A self‐learning MAC protocol for energy harvesting and spectrum access in cognitive radio sensor networks

M Hawa, KA Darabkh, R Al-Zubi… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The fusion of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs) into
Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks (CRSNs) is quite an attractive proposal, because it allows …

RF energy harvesting and transfer in cognitive radio sensor networks: Opportunities and challenges

J Ren, J Hu, D Zhang, H Guo, Y Zhang… - IEEE Communications …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By enabling sensor nodes to opportunistically access licensed channels, CRSN can provide
a spectrum-efficient networking solution in the era of the Internet of Things. On the other …

A mobility‐aware cluster‐based MAC protocol for radio‐frequency energy harvesting cognitive wireless sensor networks

A Obaid, X Fernando… - IET Wireless Sensor …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cognitive wireless sensor networks (CWSN) are severely energy constrained and radio
frequency (RF) wireless energy harvesting (RFWEH) has been shown to improve the …

An energy harvesting MAC protocol for cognitive wireless sensor networks

A Obaid, M Jaseemuddin… - 2021 IEEE 93rd …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cognitive Wireless Sensor Networks (CWSN) are known to be energy constrained because
they are required to perform cognitive functions in addition to sensing, which reduces the …

Wireless energy harvesting from ambient sources for cognitive networks in rural communities

A Obaid, X Fernando - 2017 IEEE Canada International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cognitive Radio Networks (CRN) offer a solution to work with low interference in
electromagnetically noisy environments such as in the proximity of TV/Radio stations or high …

Joint channel access and sampling rate control in energy harvesting cognitive radio sensor networks

J Ren, Y Zhang, R Deng, N Zhang… - … on Emerging Topics …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the network utility maximization problem in energy harvesting
cognitive radio sensor networks (CRSNs). Different from traditional sensor networks, sensor …

Energy-efficient medium access control protocols for cognitive radio sensor networks: A comparative survey

S Luitel, S Moh - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
The increase of application areas in wireless sensor networks demands novel solutions in
terms of energy consumption and radio frequency management. Cognitive radio sensor …

Energy-harvesting-aided spectrum sensing and data transmission in heterogeneous cognitive radio sensor network

D Zhang, Z Chen, J Ren, N Zhang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The incorporation of cognitive radio (CR) and energy harvesting (EH) capabilities in wireless
sensor networks enables spectrum and energy-efficient heterogeneous CR sensor networks …

MAC protocol for energy-harvesting users in cognitive radio networks

Y Kim, CW Park, TJ Lee - … of the 8th International Conference on …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
In a Cognitive Radio (CR) network, secondary users search idle spectrum and use the
channel intelligently to increase spectral efficiency. In a CR network with energy-harvesting …

An adaptive MAC protocol for RF energy harvesting wireless sensor networks

TD Nguyen, JY Khan, DT Ngo - 2016 IEEE Global …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing demand of IoT (Internet of Things) applications, the demand for energy
efficiency (EE) and quality-of-service (QoS) in IoT networks is on the rise. In IoT networks …