Table of Contents

Spectrum Sensing Techniques - Fundamentals of Spectrum Sensing and Detection. Spectrum Sensing Technique. Spatio-Temporal Spectrum Sensing Strategies. Cooperative Spectrum Sensing. Distributed Spectrum Sensing. Advanced Spectrum Sensing Topics. Interference Mitigation Techniques - fundamentals and Coexistence and Interference Mitigation Techniques. Coexistence Analysis. Coexistence in Network Scenarios. Interference Mitigation Techniques Enabling Coexistence. Advance Interference Mitigation Techniques. Localization and Radio Environment Mapping - Fundamentals of Ranging and Localization for Cognitive Radio. Localization of Primary Users.

About the Author

Kandeepan Sithhamparanathan is a group leader and senior researcher at Cognitive Information Networks Group, Create-Net research Centre, Trento, Italy. He holds an M.Eng. in telecommunications and a Ph.D. in communications, both from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Andrea Giorgetti is an assistant professor in the Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences and Systems at the University of Bologna in Italy. He received his Laurea degree in electronic engineering and his Ph.D. in electronic engineering and computer science, both from the University of Bologna.