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Cooperative Spectrum Sensing with an Improved
Energy Detector in Cognitive Radio Network Ajay Singh Manav R Bhatnagar and Ranjan K Mallik
Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology DelhiHauz Khas IN-110016 New Delhi India
Email ajaysingh8226gmailcommanavrkmallikeeiitdacin
Abstractmdash In this paper performance of cooperative spectrumsensing with an improved energy detector is discussed TheCognitive radios (CRs) utilize an improved energy detector fortaking a decision of the presence of the primary user (PU) Theimproved energy detector uses an arbitrary positive power
of the amplitude of the received samples of the primary userrsquossignals The decision of each CR is orthogonally forwarded toa fusion center (FC) which takes final decision of the presenceof the PU We minimize sum of the probability of false alarmand missed detection in cooperative spectrum sensing to obtainan optimized number of CRs for detecting a spectrum hole An
optimized value of and sensing threshold of each CR is alsoobtained by minimizing the total probability of error
I INTRODUCTION
Detecting an unused spectrum and sharing it without inter-
fering the primary users (PUs) is a key requirement of the
cognitive radio network For detection of a spectrum hole the
cognitive communication network relies upon the cognitive
radios (CRs) or secondary users [1] Spectrum sensing is
a procedure in which a CR captures the information of a
band available for transmission and then shares the frequency
band without interfering the primary users Cooperation among
the CRs provides improvement in detection of the primarysignals [2] Due to the random nature of the wireless channel
the signals sensed by the CRs are also random in nature
Therefore sometimes a CR can falsely decide the presence
or absence of the PU [3] In [3] a cooperation based spec-
trum sensing scheme is proposed to detect the PU with an
optimal linear combination of the received energies from the
cooperating CRs in a fusion center (FC) The cooperative
spectrum sensing scheme provides better immunity to fading
noise uncertainty and shadowing as compared to a cognitive
network that does not utilize cooperation among the CRs [4]
Probability of miss and probability of false alarm 1038389 play
important role in describing a reliable communication We
can fix either of the probabilities at a particular value and
then optimize the other one for improving the probability of
detection of the primary signals [5] In [6] optimization of
the total probability of error is performed by minimizing sum
of the probability of false alarm and the probability of missed
detection of an cooperative spectrum sensing scheme It is
explored in [6] that how many CRs are needed for optimum
detection of the primary user in a cooperative spectrum sensing
based scheme such that the total error probability does not
exceed a fixed value
For the detection of unknown deterministic signals cor-
rupted by the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) an
energy detector is derived in [7] which is also called conven-
tional energy detector The conventional energy detector [7]
utilizes square of the magnitude of the received data sample
which is equal to the energy of the received sample It is
shown in [8] that the performance of a cognitive radio network
can be improved by utilizing an improved energy detector in
the CRs where the conventional energy detector is modified
by replacing the squaring operation of the received signalamplitude with an arbitrary positive power 1038389
In this paper we consider optimization of the cooperative
spectrum sensing scheme with an improved energy detector to
minimize the sum of the probability of false alarm and missed
detection We derive a closed form analytical expression to find
an optimal number of the CRs required for cooperation while
utilizing the improved energy detector in each CR Moreover
we also perform optimization of the threshold and the energy
detector to minimize the total error rate
I I SYSTEM M ODEL
We consider a system consisting of 1103925 number of CRs one
primary user and a fusion center There are two hypothesis907317 0 and 907317 1 in the -th CR for the detection of the spectrum
hole
907317 0 1103925() = 1103925()983084 if PU is absent983084 (1)
907317 1 1103925() = () + 1103925()983084 if PU is present983084 (2)
where = 1983084 29830869830869830869830861103925 () sim (0983084 2907317) where 2
907317 is the
average transmitted power of the PU denotes a zero mean
Gaussian signal transmitted by the PU and 1103925() sim (0983084 2)
is additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) with zero mean
and 2 variance The variance of the signal received at each
secondary user under 907317 1 will be 2907317 + 2
It is assumed that
each CR contains an improved energy detector [8] The -th
CR utilizes the following statistic for deciding of the presence
of the PU [8]
=∣ 1103925 ∣ 983084 1038389 gt 0983086 (3)
It can be seen from (3) that for 1038389 = 2 reduces to statistics
corresponding to the conventional energy detector [7] In a
cooperative sensing scheme multiple CRs exists in a cognitive
radio network such that each CR makes independent decision
regarding the presence or absence of PU We consider a
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cooperative scheme in which each secondary user sends its
binary decision 1103925 (0 or 1) to the fusion center by using an
improved energy detector over error free orthogonal channels
The fusion center combines these binary decisions to find the
presence or absence of the PU as follows
=
sum1103925=1
1103925983084 (4)
where D is the sum of the all 1-bit decisions from the CRs Let
le 1103925 corresponds to a number of cooperating CRs out of
1103925 CRs The FC uses a majority rule for deciding the presence
or absence of the PU As per the majority decision rule if
is greater than then hypothesis ℋ1 holds and if is smaller
than then hypothesis ℋ0 will be true The hypothesis ℋ0
and ℋ1 can be written as
ℋ0 lt 983084 if PU is absent983084 (5)
ℋ1 ge 983084 if PU is present983086 (6)
III PROBABILITY OF FALSE A LARM AND MISSED
DETECTION IN THE C RS
The cumulative distribution function (cdf) of the improved
energy detector can be written as
Pr(∣1103925∣ le ) =Pr(∣1103925∣ le 1 )
=Pr(minus1 le 1103925 le
1 )
=Pr(1103925 le 1 ) minus Pr(1103925 lt minus
1 )983084 (7)
where Pr() denotes the probability For finding the probability
density function (pdf) of the decision statistics we need
to differentiate (8) with respect to (wrt) to get
() = 1
1038389
1minus
1038389(
1 ) +
1
1038389
1minus
1038389(minus
1 )983084 (8)
where 1038389() is the pdf of received signal at the FC under
