Quantitative Analysis of Cognitive Radio and Network Performance [With DVD] Book

Introduction to Cognitive Radio. A General Introduction to Radio Design and Operations. Conventional and Dynamic Spectrum Management Principles. A Short Introduction to the Cognitive Radio Development. General Operating Concept of a Cognitive Radio. Characterizing Spectrum Occupancy of Signaling Bandwidths. Characterizing High Energy Environments. Synthesizing Distribution Characteristics of Arbitrary Spectrum Environments. Analysis of Spectrum Occupancy and False Alarm Rates. Noise Floor Elevation Due to Intermodulation. Front-End Linearity Management Algorithms. Selection of Channels to Minimize the Environmental Noise Floor. Achieving Interference Tolerance in Cognitive Radios. Analysis of Interfering and Non-Interfering Wireless Operation. Minimizing the Spatial Interference Footprint by Cognitive Radio. Determination of the Density of Cognitive Radio Networks. Network Layer Performance Implications of Cognitive Radio. Cognitive Radio Application of Content-Based Networking. Policy and Decision-Making in a Cognitive Radio. Environment-Driven Performance, Reliability, and Component Trades. Large-Scale Cognitive Radio System Experiments and Demonstrations. Desirable Cognitive Radio Implementation Technology Developments. Future Research Needs Toward a Cognitive Radio Ecosystem. Appendices. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations. List of Symbols.