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Towards A Large-Scale Cognitive Radio Network Testbed: Spectrum Sensing, System Architecture, and Distributed Sensing

Robert C. Qiu1, Changchun Zhang1, Zhen Hu1, and Michael Wicks2
1. Cognitive Radio Institute, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Manufacturing Research, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501, USA
2. Sensor Systems Division, University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio 45469, USA

Abstract— This paper presents a comprehensive review of the cognitive radio network (CRN) testbed built at TTU. Our goals are (1) to use our CRN testbed as a data acquisition tool; (2) to use random matrix theory to model the collect data and apply the new models in the context of quantum information. We attempt to achieve a balance between experimental work and theoretical work. We first spell out the vision and concrete tasks for our research in the near future. Second, we review our latest results in an more accessible manner than the conference version.

Index Terms— Cognitive Radio Network, Spectrum Sensing, Distributed Sensing

Cite:Robert C. Qiu, Changchun Zhang, Zhen Hu, and Michael C. Wicks, "Towards A Large-Scale Cognitive Radio Network Testbed: Spectrum Sensing, System Architecture, and Distributed Sensing," Journal of Communications, vol. 7, no.7, pp.552-566, 2012. Doi: 10.4304/jcm.7.7.552-566


 

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