CROWNCOM 2016 Accepted Papers
Track 1: Dynamic Spectrum Access/Management and Database
Track 2: Networking Protocols for Cognitive Radio
Track 3: PHY and sensing
Track 4: Modelling and Theory
Track 5: Hardware Architecture and Implementation
Track 6: Next Generation of Cognitive Networks
Track 7: Standards, Policies and Business Models
Workshop Papers
Track 1: Dynamic Spectrum Access/Management and Database
Session: Monday, May 30, 13:45 - 15:15
Chair: Jacques Palicot
Secondary User QoE Enhancement through Learning Based Predictive Spectrum Access in Cognitive Radio Networks
Agarwal, Anirudh (The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, India); Dubey, Shivangi (The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, India); Gangopadhyay, Ranjan (The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, India); Debnath, Soumitra (The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, India)
Code-Aware Power Allocation for Irregular LDPC Codes
Mheich, Zeina (CEA-LETI); Savin, Valentin (CEA-LETI)
Sensing Based Semi-deterministic Inter-Cell Interference Map in Heterogeneous Networks
Kaddour, Fatima (CEA); Kténas, Dimitri (CEA); Denis, Benoît (CEA)
A Two-Stage Precoding Algorithm for Spectrum Access Systems with Different Priorities of Spectrum Utilization
Wang, Yiteng (Beijing Jiaotong University); Zhao, Youping (Beijing Jiaotong University); Guo, Xin (Sony China Research Laboratory); Sun, Chen (Sony China Research Laboratory)
Session: Tuesday, May 31, 10:45 - 12:15
Chair: Christophe Moy
Closed form Expression of the Saddle Point in Cognitive Radio and Jammer Power Allocation Game
Slimeni, Feten (VRIT Lab - Military Academy of Tunisia, Nabeul 8000, Tunisia); Scheers, Bart (CISS Departement - Royal Military Academy (RMA), Brussels 1000, Belgium); Le Nir, Vincent (CISS Departement - Royal Military Academy (RMA), Brussels 1000, Belgium); Chtourou, Zied (VRIT Lab - Military Academy of Tunisia, Nabeul 8000, Tunisia); Attia, Rabah (SERCOM Lab - EPT University of Carthage, Marsa 2078, Tunisia)
Fair Channel Sharing by Wi-Fi and LTE-U Networks with Equal Priority
Garnaev, Andrey (WINLAB, Rutgers University, USA); Sagari, Shweta (WINLAB, Rutgers University, USA); Trappe, Wade (WINLAB, Rutgers University, USA)
Is Bayesian Multi-armed Bandit Algorithm Superior?: Proof-of-Concept for Opportunistic Spectrum Access in Decentralized Networks
Darak, Sumit Jagdish (IIIT-Delhi, India); Nafkha, Amor (CentraleSupelec, Rennes, France); Moy, Christophe (CentraleSupelec, Rennes, France); Palicot, Jacques (CentraleSupelec, Rennes, France)
Effect of Primary User Traffic on Largest Eigenvalue Based Spectrum Sensing Technique
Dhakal, Pawan (Politecnico di Torino); Sharma, Shree Krishna (University of Luxembourg); Chatzinotas, Symeon (University of Luxembourg); Ottersten, Bjorn (University of Luxembourg); Riviello, Daniel (Politecnico di Torino)
Session: Wednesday, June 1, 10:45 - 12:15
Chair: Andrey Garnaev
Cooperative Game and Relay Pairing in Cognitive Radio Networks
Hao, Lifeng (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications); Yin, Sixing (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications); Qu, Zhaowei (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)
Neighbours-Aware Proportional Fair Scheduler for Future Wireless Networks
Katila, Charles Jumaa (University of Bologna); Abrignani, Melchiorre Danilo (University of Bologna); Verdone, Roberto (University of Bologna)
A New Evaluation Criteria for Learning Capability in OSA Context
Modi, Navikkumar (CentraleSupelec/IETR); Moy, Christophe (CentraleSupelec/IETR); Mary, Philippe (INSA de Rennes, IETR, UMR CNRS 6164); Palicot, Jacques (CentraleSupelec/IETR)
