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| Petrin,Allen | Northrop Grumman | ||
| Pfeiffenberger,Jeffrey | Northrop Grumman | ||
| Palkki,Ryan | Northrop Grumman | ||
| Markus,Patrick | Northrop Grumman | ||
| Jaeger,Douglas | Northrop Grumman | ||
| The increasing use of the radio spectrum by the US, its allies, and adversaries, has led to the need for communication devices that are designed with spectrum accessibility as their primary attribute. Cognitive radio technology can be employed to meet this technical need. This paper will introduce a cognitive radio testbed and associated technologies that have been developed by Northrop Grumman. The cognitive radio testbed is based on a custom designed hardware platform to create waveforms on demand over a broad spectral space. This advanced communication device employs a newly developed algorithm that exploits spectrum opportunities to create low-probability of interception and detection (LPI, LPD) waveforms. The testbed also integrates several proven and novel Northrop Grumman technologies developed for signal intelligence (SIGINT) systems. | |||
| Dr. Allen Petrin has been a pioneer in maximizing the usage of the radio spectrum though the development of Cognitive Radio technologies. His work has been presented over a dozen times at international conferences (IEEE, ISART, and URSI), government bodies (NSF, FCC), defense contractors, and a panel of the National Academies. He received a doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology for his unique contributions in this developing area. | |||