hypothesis 907317 0 or 907317 1 depending upon the presence or absence
of the primary signal Let 1038389∣11039250() and 1038389∣11039250
() be the
pdfs of the received signal under hypothesis 907317 0 and 907317 1
respectively From (5) and (6) it can be deduced that
1038389∣11039250() =
1radic 22
exp
1048616minus 2
22
1048617983084 (9)
1038389∣11039251() =
1
radic 2(2
907317 + 2)
exp
1048616minus 2
2(2907317 + 2
)
1048617983086 (10)
The pdf of under hypothesis 907317 0 is given from (8) and (9)as follows
∣ 0() =
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2907317)
1038389radic
983086 (11)
From (8) and (10) the pdf of under hypothesis 907317 1 can
be obtained as
∣ 1() =
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)
1038389radic
radic
(2907317 + 2
)983086 (12)
The probability of false alarm 1038389 is defined as [10 Eq (41)
Chapter 2]
1038389 ≜
int 1
∣ 0()983084 (13)
where 1 is the decision region corresponding to hypothesis
907317 1 Let us assume that the decision threshold in each CR is
given as The probability of false alarm 1038389 in each CR is
derived in Appendix I as
1038389 = 1radic
9830803
2983084
2
22
983081983084 (14)
where () is the gamma function [9 Eq (611)]
and (983084 ) is the incomplete gamma function
(983084 )=991787 infin minus1 exp(minus) [9 Eq (653)] The probability
of miss is defined by [10 Eq (41) Chapter 2]
≜
int 0
∣ 1()983084 (15)
where 0 is the decision region corresponding to the hypothe-
sis 907317 0 In Appendix I it is shown that the probability of miss
in each CR will be
= 1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983084 (16)
where (983084 ) is the incomplete gamma function
(983084 )=991787 0 minus1 exp(minus) [9 Eq (652)]
IV OPTIMIZATION OF COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING
SCHEME
The probability of false alarm of the FC for cooperative
sensing will be
= Pr(
ℋ1
∣ℋ0)983084 (17)
From (5) (6) and (17) the probability of false alarm of the
FC can be written as
= sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 )
minus983086 (18)
In the FC the probability of missed detection will be
= Pr(ℋ0∣ℋ1)983086 (19)
The probability of missed detection of the FC can be obtained
from (5) (6) and (19) as follows
= 1 minus
sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 (1 minus )( ) minus983086 (20)
Let us define which denotes the total error rate in the
cooperative scheme as
≜ +
=1 + sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 )
minus
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1 minus )( ) minus983084 (21)
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010
minus4
10minus3
10minus2
10minus1
100
p
T o t a l e
r r o r p r o b a b i l i t y
n=1
n=2
n=3
n=4
n=5
n=6
Fig 1 Total probability of error versus for different number of CRs for1038389 = 10 and SNR=10 dB
It can be seen from (21) that denotes the total error rate in
the case when and are equiprobable
A Optimization of Number of Cooperating CRs
In a cognitive network with very large number of cooper-
ative CRs large delays are incurred in deciding the presence
of the spectrum hole Therefore it is expedient to find an
optimized number of CRs which significantly contribute in
deciding the presence of the PU
Theorem 1 Optimal number of CRs (n) for a fixed value
of the sensing threshold the positive power 1038389 of the
amplitude of received sample of PU and the signal-to-noise
ratio (SNR) between the PU-CR link will be
lowast = min
10486161103925983084lceil
1103925 1 +
rceil1048617983084 (22)
where
=
ln
1radic
98308032 983084
2
22907317
983081
1minus 1radic
98308032 983084
2
2(2+2907317)
983081
ln
1radic
98308032 983084
2
2(2+2907317)
983081
1minus 1radic
98308032 983084
2
22907317
983081983084 (23)
and lceil983086rceil denotes the ceiling function
Proof In order to obtain an optimized number of the CRs
we need to differentiate (21) wrt and set the result equal
to zero to get 1048616 1103925
10486171048667
minus(1 minus )minus 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 )
minus1048669
= 0983086 (24)
After some algebra and with the help of results given in [6]
we get (22) from (24)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100
05
1
15
2
25
3
35
4
45
5
p
O p t i m a l n u m b e r o f C R s
λ =10λ =20
λ =50
Fig 2 Optimal number of CRs versus for 1038389 = 10983084 20983084 50 andSNR=10 dB
B Optimization of the Improved Energy Detector
In order to get an optimized value of 1038389 we need todifferentiate (21) wrt 1038389 keeping and SNR fixed and
set the result to zero After some algebra we get
part
part1038389 = minus
sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus ) 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minusminus1 part 1038389
part1038389
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minus part 1038389
part1038389
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus )
minusminus1(1 minus )part
part1038389
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
minus(1 minus )minus1part
part1038389 983084 (25)
where part part and part
part are given as
part 1038389
part1038389 =
3 exp(minus
2
22907317)
radic 2103838923
983084 (26)
part
part1038389 = minus
3 exp(
minus
2
2(2907317
+2
) )
radic 210383892(2 + 2
907317)32
983086 (27)
It is difficult to obtain a closed form solution of 1038389 however we
can obtain an optimized value of 1038389 numerically by using (25)
C Optimization of Sensing Threshold
An optimal value of for given 1038389 and SNR is obtained
by differentiating (21) wrt and setting the derivative equal
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010
minus4
10minus3
10minus2
10minus1
SNR (dB)
T o t
a l e r r o r r a t e
p=175
p=200
p=225
p=250
Fig 3 Total error rate versus SNR for = 198308675983084 298308600983084 298308625983084 298308650 1103925 = 1and sensing threshold 1038389 = 50
to zero After some algebra we get
part
part = minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
(1103925 minus ) 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 ) minusminus1part 1038389
part
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minus part 1038389
part
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus )
minusminus1(1 minus )part
part
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
minus(1 minus )minus1part
part 983084 (28)
where part part and part
part can be obtained as follow
part 1038389
part = minus
3minus1 exp(minus
2
22907317)
radic 2103838923
983084 (29)
part
part = minus
3minus1 exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)radic
21038389(2 + 2
907317)32
983086 (30)
The optimized value of can be found numerically from (28)
D Probability of Detection of Spectrum Hole
Probability of detection of spectrum hole in the FC can
be obtain from (20) as follows
=1 minus
=
sum=
1048616 1103925
