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Opportunistic Spectrum Utilization in Vehicular Communication Networks

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Nan Cheng

    1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

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  2. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen

    1. Department of Electrical and Computer En, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BRIEFSELECTRIC)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Nan Cheng, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
    Pages 1-8

  3. Opportunistic Communication Spectra Utilization

    • Nan Cheng, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
    Pages 9-27

  4. Opportunistic Spectrum Access Through Cognitive Radio

    • Nan Cheng, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
    Pages 29-55

  5. Performance Analysis of WiFi Offloading in Vehicular Environments

    • Nan Cheng, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
    Pages 57-69

  6. Conclusions and Future Directions

    • Nan Cheng, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
    Pages 71-75
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This brief examines current research on improving Vehicular Networks (VANETs), examining spectrum scarcity due to the dramatic growth of mobile data traffic and the limited bandwidth of dedicated vehicular communication bands and the use of opportunistic spectrum bands to mitigate congestion. It reviews existing literature on the use of opportunistic spectrum bands for VANETs, including licensed and unlicensed spectrum bands and a variety of related technologies, such as cognitive radio, WiFi and device-to-device communications. Focused on analyzing spectrum characteristics, designing efficient spectrum exploitation schemes, and evaluating the date delivery performance when utilizing different opportunistic spectrum bands, the results presented in this brief provide valuable insights on improving the design and deployment of future VANETs.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

    Nan Cheng

  • Department of Electrical and Computer En, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

    Xuemin (Sherman) Shen

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