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1.1 Overview of Vehicular Networks |
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1.2 Spectrum Scarcity in VANETs |
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2 Opportunistic Communication Spectra Utilization |
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2.1 Cognitive Radio (Licensed Bands) for VANETs |
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2.1.1 Spectrum Sensing in CR-VANETs |
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2.1.2 Dynamic Spectrum Access in CR-VANETs |
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2.2 Opportunistic WiFi (Unlicensed Band) for VANETs |
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2.2.1 Drive-thru Internet Access |
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2.2.2 Vehicular WiFi Offloading |
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2.3 Device-to-Device Communication |
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2.3.1 Spectrum Efficiency |
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3 Opportunistic Spectrum Access Through Cognitive Radio |
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3.1.1 Urban Street Pattern |
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3.1.2 Spatial Distribution of PTs |
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3.1.3 Temporal Channel Usage Pattern of PTs |
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3.2 Channel Availability Analysis |
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3.2.1 Analysis of Tin in Urban Scenarios |
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3.2.2 Analysis of Tout in Urban Scenarios |
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3.2.3 Estimation of λin and λout |
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3.2.4 Derivation of Channel Availability |
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3.3 Game Theoretic Spectrum Access Scheme |
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3.3.1 Formulation of Spectrum Access Game |
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3.3.2 Nash Equilibrium in Channel Access Game |
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3.3.5 Efficiency Analysis |
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3.3.6 Distributed Algorithms to Achieve NE with High ER |
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3.4 Performance Evaluation |
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4 Performance Analysis of WiFi Offloading in Vehicular Environments |
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4.1.1 Communication Model |
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4.2 Derivation of Effective Service Time |
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4.3 Analysis of Queueing System and Offloading Performance |
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4.3.2 Offloading Performance |
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4.4 Performance Evaluation |
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5 Conclusions and Future Directions |
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5.2 Future Research Directions |
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5.2.1 Exploiting D2D Communication for VANETs |
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5.2.2 Opportunistic Communication Framework |
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