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Information Flow for Optimized Management of Spectrum and Radio Resources in Cognitive B3G Wireless Networks

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The Beyond 3G (B3G) radio landscape will consist of cognitive heterogeneous wireless networks, operating in the framework of diverse co-operative associations among different classes of operators and providers, for the accommodation of the demands of users with multimode and/or multihoming enabled terminals. In this context, the optimized spectrum and radio resource utilization will be key factor for accomplishment of the purposes of both users and operators/providers, namely the satisfaction of user’s needs and the augmentation of profit, respectively. In this paper, we focus on an architecture for the management and optimization of spectrum and radio resource utilization in such composite wireless environments, and we analytically present the respective information flow among and from/to the functional entities involved in this architecture. The proposed management architecture can operate in the framework of different business scenarios and is based on related work that has been conducted within the IEEE 1900.4 standard.

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This work has been partially performed in the framework of the European funded project E3. The project has received research funding from the Community’s Sixth Framework programme. The views expressed in this document do not necessarily represent the views from the complete E3 consortium. The Community is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. The authors would also like to acknowledge all the members contributing to IEEE P1900.4 WG.

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    Aristi Galani, Kostas Tsagkaris & Panagiotis Demestichas

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Galani, A., Tsagkaris, K. & Demestichas, P. Information Flow for Optimized Management of Spectrum and Radio Resources in Cognitive B3G Wireless Networks. J Netw Syst Manage 18, 125–149 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10922-009-9150-4

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