Research Article
Local Independent Control of Cognitive Radio Networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/CROWNCOM.2008.4562476, author={Christian Doerr and Dirk Grunwald and Douglas Sicker}, title={Local Independent Control of Cognitive Radio Networks}, proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={CROWNCOM}, year={2008}, month={7}, keywords={cognitive radio networks emergent behavior swarm intelligence dynamic spectrum allocation}, doi={10.1109/CROWNCOM.2008.4562476} }- Christian Doerr
Dirk Grunwald
Douglas Sicker
Year: 2008
Local Independent Control of Cognitive Radio Networks
CROWNCOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CROWNCOM.2008.4562476
Abstract
Many different algorithms for managing cognitive radio networks have been proposed. While these algorithms have applied the whole range from centrally managed to distributed control schemes, a common feature of previous work is the reliance on explicit communication to exchange and negotiate configuration information. This paper describes a new class of cognitive radio control algorithms employing local independent control based upon swarming behavior found in nature. We examine the feasibility of such local independent control in a testbed implementation of the algorithm, configuring and dynamically adapting a cognitive radio network. We find that approach is suited to coordinate a cognitive radio network based on passive observation of its environment only and may coordinate with other control algorithms deployed in heterogeneous secondary user networks.