Minimum Separation Distance Calculations for Incumbent Protection in LSA
Jokinen, Markku (Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu); Mäkeläinen, Marko (Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu); Hänninen, Tuomo (Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu); Matinmikko, Marja (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland); Mustonen, Miia (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Session: Wednesday, June 1, 15:30 - 17:00
Chair: Honggang Zhang
Energy Efficient Information Sharing in Social Cognitive Radio Networks
Vizziello, Anna (University of Pavia); Amadeo, Riccardo (University of Pavia)
Performance Analysis of Dynamic Spectrum Allocation in Multi-Radio Heterogeneous Networks
Kim, Yongjae (KAIST); Choi, Yonghoon (Chonnam national university); Han, Youngnam (KAIST)
Simultaneous Uplink and Downlink Transmission Scheme for Flexible Duplexing
Kliks, Adrian (Poznan University of Technology); Kryszkiewicz, Pawel‚ (Poznan University of Technology)
Mobile Content Offloading in Database-Assisted White Space Networks
Bayhan, Suzan (Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki, Finland); Premsankar, Gopika (Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Finland); Di Francesco, Mario (Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Finland); Kangasharju, Jussi (Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Track 2: Networking Protocols for Cognitive Radio
Session: Tuesday, May 31, 15:30 - 17:00
Chair: Matthieu Gauthier
Distributed Topology Control with SINR based interference for Multihop Wireless Networks
Riaz, Maryam (University of Surrey); Vahid, Seiamak (University of Surrey); Moessner, Klaus (University of Surrey)
Threshold Based Censoring of Cognitive Radios in Rician Fading Channel with Perfect Channel Estimation
M. Ranjeeth; S. Anuradha (NIT-Warangal)
FTA-MAC: Fast Traffic Adaptive energy efficient MAC protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
Nguyen, Van-Thiep (University of Rennes 1, IRISA, France); Gautier, Matthieu (University of Rennes 1, IRISA, France); Berder, Olivier (University of Rennes 1, IRISA, France)
Wireless Network Virtualization: Opportunities for Spectrum Sharing in the 3.5GHz Band
Gomez, Marcela M. (University of Pittsburgh); Weiss, Martin B.H. (University of Pittsburgh)
Track 3: PHY and sensing
Session: Monday, May 30, 17:00 - 18:00
Chair: Dimitri Kténas
Simple and Accurate Closed-Form Approximation of the Standard Condition Number Distribution with Application in Spectrum Sensing
Kobeissi, Hussein (SCEE/IETR, CentraleSupelec of Rennes, Rennes, France); Nafkha, Amor (SCEE/IETR, CentraleSupelec of Rennes, Rennes, France); Nasser, Youssef (ECE Department, AUB, Bliss Street, Beirut, Lebanon); Bazzi, Oussama (Department of Physics and Electronics, Faculty of Science 1, Lebanese University, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon); Louet, Yves (SCEE/IETR, CentraleSupelec of Rennes, Rennes, France)
A Novel Sequential Phase Difference Detection Method for Spectrum Sensing
Shaojie, Liu; Feng, Zhiyong (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications); Zhang, Yifan (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications); Huang, Sai (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications); Bao, Dazhi (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)
On Convergence of a Distributed Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Procedure in Cognitive Radio Networks
Ermolova, Natalia (Aalto University); Tirkkonen, Olav (Aalto University)
Session: Wednesday, June 1, 10:45 - 12:15
Chair: Vincent Berg
Frequency agile time synchronization procedure for FBMC waveforms
Doré, Jean-Baptiste (CEA Leti); Berg, Vincent (CEA Leti)
