TY - CHAP AU - Athanassios V. Adamis AU - Philip Constantinou ED - Wei Wang Y1 - 2009-11-01 PY - 2009 T1 - Intermittent DCF: a MAC protocol for Cognitive Radios in Overlay Access Networks N2 - Cognitive radio is a hot research area for future wireless communications in the recent years. In order to increase the spectrum utilization, cognitive radio makes it possible for unlicensed users to access the spectrum unoccupied by licensed users. Cognitive radio let the equipments more intelligent to communicate with each other in a spectrum-aware manner and provide a new approach for the co-existence of multiple wireless systems. The goal of this book is to provide highlights of the current research topics in the field of cognitive radio systems. The book consists of 17 chapters, addressing various problems in cognitive radio systems. BT - Cognitive Radio Systems SP - Ch. 11 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/7833 DO - 10.5772/7833 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -