Impact of Power Allocation and Antenna Directivity in the Capacity of a Multiuser Cognitive Ad Hoc Network

This paper studies the benefits that power control and antenna directivity can bring to the capacity of a multiuser cognitive radio network. The main objective is to optimize the secondary network sum rate under the capacity constraint of the primary network. Exploiting location awareness, antenna d...

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Main Authors: S. Montejo, R. D. Souza, E. M. G. Fernandez, V. Alfonso.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Spolecnost pro radioelektronicke inzenyrstvi 2012-12-01
Series:Radioengineering
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Online Access:http://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2012/12_04_1110_1116.pdf
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Summary:This paper studies the benefits that power control and antenna directivity can bring to the capacity of a multiuser cognitive radio network. The main objective is to optimize the secondary network sum rate under the capacity constraint of the primary network. Exploiting location awareness, antenna directivity, and the power control capability, the cognitive radio ad hoc network can broaden its coverage and improve capacity. Computer simulations show that by employing the proposed method the system performance is significantly enhanced compared to conventional fixed power allocation.
ISSN:1210-2512