Title
Multi-User Signal Classification via Spectral Correlation
Abstract
With the proliferation of wireless devices being used, the RF spectrum's capacity continues to dwindle. In recent years, a new technology called Cognitive Radio has been advocated to solve the impending spectral drought. The premise of Cognitive Radio is that it can modify its signal to either avoid currently occupied frequency bands or alter its transmission parameters so as to cohabit the frequency band without interfering with the primary user. However, if the widespread use of Cognitive Radios and Dynamic Access Networks becomes a reality, it would enable multiple users to occupy the same frequency band. There have yet to be any works published regarding how to classify the signals of multiple users, a barrier which will have great implications in the future use of Cognitive Radio. In addition to future commercial applications for multi- user signal classification, there is currently a need for this technology in the military. Military communication devices are used in scenarios where the RF spectrum is filled with jamming and interference from enemies. A method to detect and classify what signals are being used to jam and interfere would solve a significant roadblock for the military. Cyclic spectral analysis has proven to be a key tool in Cognitive Radios, giving them the ability to determine the parameters of the present signal, thus being able to modify its own transmission accordingly. Using this analysis as a foundation, we revisit the signal classification problem and propose a novel multi-user signal classification scheme using spectral correlation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1109/CCNC.2010.5421830
CCNC'10 Proceedings of the 7th IEEE conference on Consumer communications and networking conference
Keywords
Field
DocType
correlation methods,multiuser detection,radio spectrum management,RF spectrum capacity,cognitive radio,cyclic spectral analysis,dynamic access networks,multiuser signal classification,spectral correlation
Radio resource management,Wireless,Telecommunications,Computer science,Frequency band,Computer network,Multiuser detection,Radio frequency,Real-time computing,Radio spectrum,Cognitive radio,Multi-user
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2331-9852
978-1-4244-5176-0
4
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.56
1
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Steven Hong110912.49
Eric Like2334.37
Zhiqiang Wu 000134111.89
Tekin, C.440.56