3rd International ICST Conference on COMmunication System SoftWAre and MiddlewaRE

Research Article

Spectrum-Sensing Based Interference Mitigation for WLAN Devices

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/COMSWA.2008.4554448,
        author={Guoqing Li and Srikathyayani Srikanteswara and Christian Maciocco},
        title={Spectrum-Sensing Based Interference Mitigation for WLAN Devices},
        proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on COMmunication System SoftWAre and MiddlewaRE},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={COMSWARE},
        year={2008},
        month={6},
        keywords={MAC adaptation interference detection interference mitigation spectrum sensing carrier sensing},
        doi={10.1109/COMSWA.2008.4554448}
    }
    
  • Guoqing Li
    Srikathyayani Srikanteswara
    Christian Maciocco
    Year: 2008
    Spectrum-Sensing Based Interference Mitigation for WLAN Devices
    COMSWARE
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/COMSWA.2008.4554448
Guoqing Li1,*, Srikathyayani Srikanteswara1,*, Christian Maciocco1,*
  • 1: Communication Technology Lab, Intel Corporation
*Contact email: Guoqing.c.li@intel.com, srikath@ieee.org, Maciocco.christian@Intel.com

Abstract

The concept of spectrum sensing is, in the broad sense, the ability to detect and interpret other signals in the band and take appropriate actions by implementing adaptive techniques in the upper layers in addition to traditional interference cancellation techniques applied in the PHY layer. In this paper we present algorithms to trigger and detect interference from microwave oven for WLAN devices in the 2.4GHz spectrum and methods to mitigate the impact from the interference. The concept can be extended to other coexistence issues as well as spectrum sharing between primary and secondary users.