Performance of an Energy Detector with Generalized Selection Combining for Spectrum Sensing
Kandpal, Deep Chandra (The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, India); Kumar, Vaibav; Gangopadhyay, Ranjan (The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, India); Debnath, Soumitra (The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, India)
A Simple formulation for the Distribution of the Scaled Largest Eigenvalue and application to Spectrum Sensing
Kobeissi, Hussein (SCEE/IETR, CentraleSupelec of Rennes, Rennes, France); Nasser, Youssef (ECE Department, AUB, Bliss Street, Beirut, Lebanon); Nafkha, Amor (SCEE/IETR, CentraleSupelec of Rennes, Rennes, France); Bazzi, Oussama (Department of Physics and Electronics, Faculty of Science 1, Lebanese University, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon); Louet, Yves (SCEE/IETR, CentraleSupelec of Rennes, Rennes, France)
LRS-G^2 based Non-parametric Spectrum sensing for Cognitive Radio
Patel, D.K. (Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India); Trivedi, Y.N. (Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India)
Session: Wednesday, June 1, 13:45 - 15:15
Chair: Jean-Baptiste Doré
Doppler Compensation and Receive Beamforming for High Mobility OFDM Transmissions in Multipath
Gopala, Kalyana (Eurecom); Slock, Dirk (Eurecom)
Spectrum Sensing for Full-Duplex Cognitive Radio Systems
Nasser, Abbass (LABSTICC, ENSTA Bretagne, 2 Rue François Verny, 29200 Brest, France); Mansour, Ali (LABSTICC, ENSTA Bretagne, 2 Rue François Verny, 29200 Brest, France); Yao, Koffi-Clément (LABSTICC, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 3 Rue des Archives, 29238 Brest, France); Charara, Hussein (Computer Science Department, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon); Chaitou, Mohamad (Computer Science Department, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon)
IEEE1900.7-2015 PHY evaluation on TVWS scenarios
Noguet, Dominique (CEA-LETI); Doré, Jean-Baptiste (CEA-LETI)
A Comparison of Physical Layers for Low Power Wide Area Networks
Roth, Yoann (CEA-LETI); Doré, Jean-Baptiste (CEA-LETI); Ros, Laurent (Gipsa-lab); Berg, Vincent (CEA-LETI)
Track 4: Modelling and Theory
Session: Monday, May 30, 15:30 - 17:00
Chair: Seppo Yrjöla
Invisible Hands Behind 3.5 GHz Spectrum Sharing
Cui, Liu (West Chester University); Weiss, Martin (University of Pittsburgh)
Utilization of Licensed Shared Access resources in indoor small cells scenarios
Pérez Robles, Eva Marïa; Friederichs, Karl-Josef (Nokia); Lobinger, Andreas (Nokia); Wegmann, Bernhard (Nokia); Viering, Ingo (Nomor Research)
When Does Channel-Output Feedback Increase the Capacity Region of the Two-User Linear Deterministic Interference Channel?
Quintero, Victor (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), CITI Laboratory.); Perlaza, Samir M. (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), CITI Laboratory.); Esnaola, Iñaki (The University of Sheffield, Dep. of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering.); Gorce, Jean-Marie (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), CITI Laboratory.)
Analysis of a Multicarrier Communication System Based on Overcomplete Gabor Frames
Marquet, Alexandre (GIPSA-lab, 38402 Grenoble, FRANCE); Siclet, Cyrille (GIPSA-lab, 38402 Grenoble, FRANCE); Roque, Damien (Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), Université de Toulouse, 31055 Toulouse, FRANCE); Siohan, Pierre ((Retired from) OrangeLabs, 35512 Cesson-Sevigné, FRANCE)
Session: Wednesday, June 1, 13:45 - 15:15
Chair: Kim Seong-Lyun
Understanding Current Background Noise Characteristics: Frequency and Time Domain Measurements of Noise on Multiple Locations.
