Stable throughput of cognitive radios with and without relaying capability

Osvaldo Simeone, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Umberto Spagnolini

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Abstract

A scenario with two single-user links, one licensed to use the spectral resource (primary) and one unlicensed (secondary or cognitive), is considered. According to the cognitive radio principle, the activity of the secondary link is required not to interfere with the performance of the primary. Therefore, in this paper, it is assumed that the cognitive link accesses the channel only when sensed idle. Moreover, the analysis includes: 1) random packet arrivals; 2) sensing errors due to fading at the secondary link; 3) power allocation at the secondary transmitter based on long-term measurements. In this framework, the maximum stable throughput of the cognitive link (in packets/slot) is derived for a fixed throughput selected by the primary link. The model is modified so as to allow the secondary transmitter to act as a "transparent" relay for the primary link. In particular, packets that are not received correctly by the intended destination might be decoded successfully by the secondary transmitter. The latter can, then, queue and forward these packets to the intended receiver. A stable throughput of the secondary link with relaying is derived under the same conditions as before. Results show that benefits of relaying strongly depend on the topology (i.e., average channel powers) of the network.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2351-2360
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Communications
Volume55
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • Cognitive radio
  • Cooperative transmission
  • Queuing systems
  • Stability
  • Unlicensed spectrum access

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