This paper presents an integrated view of cognitive radio technologies for efficient wireless ser... more This paper presents an integrated view of cognitive radio technologies for efficient wireless services in dense spectrum environments. The rationale for cognitive radio based systems is discussed, leading to an identification of the available design space that ranges from reactive interference avoidance to spectrum etiquette and eventually network collaboration. After reviewing prior work in the dynamic spectrum area, a specific distributed spectrum etiquette protocol called "common spectrum coordination channel (CSCC)" is introduced. Performance gains achieved with CSCC relative to simpler reactive time/frequency/power control algorithms are evaluated for example in WiFi/Bluetooth and WiFi/WiMax co-existence scenarios. The next level of system performance can be achieved through opportunistic collaboration between radios to form ad hoc multi-hop networks in which neighboring nodes associate with each other at high bit-rate and low power. Adaptive wireless networks of this type will require new protocol architectures which integrate flexible PHY/MAC and cross-layer capabilities with ad hoc network discovery and multihop routing. A specific "CogNet" protocol architecture based on the concept of a "global control plane (GCP)" is described. Major CogNet protocol modules for bootstrapping, discovery, data path setup and naming/addressing are outlined, and representative ns-2 simulation results are provided for validation. In conclusion, the paper gives a preview of the network-centric WiNC2R prototype under development at WINLAB as an experimental cognitive radio platform. Published by Elsevier B.V.
This paper presents the design goals and architecture of WiNC2R—the WINLAB Network Centric Cognit... more This paper presents the design goals and architecture of WiNC2R—the WINLAB Network Centric Cognitive radio hardware platform. The platform has been designed for flexible processing at both the radio physical layer and MAC/network layers with sustained bit-rates of ~10 Mbps and higher. The hardware prototype supports multi band operation with fast spectrum scanning, the ability to dynamically switch between a number of OFDM and DSSS modems and multiple MAC protocols. The radio modems, MAC, and network-layer protocols are implemented in a flexible manner using general-purpose processing engines and a set of dynamically configurable hardware accelerators. An FPGA based platform implementation currently in progress is described in terms of key hardware components including the software-defined modem, the flexible MAC engine and network-level processor. Preliminary prototyping results are reported, and a roadmap for further evolution of the WiNC2R board is provided.
This paper presents the design goals and architecture of WiNC2R - the WINLAB Network Centric Cogn... more This paper presents the design goals and architecture of WiNC2R - the WINLAB Network Centric Cognitive radio hardware platform. The platform has been designed for flexible processing at both the radio physical layer and MAC/network layers with sustained bit-rates of ~10 Mbps and higher. The hardware prototype supports multi band operation with fast spectrum scanning, the ability to dynamically switch between a number of OFDM and DSSS modems and multiple MAC protocols. The radio modems, MAC, and network-layer protocols are implemented in a flexible manner using general-purpose processing engines and a set of dynamically configurable hardware accelerators. An FPGA based platform implementation currently in progress is described in terms of key hardware components including the software-defined modem, the flexible MAC engine and network-level processor. Preliminary prototyping results are reported, and a roadmap for further evolution of the WiNC2R board is provided.
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