GBSense: A GHz-Bandwidth Compressed Spectrum Sensing System

Abstract

This paper presents GBSense, an innovative compressed spectrum sensing system designed for GHz-bandwidth signals in dynamic spectrum access (DSA) applications. GBSense introduces an efficient approach to periodic nonuniform sampling, capturing wideband signals using significantly lower sampling rates compared to traditional Nyquist sampling. By integrating time-interleaved analog-to-digital conversion, GBSense overcomes the hardware complexity typically associated with traditional multicoset sampling, providing precise, real-time adjustable sampling patterns without the need for analog delay circuits. The system's ability to process signals with a 2 GHz radio frequency bandwidth using only a 400 MHz average sampling rate enables more efficient spectrum monitoring and access in wideband cognitive radios. Lab tests demonstrate 100\% accurate spectrum detection when the spectrum occupancy is below 100 MHz and over 80\% accuracy for occupancy up to 200 MHz. Additionally, an integrated system utilizing a low-power Raspberry Pi processor achieves a low processing latency of around 30 ms per frame, demonstrating the system's potential for real-time applications in cognitive radio networks, 5G, and future 6G infrastructures.