Spectrum sensing in cognitive radio using a Markov-Chain Monte-Carlo scheme

TitleSpectrum sensing in cognitive radio using a Markov-Chain Monte-Carlo scheme
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsWang, X., A. Wong, and P-H. Ho
JournalIEEE Communications Letters
Volume14
Pagination830-832
ISSN1089-7798
Keywordschannel allocation, channel selection, cognitive radio, CR systems, Markov chain Monte Carlo scheme, Markov processes, Monte Carlo methods, network traffic, optimisation, optimization problem, spectral analysis, spectrum sensing, telecommunication traffic
Abstract

In this letter, a novel stochastic strategy to spectrum sensing is investigated for the purpose of improving spectrum sensing efficiency of cognitive radio (CR) systems. The problem of selecting the optimal sequence of channels to finely sensing is formulated as an optimization problem to maximize the probability of obtaining available channels, and is then subsequently solved by using a Markov-Chain Monte-Carlo (MCMC) scheme. By employing a nonparametric approach such as the MCMC scheme, the reliance on specific traffic models is alleviated. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has the potential to achieve noticeably improved performance in terms of overhead and percentage of missed spectrum opportunities, thus making it well suited for use in CR networks.

DOI10.1109/LCOMM.2010.080210.100569