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Article

Mode-Aware Radio Resource Allocation Algorithm in Hybrid Users Based Cognitive Radio Networks

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Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Department of Electronics, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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Sensors 2025, 25(16), 5086; https://doi.org/10.3390/s25165086
Submission received: 3 July 2025 / Revised: 13 August 2025 / Accepted: 14 August 2025 / Published: 15 August 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Trends in Next-Generation mmWave Cognitive Radio Networks)

Abstract

In cognitive radio networks (CRNs), primary users (PUs) have the highest priority in channel resource allocation. Secondary users (SUs) can generally only utilize temporarily unused channels of PUs, share channels with PUs, or cooperate with PUs to gain priority through the interweave, underlay, and overlay modes. Traditional optimization schemes for channel resource allocation often lead to structural wastage of channel resources, whereas approaches such as reinforcement learning—though effective—require high computational power and thus exhibit poor adaptability in industrial deployments. Moreover, existing works typically optimize a single performance metric with limited scenario scalability. To address these limitations, this paper proposes a CR network algorithm based on the hybrid users (HU) concept, which links the Interweave and Underlay modes through an adaptive threshold for mode switching. The algorithm employs the Hungarian method for SU channel allocation and applies a multi-level power adjustment strategy when PUs and SUs share the same channel to maximize channel resource utilization. Simulation results under various parameter settings show that the proposed algorithm improves the average signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of SUs while ensuring PU service quality, significantly enhances network energy efficiency, and markedly improves Jain’s fairness among SUs in low-power scenarios.
Keywords: cognitive radio network; energy efficiency; hybrid users; radio resource allocation; user fairness cognitive radio network; energy efficiency; hybrid users; radio resource allocation; user fairness

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Luo, S.; Chen, Z. Mode-Aware Radio Resource Allocation Algorithm in Hybrid Users Based Cognitive Radio Networks. Sensors 2025, 25, 5086. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25165086

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Luo S, Chen Z. Mode-Aware Radio Resource Allocation Algorithm in Hybrid Users Based Cognitive Radio Networks. Sensors. 2025; 25(16):5086. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25165086

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Luo, Sirui, and Ziwei Chen. 2025. "Mode-Aware Radio Resource Allocation Algorithm in Hybrid Users Based Cognitive Radio Networks" Sensors 25, no. 16: 5086. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25165086

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Luo, S., & Chen, Z. (2025). Mode-Aware Radio Resource Allocation Algorithm in Hybrid Users Based Cognitive Radio Networks. Sensors, 25(16), 5086. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25165086

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