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This paper reports relative performance of decode-and-forward (DF) and amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying in a multi-antenna cooperative cognitive radio network (CCRN) that supports device-to-device (D2D) communications using spectrum…
Cognitive radio transceiver can opportunistically access the underutilized spectrum resource of primary systems for new wireless services. With interleave implementation, the secondary transmission may be interrupted by the primary user's…
Wireless networks are fundamentally limited by the intensity of the received signals and by their inherent interference. It is shown here that in finite ad hoc networks where node placement is modelled according to a Poisson point process…
Cognitive ad-hoc networks allow users to access an unlicensed/shared spectrum without the need for any coordination via a central controller and are being envisioned for futuristic ultra-dense wireless networks. The ad-hoc nature of…
We investigate the scheduling of a common resource between several concurrent users when the feasible transmission rate of each user varies randomly over time. Time is slotted and users arrive and depart upon service completion. This may…
This work is the second of a two-part series of papers on the effectiveness of cooperative techniques in non-centralized carrier sense-based ad hoc wireless networks. While Part I extensively discussed reactive cooperation, characterized by…
In this paper, the throughput of relay networks with multiple source-destination pairs under queueing constraints has been investigated for both variable-rate and fixed-rate schemes. When channel side information (CSI) is available at the…
This work analyzes the performance of an underlay cognitive radio based decode-and-forward mixed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radio frequency/free space optical (RF/FSO) cooperative relay system with multiple mobile secondary and…
Achievable degrees-of-freedom (DoF) of the large-scale interfering two-way relay network is investigated. The network consists of $K$ pairs of communication nodes (CNs) and $N$ relay nodes (RNs). It is assumed that $K\ll N$ and each pair of…
In this work, we examine cognitive radio networks, where secondary users may act as relays for messages sent by the primary user, hence offering performance improvement of primary transmissions, while at the same time obtaining more…
We study the transmission capacities of two coexisting wireless networks (a primary network vs. a secondary network) that operate in the same geographic region and share the same spectrum. We define transmission capacity as the product…
Wireless random access protocols are attracting a revived research interest as a simple yet effective solution for machine-type communications. In the quest to improve reliability and spectral efficiency of such schemes, the use of multiple…
In this paper, we analyze the throughput performance of two co-existing downlink multiuser underlay secondary networks that use fixed-rate transmissions. We assume that the interference temperature limit (ITL) is apportioned to accommodate…
This work considers secure transmission protocol for flexible load-balance control in two-hop relay wireless networks without the information of both eavesdropper channels and locations. The available secure transmission protocols via relay…
In this work we examine the operation of a node relaying packets from a number of users to a destination node. We assume multi-packet reception capabilities for the relay and the destination node. The relay node can transmit and receive at…
In this paper, we consider an overlay cognitive radio network, in which a secondary transmitter (ST) is willing to relay the information of a primary transmitter toward a primary receiver. In return, ST can access the licensed band to send…
In this paper, utilizing the relay buffers, we propose an opportunistic decode-wait-and-forward relay scheme for a point-to-point communication system with a half-duplexing relay network to better exploit the time diversity and relay…
This paper provides a statistical characterization of the individual achievable rates in bits/s/Hz and the spatial throughput of bipolar Poisson wireless networks in bits/s/Hz/m$^2$. We assume that all transmitters have a cognitive ability…
In this letter, we consider an underlay cognitive radio network assisted by dual-hop decode-and-forward (DF) relaying. For a general multi-user network, we adopt a max-min fairness relay selection scheme and analyse the outage probability…
This paper assesses the communication link from smart meters to aggregators as (unlicensed) secondary users that transmit their data over the (licensed) primary uplink channel. The proposed scenario assumes: (i) meters' and aggregators'…