Cognitive Wireless Networks: Concepts, Methodologies and Visions Inspiring the Age of Enlightenment of Wireless Communications [Paperback]

In the Age of Enlightenment the German philosopher Immanuel Kant encouraged people to use their own mind as the basis for reasoning instead of following dogmatic religious rules - Sapere aude! (dare to know!) - Today wireless communication networks are increasingly becoming aware of the conditions of its their component parts and surrounding environment. Cognition, a continuous process involving sensing, reasoning, understanding and reacting, can be applied to wireless networks in order to adapt the system to the highly dynamic wireless ecosystem. The ultimate goals are to enhance the efficiency in the use of radio resources as well as to improve both link and network performance. This book presents a detailed overview of a rapidly emerging topic in modern communications: cognitive wireless networks. The key aspects of cognitive and cooperative principles in wireless networks are discussed in this book. Furthermore, Cognitive Wireless Networks advocates the concept of breaking up the cellular communication architecture by introducing cooperative strategies among wireless devices. Cognitive wireless networking is the key to success in handling the upcoming dynamic network configurations and exploiting this cross-over to the fullest extent.

Introductory Chapter.- Cooperative and Cognitive Networks: A Motivating Introduction.- Cellular Controlled Peer to Peer Communications: Overview and Potentials.- Cooperative Networks: Social, Operational and Communicational Aspects.- Applying Evolutionary Approaches for Cooperation.- The Social Qualities of Pervasive Wireless Networks.- Encouraging Cooperative Interaction among Network Entities.- Competition and Cooperation in Wireless Multi-Access Networks.- A Cooperative ID for 4G.- Implementing Cooperative Wireless Networks.- Scalable Cooperation in Multi-Terminal Half-Duplex Relay Networks.- Trigger Management and Mobile Node Cooperation.- Cooperative Mobile Positioning in 4G Wireless Netwl³˜