With the emergence of Internet of Things (IoT), where any device is able to connect to the
Internet and monitor/control physical elements, several applications were made possible …

The continuous growth of interconnected objects in the Internet of Things (IoT) raises a
challenge to the wireless communication technology. Cognitive radio could make full use of …

In this paper, we propose a cross-layer architectural framework for network and channel
selection in a heterogeneous cognitive wireless network (HCWN). Existing research on …

Cognitive radio (CR) is proposed as an efficient way to address the issue of spectrum
shortage and underutilization, in which cooperative spectrum sensing (CSS) is used to …

The Internet of Things (IoT) that allows connectivity of network devices embedded with
sensors undergoes severe data exchange interference as the unlicensed spectrum band …

The attractive features of Internet of Things (IoT) and the concept of cognitive radio have
raised the opportunity of creating a smart world. The advancement of cost-effective …

Cognitive radio technology has been proposed to improve the spectrum efficiency by letting
the cognitive radios act as cognitive users to opportunistically access underutilized …

Extravagant demands for wireless communications have resulted in the shortage of
spectrum, such that unlicensed spectrum bands are overcrowded, whereas licensed bands …

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) technology allows massive devices to connect to the
internet for data exchange. It is anticipated that in near future, trillions of IoT devices will be …

The design and development of energy and spectrum-efficient solutions are important in the
success of the Internet of Things (IoT). Due to the presence of an enormous number of smart …