Decentralized Sequential Hypothesis Testing Using Asynchronous Communication

DOI10.1109/TIT.2010.2090249zbMATH Open1366.94141arXiv0908.4262OpenAlexW2145832604MaRDI QIDQ5281145FDOQ5281145

Authors: Georgios Fellouris, George V. Moustakides 

Publication date: 27 July 2017

Published in: IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a test for the problem of decentralized sequential hypothesis testing, which is asymptotically optimum. By selecting a suitable sampling mechanism at each sensor, communication between sensors and fusion center is asynchronous and limited to 1-bit data. The proposed SPRT-like test turns out to be order-2 asymptotically optimum in the case of continuous time and continuous path signals, while in discrete time this strong asymptotic optimality property is preserved under proper conditions. If these conditions do not hold, then we can show optimality of order-1. Simulations corroborate the excellent performance characteristics of the test of interest.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0908.4262

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Parametric hypothesis testing (62F03) Sequential estimation (62L12) Detection theory in information and communication theory (94A13)

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• Asymptotically optimal parameter estimation under communication constraints
• Bayesian quickest detection in sensor arrays
• A multistage procedure for decentralized sequential multi-hypothesis testing problems
• Asymptotic Optimality Theory for Decentralized Sequential Hypothesis Testing in Sensor Networks
• Fundamental structures and asymptotic performance criteria in decentralized binary hypothesis testing

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