Multi-Antenna Assisted Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio in Nakagami-M Fading Channel

Abstract

CR (Cognitive Radio) is a key technology that enables the limited and inefficiently used frequency bands to be used more effectively with an opportunistic approach. Communication performance and continuity in cognitive radio networks are highly dependent on whether the spectrum sensing function is performed correctly or not. Spectrum sensing is a critical issue of cognitive radio technology because of the shadowing, fading, and time-varying natures of wireless channels. To sense the limited or unused frequency bands, different methods for spectrum sensing have been proposed. Here, improved energy detection is used for this work. Energy detection is a spectrum sensing technique based on measuring the received signal energy and deciding the presence or absence of the primary user by comparing the received energy level with a threshold. Fading channels shows that the speed of the SU increases, the energy detection performance decreases in deterioration in detection probability