Cognitive radio networks challenge the traditional wireless networking paradigm by
introducing concepts firmly stemmed into the Artificial Intelligence (AI) field, ie, learning and …

In this paper, we articulate the challenge of multiple intersecting policies for the realization of
rural broadband networks employing dynamic spectrum access (DSA). Broadband …

Spectrum sensing is a fundamental feature of cognitive radio technologies facilitating
detection and localization of spectrum opportunities. Combined with centralized database …

Cognitive Radio (CR) was designed to support flexible spectrum usage by adding spectrum
sensing facilities and decision making logic to the radio devices. Cognitive Radio Network …

In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of an extensible and flexible self-
optimization framework for cognitive home networks that employs cognitive wireless …

The demand for higher data rates, capacity and better quality-of-service is constantly
growing for home networks. Therefore, there is a pressing need for efficient use of wireless …

Cognitive radio is considered to be a key technology for future heterogeneous networks.
Cognitive radio network is an evolution of the cognitive radio by extending the radio link …

Spectrum sensing is a cornerstone task in cognitive radio environments supporting dynamic
spectrum access by spectrum opportunities discovery. It must be reliable and accurate in …

The increasing complexity of the future wireless networks leads to the requirement for self-
organization. This is true especially in home networking where users are typically not …

In this paper, we propose a novel approach for constructing flexible link-layer protocols
which separate their functionality into multiple components. Our work is motivated by the fact …