In this paper, a novel framework is proposed to jointly optimize user association and
resource allocation in the uplink cognitive femtocell network (CFN). In the considered CFN …

The cognitive femtocell network (CFN) integrated with cognitive-radio-enabled technology
has emerged as one of the promising solutions to improve wireless broadband coverage in …

Femtocell networks have the potential to satisfy the increasing demand of mobile data
usage. The recently proposed concept of cognitive femtocell network provides an effective …

The cognitive femtocell has emerged as an exciting technology to solve the indoor coverage
problem in future cellular networks. Recently, several technical issues for the cognitive …

Cognitive femtocell has emerged as one of the promising ways to solve the indoor coverage
and spectrum shortage problems in cellular networks. However, it is a challenge to motivate …

The use of cognitive-radio (CR)-enabled femtocell is regarded as a promising technique in
wireless communications, and many studies have been reported on its resource allocation …

We consider resource allocation in femto-cell networks to maximize the throughput while
minimizing interference to macro-users nearby. This can be achieved by allocating spectrum …

Cognitive radio and femtocells are recent technology breakthroughs that aim to achieve
throughput improvement by means of spectrum management and interference mitigation …

Deploying femtocells underlaying macrocells is a promising way to improve the capacity and
enhance the coverage of cellular systems. However, such a two-tier network also gives rise …

Cognitive femtocell has been envisioned as a promising technology for covering indoor
environment and assisting heavy-loaded macrocell network. Although lots of technical …