Cognitive Radio Computation and Computational Platforms
Charles W. Bostian, Nicholas J. Kaminski, Almohanad S. Fayez · Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks · 2016
In selecting computational hardware for SDR/CR applications, there is not necessarily a single platform and/or combination of computational devices that address an application. Having a particular platform that is readily available, familiarity with a particular set of computational devices, cost, time-to-market, etc. will influence a developer's choice of a platform. By understanding the underlying computational device architecture and the associated tradeoffs designers can better understand how to leverage and utilize the devices in their systems. The use of MoCs ultimately provides an appropriate framework to analyze, develop, and integrate application development. MoCs provide various design capabilities, guarantees, and programming complexity. In some applications, a combination of computational devices might be necessary, and a combination of computational models might also be necessary such as when bridging the reactive and real-time system perspective between CEs and SDRs.