White Space Communication Technologies

Increase the efficient use of time-varying available spectrum with this unique book, the first to describe RF hardware design for white space applications, including both analog and digital approaches. Emerging technologies are discussed and signal processing issues are addressed, providing the background knowledge and practical tools needed to develop future radio technologies. Real-world examples are included, together with global spectrum regulations and policies, for a practical approach to developing technologies for worldwide applications. Cross analog and digital design guidelines are provided to help cut design time and cost. This holistic, system level view of transceiver design for white space technologies is ideal for practising engineers and students and researchers in academia.Part I. White Space Technology Signal Processing and Digital Design: 1. White space technology, the background Antonio Morgado, Pedro Cruz and Nuno Borges Carvalho; 2. Transceiver challenges for white space radio Kevin Gard; 3. Front-ends for software defined radio Jose Viera and Daniel Albuquerque; Part II. Adaptable Receivers for White Space Technologies: 4. Reconfigurable RF front-ends for cognitive- and software-defined radio Erick Emmanuel Djoumessi and Ke Wu; 5. Filtering stages for white-space cognitive- and software-defined radio receivers Roberto Gomez-Garcia, Jose Pedro Magalhaes, Jose-Maria Munoz-Ferras and Manual Sanchez-Renedo; 6. Subsampling multi-standard receiver design for cognitive radio systems Abul Hasan, Mohamed Helaoui and Fadhel M. Ghannouchi; Part III. Adaptable Transceivers for White Space Technologies: 7. White spaces exploration using FGPA-based all-digital transmitters Nelson Silva and Arnaldo S. R. Oliveira; 8. Interference active cancellation techniques for agile transceivers Stefano Maddio, Alessandro Cidronali, Giovanni Collodi and Gianfranco Manes; 9. Highly efficient transmitter architectures Pere L. Gilabert, Gabriel Montoro and Jose Angel Garcia.