Cognitive radio networks (CRNs) have surfaced as a potential answer to the conundrum of
constrained spectrum resources and the growing necessity for wireless communication …

Cognitive radio technology (CRNs) will be the fundamental driving force behind the next
generation (5G) mobile communication systems as it provides the optimal solution for the …

Cognitive radio technologies enable users to opportunistically access unused licensed
spectrum and are viewed as a promising way to deal with the current spectrum crisis. Over …

This dissertation offers a comprehensive treatment of cognitive radio (CR) as an elemental
technology capable of improving the spectral inadequacy problem in future generations of …

Cognitive radio networks hold the key to achieving better radio bandwidth utilization and
improving the quality of wireless applications. The next step in this fast emerging paradigm …

Wireless spectrum is a scarce resource, and historically it has been divided into chunks and
allocated to different government and commercial entities with longterm and exclusive …

In order to meet the growing needs for wireless communication in dynamic and diverse
circumstances, Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs) have evolved as a transformational …

Software Defined Radio (SDR)-enabled cognitive radio network architectures are expected
to play an important role in the future 5G networks. Despite the increased research interest …

While still early in its development, cognitive radio is a highly promising communications
paradigm that can effectively address the spectrum insufficiency problem. This book …

Abstract Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) is an emerging paradigm that makes use of
Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) to communicate opportunistically, in the un-licensed …