancy seen from a spatial perspective, by conducting spectrum monitoring measurements on board a mobile vehicle. With a wide spectrum window selected from 400 to 6000 MHz we aim to shed some light on the feasibility of utilizing smart spectrum access techniques facilitated by cognitive radios.
Keywords :
cognitive radio; radio spectrum management; vehicular ad hoc networks; cognitive radio; frequency 400 MHz to 6000 MHz; mobile vehicle; smart spectrum access technique; spectrum monitoring measurement; spectrum occupancy measurement; urban environment; Antenna measurements; Cognitive radio; Frequency measurement; Noise; Sociology; Statistics; Urban areas; Cognitive Radios; Dynamic Spectrum Access; Spectral Occupancy; Spectrum Measurements; Spectrum Survey;
Conference_Titel :
Networks and Communications (EuCNC), 2015 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
DOI :
10.1109/EuCNC.2015.7194048
