Dynamic spectrum access for multi-group cognitive radio networks.

Zhu, Qiang.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract --- p.iiAcknowledgement --- p.ivChapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter 2 --- Technology overview --- p.4Chapter 2.1 --- Associate background --- p.4Chapter 2.2 --- Physical layer --- p.6Chapter 2.2.1 --- Signal specification --- p.6Chapter 2.2.2 --- Spectrum sensing --- p.7Chapter 2.2.3 --- Cooperative sensing --- p.10Chapter 2.2.4 --- Interference temperature --- p.13Chapter 2.3 --- MAC layer --- p.14Chapter 2.3.1 --- Cooperative spectrum sharing --- p.14Chapter 2.3.2 --- Non-cooperative spectrum sharing --- p.16Chapter 2.3.3 --- Inter-network spectrum sharing --- p.16Chapter 2.3.4 --- Interference mitigation --- p.19Chapter 3 --- Power Regulation Protocol --- p.21Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.21Chapter 3.2 --- Unlicensed user coexistence --- p.24Chapter 3.3 --- Protection of licensed user --- p.30Chapter 3.4 --- Mobility issues --- p.33Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusion --- p.36Chapter 4 --- Wireless fading channels --- p.40Chapter 4.1 --- Model and assumption --- p.40Chapter 4.2 --- Outage probability upper bound --- p.43Chapter 4.3 --- Conclusion --- p.49Chapter 5 --- Simulation and numerical results --- p.51Chapter 5.1 --- Greedy algorithm --- p.51Chapter 5.2 --- Detection threshold tradeoff --- p.55Chapter 5.3 --- System performance analysis --- p.56Chapter 6 --- Conclusion and future work --- p.63Chapter 6.1 --- Conclusion --- p.63Chapter 6.2 --- Future work --- p.64Bibliography --- p.6