cognitive radio

noun

1. a radio that can automatically alter frequency, power, modulation, etc, according to where it is located

Example Sentences

Instead of operating on a single, hard-wired set of frequencies, a mobile device could use what is sometimes called cognitive radio: a device that uses software to switch its wireless links to whatever radio channel happens to be open at that moment.

From Nature

Cognitive radio has the capability to modulate various parameters, including frequency and power, intelligently and in real time.

From Time

A contemporary example you may not have heard of is the “cognitive radio,” i.e., radios capable of “choosing” the frequency or power at which they will operate.

From Time

The FCC has been looking at cognitive radio for ten years; comments on how best to implement this technology remain open today.

From Time

In a similar way, xG’s cognitive radio technology listens for interference and calculates a way to reduce it, he said.

From New York Times