10486179831311 minus 1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983133
times983131
1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983133 minus983086 (31)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
10minus0006
10minus0005
10minus0004
10minus0003
10minus0002
10minus0001
SNR (dB)
P r o b a b
i l i t y o f d e t e c t i o n
p=175
p=200
p=225
p=250
Fig 4 Probability of detection versus SNR for = 198308675983084 298308600983084 298308625983084 2983086501103925 = 1 and sensing threshold 1038389 = 50
V NUMERICAL R ESULTS
In Fig 1 we have plotted the total error rate versus 1038389 plotsfor different number of cooperative CRs = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6
= 10 and SNR=10 dB It can be seen from Fig 1 that the
total error rate is a convex function of 1038389 for a fixed value of
and SNR It can be seen from Fig 1 that for = 10and SNR=10 dB the total error rate is minimum for = 2
It implies that for = 10 and SNR=10 dB only two CRs
are required for deciding the presence of the PU by using an
improved energy detector We have shown plots of the optimal
number of CRs required for cooperation versus 1038389 for =10983084 20983084 50 and SNR=10 dB in Fig 2 It can be seen from
Fig 2 that the optimal number of the cooperative CRs varies
with the value of 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB For example for
1038389 = 3 the optimal number of the CRs is 2 3 and 4 for = 50983084 20983084 and 10 respectively Fig 3 shows that the total
error rate versus SNR plot with 1038389 = 198308675983084 2983084 298308625983084 298308650 = 1
and = 50 It can be seen from Fig 3 that the total error rate
decreases by increasing the SNR and the value of 1038389 Further it
can be seen from Fig 3 that the improved energy detector with
1038389 = 298308650 significantly outperforms the conventional energy
detector ie when 1038389 = 2 For 1038389 = 198308675983084 2983084 298308625983084 298308650 = 1
and = 50 the probability of detection of a spectrum hole
versus SNR curve is plotted in Fig 4 It is shown in Fig 4
that the probability of detection of a spectrum hole increases
with increase in the value of 1038389
Fig 5 illustrates that for a fixed range of and 1038389 there
exists an optimal number of CRs which minimizes the total
error rate In Fig 6 we have plotted the total error rate versus
1038389 and plots for different number of cooperative CRs at 10 dB
SNR It can be seen from Fig 6 that there exists an optimal
value of 1038389 and for which the total error rate is minimized for
a fixed number of CRs The plots of Figs 5 and 6 suggest that
in order to optimize the overall performance of the cooperative
cognitive system utilizing the improved energy detector we
need to jointly optimize the number of cooperative CRs the
energy detector and the sensing threshold in the CR
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Fig 5 Optimal number of CRs versus 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB
VI CONCLUSIONS
We have discussed how to choose an optimal number of
cooperating CRs in order to minimize the total error rate of
a cooperative cognitive communication system by utilizing an
improved energy detector It is shown that the performance of
the cooperative spectrum sensing scheme depends upon the
choice of the power of the absolute value of the received data
sample and the sensing threshold of the cooperating CRs as
well We have obtained an analytical expression of the optimal
number of CRs required for taking the decision of the presence
of the primary user when the CRs utilize the improved energy
detector It is shown by simulations that an optimal value of the
total error rate can be obtained by utilizing a joint optimization
of the number of cooperating CRs threshold in each CR and
the energy detector
APPENDIX IPROOF OF (14) A ND (16)
From (11) and (13) the probability of false alarm 1038389 in
each CR can be obtained as
1038389 =
int infin
983087 0()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2907317)
1038389radic
983086 (32)
After applying some algebra in (32) we get
1038389 = 1radic
int infin
2
22907317
radic exp(minus)983086 (33)
By comparing (33) with the expression of the incomplete
gamma function [9 Eq (653)] we get (14)
From (12) and (15) the probability of miss in each CR
will be
=
int infin
983087 1()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)
1038389radic
radic
(2907317 + 2
)983086 (34)
Fig 6 Total error rate versus 1038389 and for different number cooperating users1103925 = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6 at SNR=10 dB
After some algebra we get
= 1radic
int
2
2(2+2907317)
0
radic exp(minus)983086 (35)
From (35) and [9 Eq (652)] we get (16)
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cooperative scheme in which each secondary user sends its
binary decision 1103925 (0 or 1) to the fusion center by using an
improved energy detector over error free orthogonal channels
The fusion center combines these binary decisions to find the
presence or absence of the PU as follows
=
sum1103925=1
1103925983084 (4)
where D is the sum of the all 1-bit decisions from the CRs Let
le 1103925 corresponds to a number of cooperating CRs out of
1103925 CRs The FC uses a majority rule for deciding the presence
or absence of the PU As per the majority decision rule if
is greater than then hypothesis ℋ1 holds and if is smaller
than then hypothesis ℋ0 will be true The hypothesis ℋ0
and ℋ1 can be written as
ℋ0 lt 983084 if PU is absent983084 (5)
ℋ1 ge 983084 if PU is present983086 (6)
III PROBABILITY OF FALSE A LARM AND MISSED
DETECTION IN THE C RS
The cumulative distribution function (cdf) of the improved
energy detector can be written as
Pr(∣1103925∣ le ) =Pr(∣1103925∣ le 1 )
=Pr(minus1 le 1103925 le
1 )
=Pr(1103925 le 1 ) minus Pr(1103925 lt minus
1 )983084 (7)
where Pr() denotes the probability For finding the probability
density function (pdf) of the decision statistics we need
to differentiate (8) with respect to (wrt) to get
() = 1
1038389
1minus
1038389(
1 ) +
1
1038389
1minus
1038389(minus
1 )983084 (8)
where 1038389() is the pdf of received signal at the FC under
hypothesis 907317 0 or 907317 1 depending upon the presence or absence
of the primary signal Let 1038389∣11039250() and 1038389∣11039250
() be the
pdfs of the received signal under hypothesis 907317 0 and 907317 1
respectively From (5) and (6) it can be deduced that
1038389∣11039250() =
1radic 22
exp
1048616minus 2
22
1048617983084 (9)
1038389∣11039251() =
1
radic 2(2
907317 + 2)
exp
1048616minus 2
2(2907317 + 2
)
1048617983086 (10)
The pdf of under hypothesis 907317 0 is given from (8) and (9)as follows
∣ 0() =
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2907317)
1038389radic
983086 (11)
