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MAC Protocols for Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks: Sensing Error-Aware and Spectrum Access Strategies

MAC Protocols for Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks: Sensing Error-Aware and Spectrum Access Strategies
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Author(s): Abdullah Masrub (Brunel University, UK & University of Al-Mergib, Libya)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 20
Source title: Self-Organization and Green Applications in Cognitive Radio Networks
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Anwer Al-Dulaimi (Brunel University, UK), John Cosmas (Brunel University, UK)and Abbas Mohammed (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2812-0.ch009

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Abstract

In contrast to infrastructure-based networks, in wireless ad hoc networks nodes can discover and communicate with each other directly without involving central access points. In this mode of multi-hop networks, all nodes have equal right to access the medium. Hence, the performance of wireless ad hoc networks is mostly limited by traffic congestion. To alleviate such a problem, Cognitive Radio (CR) technology can be used. In this chapter, a CR-based Medium Access Control (MAC) layer for wireless ad hoc networks is investigated. The authors focus on Cognitive MAC protocols for an unlicensed user, which can be enabled to access the large amount of unused spectrum allocated for a licensed user in an intelligent way without causing any harmful interference. They propose a cognitive MAC protocol based on the theory of the Partially Observed Markov Decision Process (POMDP), which sense the radio spectrum, detect the occupancy state of different primary channels, and then opportunistically communicate over unused channels. The objective is to benefit as much as possible from the available spectrum opportunities by making efficient decisions on which channels to access, which ensures maximization of the throughput of the secondary user.

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