Requirements of an Open Platform for Cognitive Networks Experiments

Author

DaSilva, Luiz A. ; MacKenzie, Allen B. ; Da Silva, Claudio R C M ; Thomas, Ryan W.

Author_Institution

Bradley Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

fYear

2008

fDate

14-17 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Experimental research on networks of cognitive radios has been hindered by the lack of open, affordable cognitive radios and associated software that are capable of operating with the full network protocol stack. In this paper, we describe our vision of the building blocks needed to create an open platform for cognitive network experimentation and prototyping. These include mechanisms for distributed spectrum sensing, a MAC protocol tailored to dynamic spectrum access, and interface languages for cognitive networks.

Keywords

access protocols; cognitive radio; software radio; spread spectrum communication; MAC protocol; cognitive network experimentation; cognitive network prototyping; cognitive networks experiments; cognitive radios; distributed spectrum sensing; dynamic spectrum access; interface languages; network protocol stack; software radio; Access protocols; Cognitive radio; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Engines; Hardware; Media Access Protocol; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, 2008. DySPAN 2008. 3rd IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2016-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2017-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DYSPAN.2008.49

Filename

4658260