Palaios, Alexandros (RWTH Aachen University); Miteva, Vanya M. (RWTH Aachen University); Riihijärvi, Janne (RWTH Aachen University); Mähönen, Petri (RWTH Aachen University)
Throughput Capacity Analysis of a Random Multi-User Multi-Channel Network Modeled as an Occupancy Problem
Savaux, Vincent (SCEE-IETR, CentraleSupélec); Kountouris, Apostolos (Orange Labs); Louët, Yves (SCEE-IETR, CentraleSupélec); Moy, Christophe (SCEE-IETR, CentraleSupélec)
Efficient Power Allocation Approach for Asynchronous Cognitive Radio Networks with FBMC/OFDM
Denis, Juwendo (Department of Electronic, CNAM); Pischella, Mylene (Department of Electronic, CNAM); Le Ruyet, Didier (Department of Electronic, CNAM)
Aggregate Interference in Random CSMA/CA Networks
Hwang, June (Samsung Electronics); Choi, Jinho (Yonsei University); Jantti, Riku (Aalto University); Kim, Seong-Lyun (Yonsei University)
Track 5: Hardware Architecture and Implementation
Session: Tuesday, May 31, 10:45 - 12:15
Chair: Dominique Noguet
Flexible In-band Full-Duplex Transceivers Based on a Modified MIMO RF Architecture
Debard, Alexandre (CEA-LETI); Rosson, Patrick (CEA-LETI); Dassonville, David (CEA-LETI); Berg, Vincent (CEA-LETI)
A Flexible 5G receiver architecture adapted to VLSI implementation
Berg, Vincent (CEA-Leti); Doré, Jean-Baptiste (CEA-Leti)
Performance of Fractional Delay Estimation in Joint Estimation Algorithm Dedicated to Digital Tx Leakage Compensation in FDD Transceivers.
Gerzaguet, Robin (CEA-Leti); Ros, Laurent (Gipsa-Lab); Belvèze, Fabrice (ST-Microelectronics); Brossier, Jean-Marc (Gipsa-Lab)
On the FPGA-based Implementation of a Exible Waveform from a High-level Description: Application to LTE FFT Case Study
Tran, Mai-Thanh (University of Rennes 1, IRISA, France,); Gautier, Matthieu (University of Rennes 1, IRISA, France,); Casseau, Emmanuel (University of Rennes 1, IRISA, France,)
Session: Wednesday, June 1, 15:30 - 17:00
Chair: Benoît Miscopein
Large Signal Analysis and Characterization of a RF SOI-based Tunable Notch Antenna for LTE in TV White Space Frequency Spectrum
Ben Abdallah, Essia (CEA-LETI); Bories, Serge (Cea-Leti); Nicolas, Dominique (Cea-Leti); Giry, Alexandre (CEA-LETI); Delaveaud, Christophe (CEA-LETI)
Experimental Study of an Underlay Cognitive Radio System: Model Validation and Demonstration
Becker, Hanna (Communications Engineering Lab, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany); Kaushik, Ankit (Communications Engineering Lab, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany); Sharma, Shree Krishna (SnT - securityandtrust.lu, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg); Chatzinotas, Symeon (SnT - securityandtrust.lu, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg); Jondral, Friedrich (Communications Engineering Lab, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization for Digital Predistortion Architectures
Li, Lin (University of Maryland, College Park); Ghazi, Amanullah (University of Oulu, Finland); Boutellier, Jani (University of Oulu, Finland); Anttila, Lauri (Tampere University of Technology, Finland); Valkama, Mikko (Tampere University of Technology, Finland); Bhattacharyya, Shuvra S. (University of Maryland, College Park and Tampere University of Technology, Finland)
Predictive Channel Selection for Over-The-Air Video Transmission Using Software-Defined Radio Platforms
Hoyhtya, Marko (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd); Korpi, Juha (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd); Hiivala, Mikko (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd)
Track 6: Next Generation of Cognitive Networks
Session: Monday, May 30, 17:00 - 18:30
Chair: Klaus Moessner
Adaptive Channel Selection among Autonomous Cognitive Radios with Imperfect Private Monitoring
Khan, Zaheer (University of Oulu, Finland); Lehtomäki, Janne
Energy Management of Green Small Cells Powered by the Smart Grid
