Title :
A framework for R.F. spectrum measurements and analysis
Author :
Weidling, F. ; Datla, D. ; Petty, V. ; Krishnan, P. ; Minden, G.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS
Abstract :
Dynamic spectrum access networks and spectrum policy depend on accurate spectrum utilization statistics. This paper presents the architecture of a collaborative framework to measure, characterize and model the utilization of the spectrum. It provides statistical methods to classify measurements as either signal or noise. Finally, it introduces algorithms for estimating signal thresholds and spectrum occupancy, and presents a performance evaluation to test the accuracy of the algorithms
Keywords :
frequency allocation; frequency measurement; radio access networks; radiofrequency spectra; statistical analysis; RF spectrum measurement; dynamic spectrum access network; performance evaluation; signal threshold estimation; spectrum policy; spectrum utilization statistics; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Collaboration; Computer science; Databases; Frequency; Software architecture; Software measurement; Statistical analysis; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, 2005. DySPAN 2005. 2005 First IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0013-9
DOI :
10.1109/DYSPAN.2005.1542672
