Owing to the advancement of wireless communication technologies, the vehicular ad‐hoc
network (VANET) has experienced a rapid development in recent years. However, it is …

A constantly available control channel facilitates control message exchange and spectrum
coordination in cognitive radio (CR) ad hoc networks. When a dedicated control channel is …

In this study, network performance analysis of a newly proposed cognitive radio wireless
network (CRWN) medium access control (MAC) protocol is investigated in order to improve …

MAC protocol design for cognitive radio (CR) should provide access control for unused
spectrum without or with minimal interference to primary users. On this basis, considering …

In cognitive radio (CR) networks, identifying the available spectrum resource through
spectrum sensing, deciding on the optimal sensing and transmission times, and …

In cognitive radio (CR) networks, spectrum sensing is a crucial technique for discovering
spectrum opportunities for secondary users (SUs). The quality of spectrum sensing is …

New wireless network paradigms will demand higher spectrum use and availability to cope
with emerging data-hungry devices. Traditional static spectrum allocation policies cause …

The standard IEEE 802.11 p was proposed to support the rapid exchange of data between
the vehicles themselves and between the vehicles and the RSU (Road Side Unit). Besides …

The paradigm of vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) emerges as a promising approach to
provide road safety, vehicle traffic management, and infotainment applications. Thus, it is …

A simple distributed Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol for cognitive wireless networks
is proposed. It is assumed that the network is slotted, the spectrum is divided into a number …