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Sahai, A., Mishra, S.M., Tandra, R. and Hoven, N. (2006) Sensing for Communication: The Case of Cognitive Radio. Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton Park, Monticello, 27-29 September 2006, 1035-1037.

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• TITLE: Media Access with Spatial Reuse for Cooperative Spectrum Sensing

  AUTHORS: Xiao Shao, Harry Leib

  KEYWORDS: Cooperative Spectrum Sensing, Wireless Sensor Network, Media Access, Spatial Reuse

  JOURNAL NAME: Wireless Sensor Network, Vol.9 No.7, August 7, 2017

  ABSTRACT: The increasing interest for wireless communication services and scarcity of radio spectrum resources have created the need for a more flexible and efficient usage of the radio frequency bands. Cognitive Radio (CR) emerges as an important trend for a solution to this problem. Spectrum sensing is a crucial function in a CR system. Cooperative spectrum sensing can overcome fading and shadowing effects, and hence increase the reliability of primary user detection. In this paper we consider a system model of a dedicated detect-andforward wireless sensor network (DetF WSN) for cooperative spectrum sensing with k-out-of-n decision fusion in the presence of reporting channels errors. Using this model we consider the design of a spatial reuse media access control (MAC) protocol based on TDMA/OFDMA to resolve conflicts and conserve resources for intra-WSN communication. The influence of the MAC protocol on spectrum sensing performance of the WSN is a key consideration. Two design approaches, using greedy and adaptive simulated annealing (ASA) algorithms, are considered in detail. Performance results assuming a grid network in a Rician fading environment are presented for the two design approaches.