This book gives a comprehensive overview of the medium access control
(MAC) principles in cognitive radio networks, with a specific focus on
how such MAC principles enable different wireless systems to coexist in
the same spectrum band and carry out spectrum sharing. From algorithm
design to the latest developments in the standards and spectrum policy,
readers will benefit from leading-edge knowledge of how cognitive radio
systems coexist and share spectrum resources. Coverage includes
cognitive radio rendezvous, spectrum sharing, channel allocation,
coexistence in TV white space, and coexistence of heterogeneous wireless
systems.