Methodological aspects of spectrum occupancy evaluation in the context of cognitive radio

European Transactions on Telecommunications

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 680-693

  Lõpez Benítez, Miguel ^a   Casadevall, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE RADIO; DIVERSE LOCATIONS; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; LICENSED USERS; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; SPECTRUM BANDS; SPECTRUM DEMAND; SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; RADIO SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

RADIO;

EID: 78649852645     PISSN: 1124318X     EISSN: 15418251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ett.1453     Document Type: Conference Paper

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