Title :
Cognitive radio-based urban wireless broadband in unused TV bands
Author :
Kawade, Santosh ; Nekovee, Maziar
Author_Institution :
BT Innovate & Design, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes an approach for providing wireless broadband access in urban areas by deploying the cognitive radio technology operating in geographically unused TV bands. It is shown, through system simulations performed for real-life urban settings, that a wireless network equivalent to that of cellular operators´ next generation mobile broadband (based, e.g., on HSPA or LTE) can be rolled out without any investment in new spectrum and at significantly lower infrastructure costs.
Keywords :
broadband networks; cognitive radio; radio networks; cognitive radio; next generation mobile broadband; unused TV bands; urban areas; urban wireless broadband; wireless broadband access; wireless network; Cellular networks; Cognitive radio; Costs; Frequency; Interference; Investments; TV; White spaces; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks; HSPA; LTE; Mobile broadband; TV White Spaces; cognitive radio;
Conference_Titel :
Radioelektronika (RADIOELEKTRONIKA), 2010 20th International Conference
Conference_Location :
Brno
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6318-3
DOI :
10.1109/RADIOELEK.2010.5478549