There has been a surge in wireless technologies over the last decade, which has led to the crowding of existing spectrum. In order to address the resulting congestion and shortage of capacity, the cognitive radio (CR) concept has been envisioned in the context of 5G networks. Among other benefits, CR can increase the efficiency of spectrum utilization, and improve the management, performance and coexistence of heterogeneous networks with diverse radio access technologies.
It is widely expected that new emerging techniques applied in 5G networks will enable many new services, making them beneficial and economically viable. In order to achieve this goal, advanced solutions have to be identified in both technical and legislative areas. In response to the above, the workshop aims to gather and promote discussion among researchers, engineers, practitioners, and end user groups, with the goal of inspiring the analysis and development of cognitive radio and spectrum sharing solutions for future networks. Further, additional concepts of relevance here for future networks and spectrum include advanced flexible transmission techniques, platforms and applications, cognitive carrier aggregation aspects, advanced management of coexisting networks, and regulatory aspects of efficient spectrum sharing. The main focus of this workshop is on the practical implementations of the above concepts, and “shift-to-market” considerations.
The workshop focuses on issues, advances and challenges in various research areas related to cognition and wider spectrum sharing schemes in future generation communication systems and networks. CRAFT is soliciting papers describing original work, unpublished and not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
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