Performance Improvement of Next-Generation Network with Cognitive Radio Network and Coordinated Multipoint Joint Transmission

Abstract

Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) is a favourable technology for the future of wireless networks. It aims to seamlessly exploit spectrum resources by opportunistically using the unused or underused radio spectrum that is licensed. Cognitive Radio Network is a technology that is planned to be used in the 5th Generation of wireless communication. This technology is belied to be the answer to the unused and underused radio spectrum in the Radio environment. Whereas Coordinated Multipoint Joint Transmission (CoMP JT) is a technology that has already been used, first used in 3GPP LTE-Advanced. Coordinated Multipoint Joint Transmission aims to improve the performance of the cellular network. In this report, Cognitive Radio Network is being implemented along with Coordinated Multipoint Joint Transmission techniques. An inclusive and layered architecture of Cognitive Radio Network along with Coordinated multipoint Joint Transmission is being designed in this report, showing different technologies and different steps involved in the concept of this combination. Then the impact of CoMP JT on CRN is being studied. By implementing CoMP JT on CRN, it has been able to show how the performance of CRN is changing when implemented alone and when implemented with CoMP JT and some of the significant results are being depicted to better understand the changes in CRN with CoMP JT. Lastly, a study is performed on the combination of Cognitive Radio Network and Coordinated Multipoint Joint Transmission. As far as the investigation is being performed, two factors have been considered, which is: Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) and Total Average Throughput (TAT). The detailed study is being performed in this report and is being implemented in three different environments. Hence the results are being compared and a conclusion is being drawn based on these results.