Lowering the SNR wall for energy detection using cross-correlation

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3748-3757

  Oude Alink, Mark S ^a   Kokkeler, André B J ^a   Klumperink, Eric A M ^a   Smit, Gerard J M ^a   Nauta, Bram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive radio (CR); cross correlation; dynamic spectrum access; energy detection; noise uncertainty; radiometer; signal to noise (SNR) wall; spectrum sensing

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE RADIO; CROSS CORRELATIONS; DYNAMIC SPECTRUM ACCESS; ENERGY DETECTION; NOISE UNCERTAINTY; SIGNAL TO NOISE; SPECTRUM SENSING;

AUTOCORRELATION; CORRELATION DETECTORS; RADIO; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPY;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 80054819544     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2011.2165569     Document Type: Article

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