From (8) and (10) the pdf of under hypothesis 907317 1 can
be obtained as
∣ 1() =
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)
1038389radic
radic
(2907317 + 2
)983086 (12)
The probability of false alarm 1038389 is defined as [10 Eq (41)
Chapter 2]
1038389 ≜
int 1
∣ 0()983084 (13)
where 1 is the decision region corresponding to hypothesis
907317 1 Let us assume that the decision threshold in each CR is
given as The probability of false alarm 1038389 in each CR is
derived in Appendix I as
1038389 = 1radic
9830803
2983084
2
22
983081983084 (14)
where () is the gamma function [9 Eq (611)]
and (983084 ) is the incomplete gamma function
(983084 )=991787 infin minus1 exp(minus) [9 Eq (653)] The probability
of miss is defined by [10 Eq (41) Chapter 2]
≜
int 0
∣ 1()983084 (15)
where 0 is the decision region corresponding to the hypothe-
sis 907317 0 In Appendix I it is shown that the probability of miss
in each CR will be
= 1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983084 (16)
where (983084 ) is the incomplete gamma function
(983084 )=991787 0 minus1 exp(minus) [9 Eq (652)]
IV OPTIMIZATION OF COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING
SCHEME
The probability of false alarm of the FC for cooperative
sensing will be
= Pr(
ℋ1
∣ℋ0)983084 (17)
From (5) (6) and (17) the probability of false alarm of the
FC can be written as
= sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 )
minus983086 (18)
In the FC the probability of missed detection will be
= Pr(ℋ0∣ℋ1)983086 (19)
The probability of missed detection of the FC can be obtained
from (5) (6) and (19) as follows
= 1 minus
sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 (1 minus )( ) minus983086 (20)
Let us define which denotes the total error rate in the
cooperative scheme as
≜ +
=1 + sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 )
minus
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1 minus )( ) minus983084 (21)
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010
minus4
10minus3
10minus2
10minus1
100
p
T o t a l e
r r o r p r o b a b i l i t y
n=1
n=2
n=3
n=4
n=5
n=6
Fig 1 Total probability of error versus for different number of CRs for1038389 = 10 and SNR=10 dB
It can be seen from (21) that denotes the total error rate in
the case when and are equiprobable
A Optimization of Number of Cooperating CRs
In a cognitive network with very large number of cooper-
ative CRs large delays are incurred in deciding the presence
of the spectrum hole Therefore it is expedient to find an
optimized number of CRs which significantly contribute in
deciding the presence of the PU
Theorem 1 Optimal number of CRs (n) for a fixed value
of the sensing threshold the positive power 1038389 of the
amplitude of received sample of PU and the signal-to-noise
ratio (SNR) between the PU-CR link will be
lowast = min
10486161103925983084lceil
1103925 1 +
rceil1048617983084 (22)
where
=
ln
1radic
98308032 983084
2
22907317
983081
1minus 1radic
98308032 983084
2
2(2+2907317)
983081
ln
1radic
98308032 983084
2
2(2+2907317)
983081
1minus 1radic
98308032 983084
2
22907317
983081983084 (23)
and lceil983086rceil denotes the ceiling function
Proof In order to obtain an optimized number of the CRs
we need to differentiate (21) wrt and set the result equal
to zero to get 1048616 1103925
10486171048667
minus(1 minus )minus 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 )
minus1048669
= 0983086 (24)
After some algebra and with the help of results given in [6]
we get (22) from (24)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100
05
1
15
2
25
3
35
4
45
5
p
O p t i m a l n u m b e r o f C R s
λ =10λ =20
λ =50
Fig 2 Optimal number of CRs versus for 1038389 = 10983084 20983084 50 andSNR=10 dB
B Optimization of the Improved Energy Detector
In order to get an optimized value of 1038389 we need todifferentiate (21) wrt 1038389 keeping and SNR fixed and
set the result to zero After some algebra we get
part
part1038389 = minus
sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus ) 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minusminus1 part 1038389
part1038389
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minus part 1038389
part1038389
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus )
minusminus1(1 minus )part
part1038389
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
minus(1 minus )minus1part
part1038389 983084 (25)
where part part and part
part are given as
part 1038389
part1038389 =
3 exp(minus
2
22907317)
radic 2103838923
983084 (26)
part
part1038389 = minus
3 exp(
minus
2
2(2907317
+2
) )
radic 210383892(2 + 2
907317)32
983086 (27)
It is difficult to obtain a closed form solution of 1038389 however we
can obtain an optimized value of 1038389 numerically by using (25)
C Optimization of Sensing Threshold
An optimal value of for given 1038389 and SNR is obtained
by differentiating (21) wrt and setting the derivative equal
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010
minus4
10minus3
10minus2
10minus1
SNR (dB)
T o t
a l e r r o r r a t e
p=175
p=200
p=225
p=250
Fig 3 Total error rate versus SNR for = 198308675983084 298308600983084 298308625983084 298308650 1103925 = 1and sensing threshold 1038389 = 50
to zero After some algebra we get
part
part = minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
(1103925 minus ) 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 ) minusminus1part 1038389
part
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minus part 1038389
part
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus )
minusminus1(1 minus )part
part
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
minus(1 minus )minus1part
part 983084 (28)
where part part and part
part can be obtained as follow
part 1038389
part = minus
3minus1 exp(minus
2
22907317)
radic 2103838923
983084 (29)
part
part = minus
3minus1 exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)radic
21038389(2 + 2
907317)32
983086 (30)
The optimized value of can be found numerically from (28)
D Probability of Detection of Spectrum Hole
Probability of detection of spectrum hole in the FC can
be obtain from (20) as follows
=1 minus
=
sum=
1048616 1103925
10486179831311 minus 1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983133
times983131
1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983133 minus983086 (31)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
10minus0006
10minus0005
10minus0004
10minus0003
10minus0002
10minus0001
SNR (dB)
P r o b a b
i l i t y o f d e t e c t i o n
p=175
p=200
p=225
p=250
Fig 4 Probability of detection versus SNR for = 198308675983084 298308600983084 298308625983084 2983086501103925 = 1 and sensing threshold 1038389 = 50
V NUMERICAL R ESULTS
In Fig 1 we have plotted the total error rate versus 1038389 plotsfor different number of cooperative CRs = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6
