Asymptotically Efficient Multi-Channel Estimation for Opportunistic Spectrum Access (Preprint)

Abstract

The problem of estimating the parameters of multiple independent continuous-time Markov on-off processes is considered. The objective is to minimize the total mean square error (MSE) under a constraint on the total sensing time. The Fisher information matrix for the primary traffic model and the maximum likelihood estimator are obtained. A sequential estimation strategy is proposed which operates under an epoch structure with growing epoch length. It is shown that this sequential estimation strategy is asymptotically efficient as the total sensing time increases. This result finds application in opportunistic spectrum access where secondary users need to estimate the channel occupancy model of the primary system for efficient exploitation of spectrum opportunities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554784

Entities

People

  • Lang Tong
  • Pouya Tehrani
  • Qing Zhao

Organizations

  • University of California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Channel Estimation
  • Cognitive Radio
  • Consistency
  • Convergence
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Estimators
  • Indexes
  • Markov Processes
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Sampling
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulations
  • Spectra
  • Statistics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Computer Networking
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.