Spectrum sensing is a significant issue in cognitive radio networks which enables estimation of the frequency spectrum and hence provides frequency reuse. In the large-scale cognitive radio networks, secondary users cannot share a common spectrum since the coverage area of primary users is limited. In this study, the authors suggest a diffusion adaptive learning algorithm based on correntropy cooperation policy, which first categorises received data of secondary users into several groups, and then learns a common spectrum inside each group. The mean-square performance of proposed algorithm is analysed and supported by simulations. Experimental results show that, in a multitask cognitive network, the proposed algorithm can achieve a better mean-square deviation learning performance both in transient and steady-state regimes in comparison with other conventional algorithms.

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