Misbehavior Scenarios in Cognitive Radio Networks

Future Internet

Stamatios Arkoulis³  Giannis F. Marias³  Pantelis A. Frangoudis³  Jens Oberender¹  Alexandru Popescu²  Markus Fiedler²  Hermann de Meer¹ 

[1] Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Passau, Innstraße 43, 94032 Passau, Germany; E-Mails:;Department of Communications and Computer Systems, School of Computing, Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden; E-Mails:;Mobile Multimedia Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens 11362, Greece; E-Mails:

关键词: spectrum sharing;    dynamic spectrum access;    security;    wireless network access;   

DOI  :  10.3390/fi2030212

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Recent advances in the fields of Cognitive Radio and the proliferation of open spectrum access promise that spectrum-agile wireless communication will be widespread in the near future, and will bring significant flexibility and potential utility improvements for end users. With spectrum efficiency being a key objective, most relevant research focuses on smart coexistence mechanisms. However, wireless nodes may behave selfishly and should be considered as rational autonomous entities. Selfishness, pure malice or even faulty equipment can lead to behavior that does not conform to sharing protocols and etiquette. Thus, there is a need to secure spectrum sharing mechanisms against attacks in the various phases of the sharing process. Identifying these attacks and possible countermeasures is the focus of this work.

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