An Improved Entropy Based Sensing by Exploring Phase Information

  • Lee, Haowei (Wireless Transmission Lab, The Graduate School of Information Technology & Telecommunications, Inha University) ;
  • Gu, Junrong (Wireless Transmission Lab, The Graduate School of Information Technology & Telecommunications, Inha University) ;
  • Sohn, Sung-Hwan (Wireless Transmission Lab, The Graduate School of Information Technology & Telecommunications, Inha University) ;
  • Jang, Sung-Jeen (Wireless Transmission Lab, The Graduate School of Information Technology & Telecommunications, Inha University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Moung (Wireless Transmission Lab, The Graduate School of Information Technology & Telecommunications, Inha University)
  • Received : 2010.02.05
  • Accepted : 2010.09.03
  • Published : 2010.09.30

Abstract

In this paper, we present a new sensing method based on phase entropy. Entropy is a measurement which quantifies the information content contained in a signal. For the PSK modulation, the information is encoded in the phase of the transmitted signal. By focusing on phase, more information is collected during sensing, which suggests a superior performance. The sensing based on Phase entropy is not limited to PSK signal. We generalize it to PAM signal as well. It is more advantageous to detect the phase. The simulation results have confirmed the excellent performance of this novel sensing algorithm.

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