Sensing of DVB-T signals for white space cognitive radio systems

In cognitive radio networks, systems operating in digital television white spaces are particularly interesting for practical applications. In this paper, we consider single- antenna and multi-antenna spectrum sensing of real DVB-T signals under different channel conditions. Some of the most important algorithms are considered and compared, including energy detection, eigenvalue based techniques and methods exploiting OFDM signal knowledge. The obtained results show the algorithm performance and hierarchy in terms of ROC and detection probability under fixed false alarm rate, for different channel profiles in case of true DVB-T signals

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