Since the advent of Internet of Things (IoT), there is a dramatic increase in the number of devices being connected to networks. This increase causes spectrum shortage for devices competing to share the limited spectrum. Wireless IoT devices mostly utilize unlicensed radio spectrum. Soon, the bands in this spectrum will become overcrowded causing collisions among subscribers that will result in scarcity of spectrum.Therefore, in order to ease the smooth running and frequent proliferation in IoT objects, the efficient use of radio spectrum is necessary. One of the solutions to this problem is cognitive radio (CR) that has gained the attention among researchers.The network, formed by CRs, allows an unlicensed user to occupy and use the spectrum of a licensed user/primary user (PU) when the spectrum is found to be free.In this work, these two technologies are combined to get the advantages of both in ad hoc manner while relating this concept with trunking theory. The distances of CRs from nearby PUs are calculated using radio frequency identifications (RFIDs), and then based on these distances, some quality-of-service (QoS) parameters of CR network are analyzed. The main objective of this study is to go through the performance analysis of CR network integrated with IoT in the non-queued system. Numerical results show that this integration is beneficial for the survival of future wireless technologies.
K E Y W O R D Scognitive radio, cognitive radio ad hoc network (CRAHN), internet of things (IoT), quality of service (QoS), trunked system
INTRODUCTIONWireless networks promote mobility by allowing devices to move freely and save cost of installing cables, enabling us to expand networks to even remote areas. Such advantages encourage more devices to connect to wireless networks. Improvements in network infrastructure and increased speed, reliability, and ease in every successive generation (2G, 3G, and 4G) have encouraged more and more services being provided over wireless networks. These networks use a band of spectrum called radio spectrum for communication, having frequencies from 30 Hz to 300 GHz. In order to allow different technologies to utilize these frequencies, radio spectrum is divided into small chunks called frequency bands. For example, AM radio is assigned 300 KHz to 3 MHz frequency band; VHF television is assigned 30 to 300 MHz, etc.The spectrum bands can be broadly categorized as licensed and unlicensed bands. To transmit on the assigned channels within the given geographical area, with exclusive rights, individual companies have to pay a licensing fee, which enables the wireless operators to not interfere with the transmissions of other users. Licensing is unfeasible for certain uses, such as interaction between a wireless keyboard and a PC, or interaction