= 10 and SNR=10 dB It can be seen from Fig 1 that the
total error rate is a convex function of 1038389 for a fixed value of
and SNR It can be seen from Fig 1 that for = 10and SNR=10 dB the total error rate is minimum for = 2
It implies that for = 10 and SNR=10 dB only two CRs
are required for deciding the presence of the PU by using an
improved energy detector We have shown plots of the optimal
number of CRs required for cooperation versus 1038389 for =10983084 20983084 50 and SNR=10 dB in Fig 2 It can be seen from
Fig 2 that the optimal number of the cooperative CRs varies
with the value of 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB For example for
1038389 = 3 the optimal number of the CRs is 2 3 and 4 for = 50983084 20983084 and 10 respectively Fig 3 shows that the total
error rate versus SNR plot with 1038389 = 198308675983084 2983084 298308625983084 298308650 = 1
and = 50 It can be seen from Fig 3 that the total error rate
decreases by increasing the SNR and the value of 1038389 Further it
can be seen from Fig 3 that the improved energy detector with
1038389 = 298308650 significantly outperforms the conventional energy
detector ie when 1038389 = 2 For 1038389 = 198308675983084 2983084 298308625983084 298308650 = 1
and = 50 the probability of detection of a spectrum hole
versus SNR curve is plotted in Fig 4 It is shown in Fig 4
that the probability of detection of a spectrum hole increases
with increase in the value of 1038389
Fig 5 illustrates that for a fixed range of and 1038389 there
exists an optimal number of CRs which minimizes the total
error rate In Fig 6 we have plotted the total error rate versus
1038389 and plots for different number of cooperative CRs at 10 dB
SNR It can be seen from Fig 6 that there exists an optimal
value of 1038389 and for which the total error rate is minimized for
a fixed number of CRs The plots of Figs 5 and 6 suggest that
in order to optimize the overall performance of the cooperative
cognitive system utilizing the improved energy detector we
need to jointly optimize the number of cooperative CRs the
energy detector and the sensing threshold in the CR
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Fig 5 Optimal number of CRs versus 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB
VI CONCLUSIONS
We have discussed how to choose an optimal number of
cooperating CRs in order to minimize the total error rate of
a cooperative cognitive communication system by utilizing an
improved energy detector It is shown that the performance of
the cooperative spectrum sensing scheme depends upon the
choice of the power of the absolute value of the received data
sample and the sensing threshold of the cooperating CRs as
well We have obtained an analytical expression of the optimal
number of CRs required for taking the decision of the presence
of the primary user when the CRs utilize the improved energy
detector It is shown by simulations that an optimal value of the
total error rate can be obtained by utilizing a joint optimization
of the number of cooperating CRs threshold in each CR and
the energy detector
APPENDIX IPROOF OF (14) A ND (16)
From (11) and (13) the probability of false alarm 1038389 in
each CR can be obtained as
1038389 =
int infin
983087 0()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2907317)
1038389radic
983086 (32)
After applying some algebra in (32) we get
1038389 = 1radic
int infin
2
22907317
radic exp(minus)983086 (33)
By comparing (33) with the expression of the incomplete
gamma function [9 Eq (653)] we get (14)
From (12) and (15) the probability of miss in each CR
will be
=
int infin
983087 1()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)
1038389radic
radic
(2907317 + 2
)983086 (34)
Fig 6 Total error rate versus 1038389 and for different number cooperating users1103925 = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6 at SNR=10 dB
After some algebra we get
= 1radic
int
2
2(2+2907317)
0
radic exp(minus)983086 (35)
From (35) and [9 Eq (652)] we get (16)
REFERENCES
[1] S Haykin ldquoCognitive Radio Brain-empowered wireless communica-tionsrdquo IEEE J Sel Areas Commun vol 23 pp 201-220 Feb 2005
[2] G Ganesan and YLi ldquoCooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radioPart II multiuser networksrdquo IEEE Trans on Wireless Commun vol6pp2214-2222 June 2007
[3] Z Quan S Cui and A H Sayed ldquoOptimal linear cooperation forspectrum sensing in cognitive radio networksrdquo IEEE J Sel Topics inSig Proc vol 2 no 1 pp 28-40 Feb 2008
[4] J Unnikrishnan and V V Veeravalli ldquoCooperative sensing for primarydetection in cognitive radiordquo IEEE J Sel Topics in Sig Proc vol 2 no1 pp 18-27 Feb 2008
[5] E Peh and Y-C Liang ldquoOptimization for cooperative sensing in cog-nitive radio networksrdquo In Proc IEEE Wireless Communications and
Networking Conference (WCNC) pp 27-32 Mar 2007 Hong Kong[6] W Zhang R K Mallik and K B Letaief ldquoCooperative spectrum sensing
optimization in cognitive radio networksrdquo In Proc IEEE InternationalConference on Communication (ICC) pp 3411-3415 May 2008 BeijingChina
[7] H Urkowitz ldquoEnergy detection of unknown deterministic signalsrdquo InProc IEEE vol 55 no 4 pp 523-531 Apr 1967
[8] Y Chen ldquoImproved energy detector for random signals in Gaussiannoiserdquo IEEE Trans Wireless Commun vol 9 no 2 pp 558-563 Feb2010
[9] M Abramowitz and I A Stegun Handbook of Mathematical Functionswith Formulas Graphs and Mathematical Tables 9th ed New York Denver 1970
[10] H L Van Trees ldquoDetection Estimation and Modulation Theoryrdquo NewYork NY Wiley 1968 part 1
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010
minus4
10minus3
10minus2
10minus1
100
p
T o t a l e
r r o r p r o b a b i l i t y
n=1
n=2
n=3
n=4
n=5
n=6
Fig 1 Total probability of error versus for different number of CRs for1038389 = 10 and SNR=10 dB
It can be seen from (21) that denotes the total error rate in
the case when and are equiprobable
A Optimization of Number of Cooperating CRs
In a cognitive network with very large number of cooper-
ative CRs large delays are incurred in deciding the presence
of the spectrum hole Therefore it is expedient to find an
optimized number of CRs which significantly contribute in
deciding the presence of the PU
Theorem 1 Optimal number of CRs (n) for a fixed value
of the sensing threshold the positive power 1038389 of the
amplitude of received sample of PU and the signal-to-noise
ratio (SNR) between the PU-CR link will be
lowast = min
10486161103925983084lceil
1103925 1 +
rceil1048617983084 (22)
where
=
ln
1radic
98308032 983084
2
22907317
983081
1minus 1radic
98308032 983084
2
2(2+2907317)
983081
ln
1radic
98308032 983084
2
2(2+2907317)
983081
1minus 1radic
