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Dual Methods for Power Allocation for Radios Coexisting in <endeca_term>Unlicensed</endeca_term> Spectra

Dual Methods for Power Allocation for Radios Coexisting in Unlicensed Spectra

...systems such as 802.11 networks and Bluetooth systems sharing the same unlicensed band is a familiar scene in urban centers these days. The current... Read more

1 June, 2010
Performance Analysis of CSMA in an Unslotted Cognitive Radio Network With Licensed Channels and <endeca_term>Unlicensed</endeca_term> Channels

Performance Analysis of CSMA in an Unslotted Cognitive Radio Network With Licensed Channels and Unlicensed Channels

...cognitive radio network under a mixed spectrum environment of licensed channels and unlicensed channels. In this system, primary users use only licensed channels, while secondary... Read more

29 February, 2012
Access to GSM and GPRS Mobile Services Over <endeca_term>Unlicensed</endeca_term> Spectrum Technologies Through UMA

Access to GSM and GPRS Mobile Services Over Unlicensed Spectrum Technologies Through UMA

...a considerably higher throughput than GSM systems. The challenges are introduction to Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Evolution of telecom network from early analogue networks to... Read more

2 June, 2011
Peaceful Coexistence of IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16 Standards in 5GHz <endeca_term>Unlicensed</endeca_term> Bands

Peaceful Coexistence of IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16 Standards in 5GHz Unlicensed Bands

...user performance and improve the overall spectrum utilization efficiency, mainly in the unlicensed 5 GHz bands. However, opportunistic use of wireless spectrum creates news problems... Read more

10 February, 2011
Transmission Probability Control Game for Coexisting Random ALOHA Wireless Networks in <endeca_term>Unlicensed</endeca_term> Bands

Transmission Probability Control Game for Coexisting Random ALOHA Wireless Networks in Unlicensed Bands

...hoc networks, with nodes randomly and uniformly distributed, coexisting and sharing an unlicensed band. The objective of this paper is the optimization of the transmission... Read more

23 June, 2010
Distributed QoS-Sensitive Band Selection Strategies for Dynamic Spectrum Access in <endeca_term>Unlicensed</endeca_term> CDMA Networks

Distributed QoS-Sensitive Band Selection Strategies for Dynamic Spectrum Access in Unlicensed CDMA Networks

...increasingly attractive, as it can alleviate the spectrum scarcity problem in the unlicensed bands. The authors study the dynamic spectrum access for a CDMA wireless... Read more

9 June, 2010
SCADA for the Rest of Us: <endeca_term>Unlicensed</endeca_term> Bands Supporting Long-Range Communications

SCADA for the Rest of Us: Unlicensed Bands Supporting Long-Range Communications

The authors are on the cusp of the next big wave in Internet and wireless technology for the mass market: the emergence... Read more

2 October, 2010
Performance Enhancement for <endeca_term>Unlicensed</endeca_term> Users in Coordinated Cognitive Radio Networks Via Channel Reservation

Performance Enhancement for Unlicensed Users in Coordinated Cognitive Radio Networks Via Channel Reservation

In common models of Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs), priority in spectrum access of Primary Users (PUs) must be... Read more

1 June, 2010

Megaupload founder poses 'extreme' bail flight risk

...safe room, closing electronically locked doors behind him. He also had an unlicensed shotgun with him when he was arrested, although his lawyers claim the... Read more

23 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Singapore police bag $1.14m in pirated software

...Local police in Singapore have uncovered a haul of suspected unlicensed software at a manufacturing company, according to a software industry lobbying group... Read more

8 June, 2011 by Liau Yun Qing

Google launches cloud music service in beta

...devices," Levine said. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Unlicensed Google Music arrives tomorrow on CNET News. Get the latest technology news... Read more

10 May, 2011 by Greg Sandoval
Jam-X: Wireless Agreement Under Interference

Jam-X: Wireless Agreement Under Interference

...in sensor networks such as IEEE 802.15.4 typically operate in unlicensed frequency bands that are subject to external interference from devices transmitting at... Read more

22 February, 2012
Picasso: Full Duplex Signal Shaping to Exploit Fragmented Spectrum

Picasso: Full Duplex Signal Shaping to Exploit Fragmented Spectrum

Wireless spectrum is increasingly fragmented due to the growing proliferation of unlicensed wireless devices and piecemeal licensed spectrum allocations. Current radios are ill-equipped... Read more

15 November, 2011
Location Based Spectrum Sensing Evaluation in Cognitive Radio Networks

Location Based Spectrum Sensing Evaluation in Cognitive Radio Networks

...of spectrum sensing over fading channel, in which a licensee and multiple unlicensed users coexist and operate in the licensed channel in a local area... Read more

2 November, 2011
Cognitive Radio: Technology Survey and Future Research Directions

Cognitive Radio: Technology Survey and Future Research Directions

Currently, the radio spectrum is statically allocated and divided between licensed and unlicensed frequencies. Due to this inflexible regulatory policy, some frequency bands are growing... Read more

19 October, 2011

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