A two-level MAC protocol strategy for opportunistic spectrum access in cognitive radio networks

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2164-2180

  Chen, Qian ^a,b   Liang, Ying Chang ^b   Motani, Mehul ^a   Wong, Wai Choong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cognitive radio networks; CR ALOHA; CR CSMA; opportunistic spectrum access

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVABLE PERFORMANCE; AVERAGE PACKET DELAYS; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; COGNITIVE RADIO; COGNITIVE RADIO NETWORK; CR-ALOHA; CR-CSMA; DETECTION PROBABILITIES; FRAME LENGTH; MAC PROTOCOL; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOLS; MULTIPLE ACCESS; NETWORK METRICS; OPPORTUNISTIC SPECTRUM ACCESS; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; PACKET SCHEDULING; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PROTECTION EFFECT; RANDOM ACCESS; SECOND LEVEL; SECONDARY NETWORKS; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECTRUM SENSING; TRAFFIC RATE;

CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PACKET NETWORKS; SPECTROSCOPY;

RADIO;

EID: 79959282193     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2011.2141694     Document Type: Article

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