98308032 983084
2
22907317
983081983084 (23)
and lceil983086rceil denotes the ceiling function
Proof In order to obtain an optimized number of the CRs
we need to differentiate (21) wrt and set the result equal
to zero to get 1048616 1103925
10486171048667
minus(1 minus )minus 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 )
minus1048669
= 0983086 (24)
After some algebra and with the help of results given in [6]
we get (22) from (24)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100
05
1
15
2
25
3
35
4
45
5
p
O p t i m a l n u m b e r o f C R s
λ =10λ =20
λ =50
Fig 2 Optimal number of CRs versus for 1038389 = 10983084 20983084 50 andSNR=10 dB
B Optimization of the Improved Energy Detector
In order to get an optimized value of 1038389 we need todifferentiate (21) wrt 1038389 keeping and SNR fixed and
set the result to zero After some algebra we get
part
part1038389 = minus
sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus ) 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minusminus1 part 1038389
part1038389
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minus part 1038389
part1038389
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus )
minusminus1(1 minus )part
part1038389
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
minus(1 minus )minus1part
part1038389 983084 (25)
where part part and part
part are given as
part 1038389
part1038389 =
3 exp(minus
2
22907317)
radic 2103838923
983084 (26)
part
part1038389 = minus
3 exp(
minus
2
2(2907317
+2
) )
radic 210383892(2 + 2
907317)32
983086 (27)
It is difficult to obtain a closed form solution of 1038389 however we
can obtain an optimized value of 1038389 numerically by using (25)
C Optimization of Sensing Threshold
An optimal value of for given 1038389 and SNR is obtained
by differentiating (21) wrt and setting the derivative equal
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010
minus4
10minus3
10minus2
10minus1
SNR (dB)
T o t
a l e r r o r r a t e
p=175
p=200
p=225
p=250
Fig 3 Total error rate versus SNR for = 198308675983084 298308600983084 298308625983084 298308650 1103925 = 1and sensing threshold 1038389 = 50
to zero After some algebra we get
part
part = minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
(1103925 minus ) 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 ) minusminus1part 1038389
part
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minus part 1038389
part
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus )
minusminus1(1 minus )part
part
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
minus(1 minus )minus1part
part 983084 (28)
where part part and part
part can be obtained as follow
part 1038389
part = minus
3minus1 exp(minus
2
22907317)
radic 2103838923
983084 (29)
part
part = minus
3minus1 exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)radic
21038389(2 + 2
907317)32
983086 (30)
The optimized value of can be found numerically from (28)
D Probability of Detection of Spectrum Hole
Probability of detection of spectrum hole in the FC can
be obtain from (20) as follows
=1 minus
=
sum=
1048616 1103925
10486179831311 minus 1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983133
times983131
1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983133 minus983086 (31)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
10minus0006
10minus0005
10minus0004
10minus0003
10minus0002
10minus0001
SNR (dB)
P r o b a b
i l i t y o f d e t e c t i o n
p=175
p=200
p=225
p=250
Fig 4 Probability of detection versus SNR for = 198308675983084 298308600983084 298308625983084 2983086501103925 = 1 and sensing threshold 1038389 = 50
V NUMERICAL R ESULTS
In Fig 1 we have plotted the total error rate versus 1038389 plotsfor different number of cooperative CRs = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6
= 10 and SNR=10 dB It can be seen from Fig 1 that the
total error rate is a convex function of 1038389 for a fixed value of
and SNR It can be seen from Fig 1 that for = 10and SNR=10 dB the total error rate is minimum for = 2
It implies that for = 10 and SNR=10 dB only two CRs
are required for deciding the presence of the PU by using an
improved energy detector We have shown plots of the optimal
number of CRs required for cooperation versus 1038389 for =10983084 20983084 50 and SNR=10 dB in Fig 2 It can be seen from
Fig 2 that the optimal number of the cooperative CRs varies
with the value of 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB For example for
1038389 = 3 the optimal number of the CRs is 2 3 and 4 for = 50983084 20983084 and 10 respectively Fig 3 shows that the total
error rate versus SNR plot with 1038389 = 198308675983084 2983084 298308625983084 298308650 = 1
and = 50 It can be seen from Fig 3 that the total error rate
decreases by increasing the SNR and the value of 1038389 Further it
can be seen from Fig 3 that the improved energy detector with
1038389 = 298308650 significantly outperforms the conventional energy
detector ie when 1038389 = 2 For 1038389 = 198308675983084 2983084 298308625983084 298308650 = 1
and = 50 the probability of detection of a spectrum hole
versus SNR curve is plotted in Fig 4 It is shown in Fig 4
that the probability of detection of a spectrum hole increases
with increase in the value of 1038389
Fig 5 illustrates that for a fixed range of and 1038389 there
exists an optimal number of CRs which minimizes the total
error rate In Fig 6 we have plotted the total error rate versus
1038389 and plots for different number of cooperative CRs at 10 dB
SNR It can be seen from Fig 6 that there exists an optimal
value of 1038389 and for which the total error rate is minimized for
a fixed number of CRs The plots of Figs 5 and 6 suggest that
in order to optimize the overall performance of the cooperative
cognitive system utilizing the improved energy detector we
need to jointly optimize the number of cooperative CRs the
energy detector and the sensing threshold in the CR
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Fig 5 Optimal number of CRs versus 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB
VI CONCLUSIONS
We have discussed how to choose an optimal number of
cooperating CRs in order to minimize the total error rate of
a cooperative cognitive communication system by utilizing an
improved energy detector It is shown that the performance of
the cooperative spectrum sensing scheme depends upon the
choice of the power of the absolute value of the received data
sample and the sensing threshold of the cooperating CRs as
well We have obtained an analytical expression of the optimal
number of CRs required for taking the decision of the presence
of the primary user when the CRs utilize the improved energy
detector It is shown by simulations that an optimal value of the
