The inadequate use of wireless spectrum resources has recently motivated researchers and
practitioners to look for new ways to improve resource efficiency. As a result, new cognitive …

This open access book, authored by a world-leading researcher in this field, describes
fundamentals of dynamic spectrum management, provides a systematic overview on the …

The lack of availability of radio spectrum for wireless communication purposes is becoming
a serious problem as more wireless systems and services are being developed and operate …

–The ability of cognitive radio technologies to adapt a radio's use of spectrum to the real-
time conditions of its operating environment offers regulators, licensees, and the public the …

With the rapid development of wireless communication, the scarcity of spectrum becomes
more and more prominent. Cognitive radio is proposed to overcome the problem of low …

The fast user growth in wireless communications has created significant demands for new
wireless services in both the licensed and unlicensed frequency spectra. Since many …

Due to the huge number of diverse wireless devices and technologies, spectacular
increases in the number of wireless subscribers, advent of new applications and continuous …

Cognitive radio (CR) network has emerged as a potential solution to the under-utilization
problem of the allocated radio spectrum, where spectrum sensing (SS) plays a key role to …

Rapidly advancing technological advancements in the recent past has made the life of
consumers at ease through innovation of sophisticated and state of the art gadgets. The …

The need for higher data rates is increasing as a result of the transition from voice-only
communication to wireless multimedia and web type of applications. Given the limitations of …