Spectrum sensing is the main feature of cognitive radio technology. Spectrum sensing gives an idea of detecting the presence of the primary users in a licensed spectrum. In this paper we compare the theoretical results of detection probability of different fading environments like Rayleigh, Rician, Nakagami-m fading channels with the simulation results using energy detection based spectrum sensing. The numerical results are plotted as Pf Vs Pd for different SNR values, fading parameters. It is observed that Nakagami fading channel performance is better than other fading channels by using energy detection in spectrum sensing. A MATLAB simulation test bench has been implemented to know the performance of energy detection in different fading channel environment., {"references":["S. Haykin, \"Cognitive radio: brain-empowered wireless\ncommunications,\" IEEE J. Select. Areas Communications, vol. 23, pp.\n201- 220, Feb. 2005.","H. Urkowitz, \"Energy detection of unknown deterministic signals,\" in\nProceedings of IEEE, vol. 55, pp. 523–231, April 1967.","S. Nallagonda, S. Suraparaju, S. D. Roy, and S. Kundu, \"Performance of\nenergy detection based spectrum sensing in fading channels,\" in\nProceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer and\nCommunication Technology (ICCCT '11), pp. 575–580, Allahabad,\nIndia, September 2011.","F. F. Digham, M.-S. Alouini, and M. K. Simon, \"On the energy\ndetection of unknown signals over fading channels,\" in Proceedings of\nthe International Conference on Communications (ICC '03), vol. 5, pp.\n3575–3579, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 2003.","S. Haykin, \"Cognitive radio: brain-empowered wireless\ncommunications,\" IEEE J. Select. Areas Communications, vol. 23, pp.\n201- 220, Feb. 2005.","H. Urkowitz, \"Energy detection of unknown deterministic signals,\" in\nProceedings of IEEE, vol. 55, pp. 523–231, April 1967.","S. Nallagonda, S. Suraparaju, S. D. Roy, and S. Kundu, \"Performance of\nenergy detection based spectrum sensing in fading channels,\" in\nProceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer and\nCommunication Technology (ICCCT '11), pp. 575–580, Allahabad,\nIndia, September 2011.","F. F. Digham, M.-S. Alouini, and M. K. Simon, \"On the energy\ndetection of unknown signals over fading channels,\" in Proceedings of\nthe International Conference on Communications (ICC '03), vol. 5, pp.\n3575–3579, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 2003.","S D. Cabric, S. M. Mishra, and R. W. Brodersen, \"Implementation\nissues in spectrum sensing for cognitive radios,\" in Proc. of Asilomar\nconf. on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Nov. 7-10, 2004, vol. 1, pp.\n772–776.\n[10] Jiaqi Duan and Yong Li, \"Performance analysis of cooperative spectrum\nsensing in different fading channels,\" in Proc. IEEE Interantional\nconference on Computer Engineering and Technology (ICCET'10),\npp.v3-64-v3-68, June 2010.\n[11] K. T. Hemachandra, N. C. Beaulieu, \"Novel analysis for performance\nevaluation of energy detection of unknown deterministic signals using\ndual diversity\", in Proc. IEEE Vehicular Tech. Conf. (VTC-fall '11),,\npp.1−5, Sep. 2011.\n[12] I. S. Gradshteyn and I. M. Ryzhik, Table of Integrals, Series, and\nProducts, 7th ed. Academic Press, 2007.\n[13] A. H. Nuttall, \"Some integrals involving the QM-function,\" Naval\nUnderwater Systems Center (NUSC) technical report, May 1974\n[14] A. Ghasemi and E. S. Sousa, \"Collaborative spectrum sensing for\nopportunistic access in fading environments,\" in Proc. of 1st IEEE\nSymp. New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks,\nBaltimore, USA, Nov. 8-11, 2005, pp. 131-136.\n[15] A. H. Nuttall, \"Some integrals involving the QM function,\" IEEE\nTransactions on Information Theory, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 95–96,\nJanuary1975.\n[16] M. K. Simon and M. -S. Alouni, \"Digital Communication over Fading\nChannels\", 2nd Edition, New York: Wiley, 2005."]}