Direct-Conversion Spectrum Sensor Impaired by Symmetric α-Stable and α-Sub-Gaussian Noises

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14209/jcis.2023.5

Keywords:

Spectrum Sensing, underwater communications, snapping shrimp, Direct-Conversion Receiver, Impulsive Noise, SαS, αSG

Abstract

Spectrum sensing in underwater cognitive acoustic networks or in underwater acoustic sensor networks can be impaired by impulsive noise generated by snapping shrimps. In mathematical analysis or simulations, the amplitude variations of this noise are commonly modeled by the symmetric alpha-stable (SαS) distribution. As an alternative, the alpha-sub-Gaussian (SαG) distribution can model both temporal correlation and amplitude variations. This article assesses the performance of underwater spectrum sensing with a direct-conversion receiver (DCR) under impulsive noise modeled by the SαS and SαG distributions. Several recent test statistics are compared, demonstrating that they have different degrees of robustness against impulsive noise and that the DCR is significantly less sensitive to this noise, compared to the conventional receiver model that does not take into account the influences of hardware characteristics into the performance of spectrum sensing.

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Luiz Gustavo Barros Guedes, Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações - Inatel

Luiz Gustavo Barros Guedes received the BSc
(2019) degree in Telecommunications Engineering
from the National Institute of Telecommunications
(Inatel), Brazil. He is working towards the MSc de-
gree and works as a DWDM Networks Specialist at
Inatel. His research interests are digital transmission,
signal processing, mobile communications, dynamic
spectrum access, probability and statistics.

Dayan Adionel Guimarães, National Institute of Telecommunications

Electrical Engineering.

Full Professor.

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Published

2023-02-07

How to Cite

Guedes, L. G. B., & Guimarães, D. A. (2023). Direct-Conversion Spectrum Sensor Impaired by Symmetric α-Stable and α-Sub-Gaussian Noises. Journal of Communication and Information Systems, 38(1), 34–46. https://doi.org/10.14209/jcis.2023.5

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Vol. 38 No. 1 (2023)

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Regular Papers

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Received 2022-11-21
Accepted 2023-01-10
Published 2023-02-07