Doubly Constrained Underlay Cognitive Radio System: Optimization and Analysis

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a doubly constrained underlay cognitive radio (CR) system. In it, a secondary user (SU) transmitter (Tx) is subject to average interference constraint, and spectral efficiency constraint. For the underlay system, we investigate both average energy efficiency and average spectral efficiency. Specifically, we develop an algorithm that determines the suboptimal operating point of transmit power with which the SU-Tx must operate for maximum energy efficiency. We derive an analytical expression for the fading-averaged spectral efficiency assuming Rayleigh fading with path loss and shadowing. To validate the analytical results, we simulate the model in MATLAB using Monte-Carlo simulations and investigate the system performance. The analysis that we present is useful for constrained cognitive radio systems and networks.