Mobile Multimedia Communications. 7th International ICST Conference, MOBIMEDIA 2011, Cagliari, Italy, September 5-7, 2011, Revised Selected Papers

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Spectrum Occupancy and Hidden Node Margins for Cognitive Radio Applications in the UHF Band

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-30419-4_9,
        author={Miren Alonso and Irati L\^{a}zaro and Maurizio Murroni and Pablo Angueira and Manuel V\^{e}lez and J. Morgade and Mikel S\^{a}nchez and Pablo Prieto},
        title={Spectrum Occupancy and Hidden Node Margins for Cognitive Radio Applications in the UHF Band},
        proceedings={Mobile Multimedia Communications. 7th International ICST Conference, MOBIMEDIA 2011, Cagliari, Italy, September 5-7, 2011, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={MOBIMEDIA},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Cognitive Radio White Space Hidden Node Margin Spectrum Measurement Spectrum Occupancy},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-30419-4_9}
    }
    
  • Miren Alonso
    Irati Lázaro
    Maurizio Murroni
    Pablo Angueira
    Manuel Vélez
    J. Morgade
    Mikel Sánchez
    Pablo Prieto
    Year: 2012
    Spectrum Occupancy and Hidden Node Margins for Cognitive Radio Applications in the UHF Band
    MOBIMEDIA
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30419-4_9
Miren Alonso1,*, Irati Lázaro1, Maurizio Murroni2,*, Pablo Angueira1,*, Manuel Vélez1, J. Morgade1, Mikel Sánchez3, Pablo Prieto3
  • 1: UPV/EHU
  • 2: DIEE University of Cagliari
  • 3: Telecom Unit, Tecnalia Research Centre
*Contact email: malonso038@ehu.es, murroni@diee.unica.it, pablo.angueira@ehu.es

Abstract

This paper presents the study of the spectrum occupancy in the UHF frequency band (470-870MHz) in Bilbao area, Spain. The study has been performed at three different sites and at different height to determinate the hidden node margin, the main problem of the cognitive radio. The objective of the paper is to determinate by signal power measuring if the cognitive device will be able to detect and distinguish the empty and occupied channel to carry out the communication. The results from the spectrum measurements taken in all the sites have been analyzed and compared to the official spectrum regulation. The study reveals that the spectrum occupancy is minimum, thus there are a lot of white spaces in this band.