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

Miren Alonso; Irati Lázaro; Maurizio Murroni; Pablo Angueira; Manuel Vélez; J. Morgade; Mikel Sánchez; Pablo Prieto

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.

Keywords: Cognitive Radio White Space Hidden Node Margin Spectrum Measurement Spectrum Occupancy

Published: 2012-05-29

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30419-4_9