A Novel Mesh Division Scheme Using Cognitive Pilot Channel in Cognitive Radio Environment
A Novel Mesh Division Scheme Using Cognitive Pilot Channel in Cognitive Radio Environment
A Novel Mesh Division Scheme Using Cognitive Pilot Channel in Cognitive Radio Environment
Abstract—In the context of B3G heterogeneous environment, the potential capability to complete the reconfiguration
convergence and cooperation of different wireless network autonomously by learning from the changing environment [5].
technologies are inevitable. The concept of Cognitive Pilot
Channel (CPC), which is one of the candidate transmission Taking into account both the reconfigurability concept and
solutions for the dynamic spectrum sharing of network the CR concept, the traditional fixed spectrum assignment
information in the Cognitive Radio (CR) environment, is which grants exclusive use to licensees is unsuitable anymore
proposed to provide the user equipments (UEs) with the in the rapid changing heterogeneous radio environment.
necessary network information for both the switch-on and the Therefore, flexible spectrum management technology should
on-going phases. Optimal mesh division problem appears based be used and new dynamic spectrum allocation (DSA) schemes
on the basic assumptions in CPC concept that the geographical are proposed accordingly [6]-[7], in order to make efficient
region is organized in meshes and the coverage of different Radio spectrum utilization in terms of the traffic condition and
Access Technologies (RATs) overlaps with each other. In this deployment of different RATs in the specific area.
paper, a novel optimal mesh division scheme is designed, taking
into account both the Global Position System (GPS) localization With these dynamic spectrum allocation schemes, user
shift scenario and multi-RATs scenario. Both the error equipments (UEs) should be intelligent enough to have the
probability and the information loss ratio are investigated and capability of spectrum awareness. Different technologies have
their impacts to the optimal mesh division scheme are studied by been proposed to provide the UEs with the ability of spectrum
using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Grey Relational awareness necessarily. In the literatures, some sensing
Analysis (GRA) algorithms. Optimal mesh division scheme is mechanisms are used to identify the network information, such
verified by numerous simulation results. as the RATs and unoccupied frequency, by UEs independently
or cooperatively with other terminals [7]-[8]. Shortcomings of
Keywords-B3G; cogntive pilot channel; cogntive radio; global these mechanisms are long measurement time, high system
positioning system; reconfigurability complexity and high power consumption in terminals.
⎡ ⎛x ⎞ ⎤
perr _1 = ⎢ Z 2 * arccos ⎜ 1 ⎟ − x1 * Z 2 − x12 ⎥ π Z 2 (1) Figure 3. Multi-RATs overlapped scenario
⎣ ⎝Z ⎠ ⎦
AW = λmaxW (9)
1 n
λmax = ∑ ( AW )i / Wi
n i =1
(11)