As the novel and effective approach to improving the utilization of the precious radio
spectrum, cognitive radio technology is the key to realize the dynamic spectrum access …

In this paper, we consider the medium access control (MAC) protocol design for random
access cognitive radio network (CRN). Based on asynchronous spectrum sensing technique …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been widely recognized as a promising solution for
enhancing various aspects of electric power grid and realizing the vision of smart grid …

The explosive growth in the use of real-time applications on mobile devices has resulted in
new challenges to the design of medium access control (MAC) protocols for ad hoc …

In this paper, we propose a semi-distributed cooperative spectrum sensing (SDCSS) and
channel access framework for multi-channel cognitive radio networks (CRNs). In particular …

This paper presents a novel medium access control medium access control (MAC) for
distributed single-channel cognitive radio networks (CRNs) denominated cognitive radio …

We propose an energy-efficient network architecture that consists of ad hoc (mobile)
cognitive radios (CRs) and infrastructure wireless sensor nodes. The sensor nodes within …

Dynamic spectrum access has gained traction in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) because
of the scarcity in spectrum caused by the proliferation of wireless devices and services, and …

Cognitive radio (CR) technology is envisaged to solve the problems in wireless networks
resulting from the limited available spectrum and the inefficiency in the spectrum usage by …

Cognitive radio ad hoc networks (CRAHNs) have recently been proposed as a way to bring
cognitive radio (CR) technology to traditional ad hoc networks. An important problem is to …