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Table 1 Main notations with corresponding definitions

From: A throughput analysis of an energy-efficient spectrum sensing scheme for the cognitive radio-based Internet of things

Notations

Definition

\(H\left( H_0/H_1\right)\)

Hypotheses (absent/present)

\(p_0\)

The probability of absence of the primary signal

\(p_1\)

The probability of presence of the primary signal

\(\tau _s(NSA)\)

The sensing time slot in the conventional scheme

\(\tau _s(SA)\)

The sensing time slot in the proposed scheme

STS

The time slot of sensing

RTS

The time slot of reporting

\(f_s\)

The sampling frequency

\(N_{x,j}\)

The total number of samples of the \(j{\rm th}\, CR-IoT\) user

T

The total frame length

SA

Sequential approach

NSA

Non-sequential approach

\(CR-IoT_{tx}\)

The CR-IoT transmitter

\(CR-IoT_{rx}\)

The CR-IoT receiver

\(PU_{tx}\)

The primary user transmitter

\(PU_{rx}\)

The primary user receiver

A

The frame of discernment

\(p_{d,j}\)

The probability of detection of the \(j{\rm th}\,CR-IoT\) user

\(p_{f,j}\)

The probability of false alarm of the \(j{\rm th}\,CR-IoT\) user

\(gd_d\)

Global probability of detection of the fusion center

\(gd_f\)

Global probability of false alarm of the fusion center

\(c_0\)

The channel capacity under \(H_0\)

\(c_1\)

The channel capacity under \(H_1\)

\(R_{avg}\)

The average throughput of the proposed scheme

\(SNR_{CR-IoT}\)

The SNR in the \(CR-IoT_{tx}\) and \(CR-IoT_{rx}\) link

\(SNR_{PU}\)

The SNR in the \(PU_{tx}\) and \(CR-IoT_{rx}\) link