Spectrum occupancy measurements in the TV and CDMA bands
O.D. Babalola, Emoseh Garba, I.T. Oladimeji, A.S. Bamiduro, Nasir Faruk, Olugbenga Akinkunmi Sowande, Olayiwola Wasiu Bello, Adeseko A. Ayeni, Mamdouh Muhammad · 2015
Continuous demand, by end users, has become an issue with respect to the scarce resources of the radio frequency spectrum. In this paper we conducted a 24-hour outdoor measurement of spectrum occupancy, in both rural and urban areas in Kwara State, Nigeria, spanning across the frequency range of 48.5 MHz - 880 MHz The results obtained show that the mean average duty cycle for TV bands 1-4 and CDMA band in rural and urban locations are 2.58 % and 12.02% and 0.25% and 3.13% respectively. Findings from this measurements show that there is ample opportunity for deployment of cognitive radio for a more efficient utilization of the spectrum.