total error rate can be obtained by utilizing a joint optimization
of the number of cooperating CRs threshold in each CR and
the energy detector
APPENDIX IPROOF OF (14) A ND (16)
From (11) and (13) the probability of false alarm 1038389 in
each CR can be obtained as
1038389 =
int infin
983087 0()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2907317)
1038389radic
983086 (32)
After applying some algebra in (32) we get
1038389 = 1radic
int infin
2
22907317
radic exp(minus)983086 (33)
By comparing (33) with the expression of the incomplete
gamma function [9 Eq (653)] we get (14)
From (12) and (15) the probability of miss in each CR
will be
=
int infin
983087 1()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)
1038389radic
radic
(2907317 + 2
)983086 (34)
Fig 6 Total error rate versus 1038389 and for different number cooperating users1103925 = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6 at SNR=10 dB
After some algebra we get
= 1radic
int
2
2(2+2907317)
0
radic exp(minus)983086 (35)
From (35) and [9 Eq (652)] we get (16)
REFERENCES
[1] S Haykin ldquoCognitive Radio Brain-empowered wireless communica-tionsrdquo IEEE J Sel Areas Commun vol 23 pp 201-220 Feb 2005
[2] G Ganesan and YLi ldquoCooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radioPart II multiuser networksrdquo IEEE Trans on Wireless Commun vol6pp2214-2222 June 2007
[3] Z Quan S Cui and A H Sayed ldquoOptimal linear cooperation forspectrum sensing in cognitive radio networksrdquo IEEE J Sel Topics inSig Proc vol 2 no 1 pp 28-40 Feb 2008
[4] J Unnikrishnan and V V Veeravalli ldquoCooperative sensing for primarydetection in cognitive radiordquo IEEE J Sel Topics in Sig Proc vol 2 no1 pp 18-27 Feb 2008
[5] E Peh and Y-C Liang ldquoOptimization for cooperative sensing in cog-nitive radio networksrdquo In Proc IEEE Wireless Communications and
Networking Conference (WCNC) pp 27-32 Mar 2007 Hong Kong[6] W Zhang R K Mallik and K B Letaief ldquoCooperative spectrum sensing
optimization in cognitive radio networksrdquo In Proc IEEE InternationalConference on Communication (ICC) pp 3411-3415 May 2008 BeijingChina
[7] H Urkowitz ldquoEnergy detection of unknown deterministic signalsrdquo InProc IEEE vol 55 no 4 pp 523-531 Apr 1967
[8] Y Chen ldquoImproved energy detector for random signals in Gaussiannoiserdquo IEEE Trans Wireless Commun vol 9 no 2 pp 558-563 Feb2010
[9] M Abramowitz and I A Stegun Handbook of Mathematical Functionswith Formulas Graphs and Mathematical Tables 9th ed New York Denver 1970
[10] H L Van Trees ldquoDetection Estimation and Modulation Theoryrdquo NewYork NY Wiley 1968 part 1
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010
minus4
10minus3
10minus2
10minus1
SNR (dB)
T o t
a l e r r o r r a t e
p=175
p=200
p=225
p=250
Fig 3 Total error rate versus SNR for = 198308675983084 298308600983084 298308625983084 298308650 1103925 = 1and sensing threshold 1038389 = 50
to zero After some algebra we get
part
part = minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
(1103925 minus ) 1038389 (1 minus 1038389 ) minusminus1part 1038389
part
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617 1038389
(1 minus 1038389 ) minus part 1038389
part
minus sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617(1103925 minus )
minusminus1(1 minus )part
part
+ sum=
1048616 1103925
1048617
minus(1 minus )minus1part
part 983084 (28)
where part part and part
part can be obtained as follow
part 1038389
part = minus
3minus1 exp(minus
2
22907317)
radic 2103838923
983084 (29)
part
part = minus
3minus1 exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)radic
21038389(2 + 2
907317)32
983086 (30)
The optimized value of can be found numerically from (28)
D Probability of Detection of Spectrum Hole
Probability of detection of spectrum hole in the FC can
be obtain from (20) as follows
=1 minus
=
sum=
1048616 1103925
10486179831311 minus 1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983133
times983131
1radic
9830803
2983084
2
2(2907317 + 2
)
983081983133 minus983086 (31)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
10minus0006
10minus0005
10minus0004
10minus0003
10minus0002
10minus0001
SNR (dB)
P r o b a b
i l i t y o f d e t e c t i o n
p=175
p=200
p=225
p=250
Fig 4 Probability of detection versus SNR for = 198308675983084 298308600983084 298308625983084 2983086501103925 = 1 and sensing threshold 1038389 = 50
V NUMERICAL R ESULTS
In Fig 1 we have plotted the total error rate versus 1038389 plotsfor different number of cooperative CRs = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6
= 10 and SNR=10 dB It can be seen from Fig 1 that the
total error rate is a convex function of 1038389 for a fixed value of
and SNR It can be seen from Fig 1 that for = 10and SNR=10 dB the total error rate is minimum for = 2
It implies that for = 10 and SNR=10 dB only two CRs
are required for deciding the presence of the PU by using an
improved energy detector We have shown plots of the optimal
number of CRs required for cooperation versus 1038389 for =10983084 20983084 50 and SNR=10 dB in Fig 2 It can be seen from
Fig 2 that the optimal number of the cooperative CRs varies
with the value of 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB For example for
1038389 = 3 the optimal number of the CRs is 2 3 and 4 for = 50983084 20983084 and 10 respectively Fig 3 shows that the total
error rate versus SNR plot with 1038389 = 198308675983084 2983084 298308625983084 298308650 = 1
and = 50 It can be seen from Fig 3 that the total error rate
decreases by increasing the SNR and the value of 1038389 Further it
can be seen from Fig 3 that the improved energy detector with
1038389 = 298308650 significantly outperforms the conventional energy
detector ie when 1038389 = 2 For 1038389 = 198308675983084 2983084 298308625983084 298308650 = 1
and = 50 the probability of detection of a spectrum hole
versus SNR curve is plotted in Fig 4 It is shown in Fig 4
that the probability of detection of a spectrum hole increases
with increase in the value of 1038389
Fig 5 illustrates that for a fixed range of and 1038389 there
exists an optimal number of CRs which minimizes the total
error rate In Fig 6 we have plotted the total error rate versus
1038389 and plots for different number of cooperative CRs at 10 dB
SNR It can be seen from Fig 6 that there exists an optimal
value of 1038389 and for which the total error rate is minimized for
a fixed number of CRs The plots of Figs 5 and 6 suggest that
in order to optimize the overall performance of the cooperative
cognitive system utilizing the improved energy detector we
need to jointly optimize the number of cooperative CRs the
energy detector and the sensing threshold in the CR
