ABSTRACT
Contents 2.1 An Introduction to Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio ............................................. 34
2.1.1 Conventional Narrowband Techniques..................................................................35 2.1.2 Cooperative Sensing ............................................................................................. 38 2.1.3 Wideband Spectrum Sensing and Nyquist Sampling ............................................ 40 2.1.4 Sensing Performance and Trade-Offs .................................................................... 42
2.1.4.1 Probabilities of Detection and False Alarm ............................................. 42 2.1.4.2 Opportunistic Throughput and Sensing Time ........................................ 44
2.2 Nyquist Multiband Spectrum Sensing ..............................................................................45 2.2.1 Sequential MSS Using Narrowband Techniques ....................................................45
