Cognitive Radio Networks

UNIT I: Reconfigurable Wireless Communication Systems & Cognitive Radio

• Reconfigurable Wireless Communication Systems

• Digital Radio Processing

Concept of Cognitive Radio

• Cognitive Radio Bands

• Spectrum Policy

• Applications of Cognitive Radio

• Cognitive Radio Network Design

• Spectrum Coexistence in Cognitive Radio Networks

UNIT II: Multiple Access Communications & Cooperative Networks

• Multiple Access Communications

  • ALOHA, Splitting Algorithms, Carrier Sensing

  • Routing and Flow Control

Cooperative Communications & Networks

• Information Theory for Cooperative Communications

• Cooperative Communications

• Cooperative Wireless Networks

Cognitive Radio Communications

• Cognitive Radios and Dynamic Spectrum Access

• Analytical Approaches and Algorithms for Dynamic Spectrum Access

• Fundamental Limits of Cognitive Radios

• Mathematical Models for Networking Cognitive Radios

UNIT III: Network Coding & Spectrum Sensing

• Network Coding for Cognitive Radio Relay Networks

• Cognitive Radio Networks Architecture

  • Terminal Architecture of CRN

  • QoS Provisional Diversity in Radio Access Networks

  • Scaling Laws of Ad Hoc and Cognitive Radio Networks

Spectrum Sensing

• Spectrum Sensing to Detect Specific Primary Systems

• Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive OFDMA Systems

• Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Multi-Radio Networks

UNIT IV: Network Layer Design

• Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

• Routing in Cognitive Radio Networks

• Control of CRN

• Network Tomography

• Self-Organization in Mobile Communication Networks

UNIT V: Spectrum Management & Regulatory Issues

• Spectrum Management of Cognitive Radio Networks

  • Spectrum Sharing

  • Spectrum Pricing

• Mobility Management of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

• Regulatory Issues and International Standards