Mendil, Mouhcine (CEA, LETI, MINATEC, F-38054 Grenoble, France;Univ. Grenoble Alpes, G2Elab, F-38054 Grenoble, France); De Domenico, Antonio (CEA, LETI, MINATEC, F-38054 Grenoble, France); Heiries, Vincent (CEA, LETI, MINATEC, F-38054 Grenoble, France); Caire, Raphaël (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, G2Elab, F-38054 Grenoble, France); Hadj-said, Nouredine (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, G2Elab, F-38054 Grenoble, France)
Dynamic sleep mode for minimizing a femtocell power consumption
Bonnefoi, Rémi (CentraleSupélec/IETR); Moy, Christophe (CentraleSupélec/IETR); Palicot, Jacques (CentraleSupélec/IETR)
Energy Detection Performance with Massive Arrays for Personal Radars Applications
Guidi, Francesco (CEA - LETI); Guerra, Anna (DEI - University of Bologna); Clemente, Antonio (CEA - LETI); Dardari, Davide (DEI - University of Bologna); D'Errico, Raffaele (CEA - LETI)
Session: Wednesday, June 1, 15:30 - 17:00
Chair: Zaheer Khan
TOA Based Localization Under NLOS in Cognitive Radio Network
Bao, Dazhi (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunicatons); Zhou, Hao (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunicatons); Chen, Hao (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunicatons); Liu, Shaojie (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunicatons); Zhang, Yifan (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunicatons); Feng, Zhiyong (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunicatons)
Min-max BER based Power Control for OFDM-based Cognitive Cooperative Networks with Imperfect Spectrum Sensing
Li, Hangqi (Jilin University); Zhao, Xiaohui (Jilin University); Xu, Yongjun (Jilin University)
Uplink Traffic in Future Mobile Networks: Pulling the Alarm
Oueis, Jessica (CEA-Leti); Calvanese Strinati, Emilio (CEA-Leti)
An Analysis of WiFi Cochannel Interference at LTE Subcarriers and its Application for Sensing
Karunakaran, Prasanth (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg); Gerstacker, Wolfgang (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Track 7: Standards, Policies and Business Models
Session: Monday, May 30, 17:00 - 18:00
Chair: Martin Weiss
Co-primary spectrum sharing and its impact on MNOs' business model scalability
Ahokangas, Petri; Horneman, Kari (Nokia); Matinmikko, Marja (VTT); Yrjölä, Seppo (Nokia); Posti, Harri (University of Oulu); Okkonen, Hanna (University of Oulu)
Spectrum Toolbox Evolution Survey
Szydelko, Michal (Movilo Ltd.); Dryjanski, Marcin (Grandmetric Ltd.)
Business models for mobile network operators utilizing the hybrid use concept of the UHF broadcasting spectrum
Yrjölä, Seppo (Nokia Networks); Ahokangas, Petri (Oulu Business School, Oulu, Finland); Talmola, Pekka (Nokia Technologies, Salo, Finland)
Workshop Papers
A reconfigurable dual band LTE small cell RF front-end/antenna system to support carrier aggregation
Jouanlanne, Cyril (CEA-LETI); Delaveaud, Christophe (CEA-LETI); Fernandez, Yolanda (TTI); Sanchez, Adrian (TTI);
Energy Efficient Target Coverage in Partially Deployed Software Defined Wireless Sensor Network
Tomovic, Slavica (University of Montenegro); Radusinovic, Igor (University of Montenegro)
SDN for 5G Mobile Networks: NORMA perspective
Sayadi, Bessem (Nokia Networks); Gramaglia, Marco (U. Carlos III de Madrid); Friderikos, Vasilis (King's College London); von Hugo, Dirk (Deutsch Telekom); Arnold, Paul (Deutsch Telekom); Alberi-Morel, Marie-Line (Nokia Networks); Puente, Miguel A. (Atos); Sciancalepore, Vincenzo (NEC Europe); Digon, Ignacio (Telefonica); Rates Crippa, Marcos (U. Kaiserslautern)
Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes
Iardella, Niccolo (University of Pisa); Stea, Giovanni (University of Pisa); Virdis, Antonio (University of Pisa); Sabella, Dario (Telecom Italia); Frangioni, Antonio (University of Pisa)
