RF Technology Enablers for Software-Defined Radios

RF system and circuit approaches for cognitive radios, based on software defined radio technology, are discussed. The increasing use of digital techniques, combined with wideband data converters and tunable front-end technologies, will enable these systems to become cost effective in the coming years.

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