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Fig 5 Optimal number of CRs versus 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB
VI CONCLUSIONS
We have discussed how to choose an optimal number of
cooperating CRs in order to minimize the total error rate of
a cooperative cognitive communication system by utilizing an
improved energy detector It is shown that the performance of
the cooperative spectrum sensing scheme depends upon the
choice of the power of the absolute value of the received data
sample and the sensing threshold of the cooperating CRs as
well We have obtained an analytical expression of the optimal
number of CRs required for taking the decision of the presence
of the primary user when the CRs utilize the improved energy
detector It is shown by simulations that an optimal value of the
total error rate can be obtained by utilizing a joint optimization
of the number of cooperating CRs threshold in each CR and
the energy detector
APPENDIX IPROOF OF (14) A ND (16)
From (11) and (13) the probability of false alarm 1038389 in
each CR can be obtained as
1038389 =
int infin
983087 0()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2907317)
1038389radic
983086 (32)
After applying some algebra in (32) we get
1038389 = 1radic
int infin
2
22907317
radic exp(minus)983086 (33)
By comparing (33) with the expression of the incomplete
gamma function [9 Eq (653)] we get (14)
From (12) and (15) the probability of miss in each CR
will be
=
int infin
983087 1()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)
1038389radic
radic
(2907317 + 2
)983086 (34)
Fig 6 Total error rate versus 1038389 and for different number cooperating users1103925 = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6 at SNR=10 dB
After some algebra we get
= 1radic
int
2
2(2+2907317)
0
radic exp(minus)983086 (35)
From (35) and [9 Eq (652)] we get (16)
REFERENCES
[1] S Haykin ldquoCognitive Radio Brain-empowered wireless communica-tionsrdquo IEEE J Sel Areas Commun vol 23 pp 201-220 Feb 2005
[2] G Ganesan and YLi ldquoCooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radioPart II multiuser networksrdquo IEEE Trans on Wireless Commun vol6pp2214-2222 June 2007
[3] Z Quan S Cui and A H Sayed ldquoOptimal linear cooperation forspectrum sensing in cognitive radio networksrdquo IEEE J Sel Topics inSig Proc vol 2 no 1 pp 28-40 Feb 2008
[4] J Unnikrishnan and V V Veeravalli ldquoCooperative sensing for primarydetection in cognitive radiordquo IEEE J Sel Topics in Sig Proc vol 2 no1 pp 18-27 Feb 2008
[5] E Peh and Y-C Liang ldquoOptimization for cooperative sensing in cog-nitive radio networksrdquo In Proc IEEE Wireless Communications and
Networking Conference (WCNC) pp 27-32 Mar 2007 Hong Kong[6] W Zhang R K Mallik and K B Letaief ldquoCooperative spectrum sensing
optimization in cognitive radio networksrdquo In Proc IEEE InternationalConference on Communication (ICC) pp 3411-3415 May 2008 BeijingChina
[7] H Urkowitz ldquoEnergy detection of unknown deterministic signalsrdquo InProc IEEE vol 55 no 4 pp 523-531 Apr 1967
[8] Y Chen ldquoImproved energy detector for random signals in Gaussiannoiserdquo IEEE Trans Wireless Commun vol 9 no 2 pp 558-563 Feb2010
[9] M Abramowitz and I A Stegun Handbook of Mathematical Functionswith Formulas Graphs and Mathematical Tables 9th ed New York Denver 1970
[10] H L Van Trees ldquoDetection Estimation and Modulation Theoryrdquo NewYork NY Wiley 1968 part 1
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Fig 5 Optimal number of CRs versus 1038389 and at SNR=10 dB
VI CONCLUSIONS
We have discussed how to choose an optimal number of
cooperating CRs in order to minimize the total error rate of
a cooperative cognitive communication system by utilizing an
improved energy detector It is shown that the performance of
the cooperative spectrum sensing scheme depends upon the
choice of the power of the absolute value of the received data
sample and the sensing threshold of the cooperating CRs as
well We have obtained an analytical expression of the optimal
number of CRs required for taking the decision of the presence
of the primary user when the CRs utilize the improved energy
detector It is shown by simulations that an optimal value of the
total error rate can be obtained by utilizing a joint optimization
of the number of cooperating CRs threshold in each CR and
the energy detector
APPENDIX IPROOF OF (14) A ND (16)
From (11) and (13) the probability of false alarm 1038389 in
each CR can be obtained as
1038389 =
int infin
983087 0()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2907317)
1038389radic
983086 (32)
After applying some algebra in (32) we get
1038389 = 1radic
int infin
2
22907317
radic exp(minus)983086 (33)
By comparing (33) with the expression of the incomplete
gamma function [9 Eq (653)] we get (14)
From (12) and (15) the probability of miss in each CR
will be
=
int infin
983087 1()
=
int infin
radic 2
1minus exp(minus
2
2(2907317+2)
)
1038389radic
radic
(2907317 + 2
)983086 (34)
Fig 6 Total error rate versus 1038389 and for different number cooperating users1103925 = 1983084 2983084 3983084 4983084 5983084 6 at SNR=10 dB
After some algebra we get
= 1radic
int
2
2(2+2907317)
0
radic exp(minus)983086 (35)
From (35) and [9 Eq (652)] we get (16)
REFERENCES
[1] S Haykin ldquoCognitive Radio Brain-empowered wireless communica-tionsrdquo IEEE J Sel Areas Commun vol 23 pp 201-220 Feb 2005
[2] G Ganesan and YLi ldquoCooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radioPart II multiuser networksrdquo IEEE Trans on Wireless Commun vol6pp2214-2222 June 2007
[3] Z Quan S Cui and A H Sayed ldquoOptimal linear cooperation forspectrum sensing in cognitive radio networksrdquo IEEE J Sel Topics inSig Proc vol 2 no 1 pp 28-40 Feb 2008
[4] J Unnikrishnan and V V Veeravalli ldquoCooperative sensing for primarydetection in cognitive radiordquo IEEE J Sel Topics in Sig Proc vol 2 no1 pp 18-27 Feb 2008
[5] E Peh and Y-C Liang ldquoOptimization for cooperative sensing in cog-nitive radio networksrdquo In Proc IEEE Wireless Communications and
Networking Conference (WCNC) pp 27-32 Mar 2007 Hong Kong[6] W Zhang R K Mallik and K B Letaief ldquoCooperative spectrum sensing
optimization in cognitive radio networksrdquo In Proc IEEE InternationalConference on Communication (ICC) pp 3411-3415 May 2008 BeijingChina
[7] H Urkowitz ldquoEnergy detection of unknown deterministic signalsrdquo InProc IEEE vol 55 no 4 pp 523-531 Apr 1967
[8] Y Chen ldquoImproved energy detector for random signals in Gaussiannoiserdquo IEEE Trans Wireless Commun vol 9 no 2 pp 558-563 Feb2010
[9] M Abramowitz and I A Stegun Handbook of Mathematical Functionswith Formulas Graphs and Mathematical Tables 9th ed New York Denver 1970
[10] H L Van Trees ldquoDetection Estimation and Modulation Theoryrdquo NewYork NY Wiley 1968 part 1