Performance of Concatenated Kernel Code in Cognitive Radio Networks

Error correction coding is extensively used to achieve reliability in digital communication especially in Physical Layer. In this paper, construction of concatenated kernel code defined over algebraic structure group is discussed. Minimal trellis representation is given for constructed concatenated kernel codeword. Constructed code is tested in cognitive radio network environment subjected to continuous interference due to the behavior of primary users. Proposed code is tested through simulations and its performance is analyzed in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER) in mitigating the effect of continuous interference. Maximum likelihood graph Viterbi decoding technique is used to decode the concatenated kernel code.