Effective spectrum sensing is a critical prerequisite for multi-channel cognitive radio (CR) networks, where multiple spectrum bands are sensed to identify transmission opportuniti...
In cognitive radio (CR) networks, multi-CR cooperation typically takes place during spectrum sensing, to cope with wireless fading effects and the hidden terminal problem. The use...
—Cognitive radios have the ability to sense their RF environment and adapt their transmission parameters to perform optimally in any situation. Part of this involves selecting th...
Recently, a cooperative paradigm for single-channel cognitive radio networks has been advocated, where primary users can leverage secondary users to relay their traffic. However, i...
—In this paper, we present a composite hypothesis testing approach for cooperative spectrum sensing. We derive the optimal likelihood ratio test (LRT) statistic based on the Neym...