Rate optimal power policies in underlay cognitive radios with limited channel feedback

In this paper, two new power policies (PPs), namely the Rate Maximization Policy (RMP) and the Rate-Bound Maximization Policy (RBMP), for Cognitive Radio (CR) systems are developed based on an expected rate maximization criterion. Both policies are designed such as to satisfy a constraint related to the average interference caused by the CR network to primary communication. The key novelty here is that the proposed PPs take into account the existence of limited (hybrid) channel feedback, where the direct secondary channel is known instantaneously while the interference caused by the primary transmission to the secondary receiver is only known statistically. The optimal policy (RMP) is characterized, and a low complexity algorithm is presented that allows for its efficient and accurate implementation. The two policies are compared and RMP is shown to lead to substantial energy consumption savings at equal rate performance.

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