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Tabla de Contenidos: “…15 Cooperative Cognitive Communications 613 -- 15.1 Introduction, 613 -- 15.2 Cooperative Spectrum Sensing, 619 -- 15.3 Cooperative Spectrum Sensing and Channel-Access Decisions, 621 -- 15.4 Cooperative Communications Strategies in Cognitive Radio Networks, 624 -- 15.5 Asymmetric Cooperative Relaying in DSA Cognitive Radios, 627 -- 15.5.1 Secondary User Optimal Power Allocation for Asymmetric Cooperative Relaying, 629 -- 15.5.2 Centralized Assignment of Cognitive Radios for Cooperation with Primary Users: An Ideal Approach, 635 -- 15.5.3 Centralized Assignment of Cognitive Radios for Cooperation with Primary Users: A Realistic Approach, 640 -- 15.6 Summary, 644 -- 16 Machine Learning in Cognitive Radios 647 -- 16.1 Introduction, 647 -- 16.2 Artificial Neural Networks, 650 -- 16.2.1 Learning Algorithms for LTUs, 651 -- 16.2.2 Layered Neural Networks, 655 -- 16.2.3 Learning in Layered Feed-Forward Networks: Back-Propagation Algorithm, 656 -- 16.2.4 Neural Networks in Cognitive Radios, 662 -- 16.3 Support Vector Machines, 664 -- 16.3.1 Statistical Learning Theory, 665 -- 16.3.2 Structural Risk Minimization with Support Vector Machines, 669 -- 16.3.3 Linear Support Vector Machines, 670 -- 16.3.4 Nonlinear Support Vector Machines, 674 -- 16.3.5 Kernel Function Implementation of Support Vector Machines, 677 -- 16.3.6 SVMs in Cognitive Radios, 679 -- 16.4 Reinforcement Learning, 681 -- 16.4.1 Temporal Difference Learning, 683 -- 16.4.2 Q-Learning in a POMDP: Replicated Q-Learning, 684 -- 16.4.3 Reinforcement Learning in Cognitive Radios, 686 -- 16.5 Multiagent Learning, 688 -- 16.5.1 Game-Theoretic Multiagent Learning, 691 -- 16.5.2 Cooperative Multiagent Learning, 694 -- 16.5.3 Multiagent Learning in Cognitive Radio Networks, 696 -- 16.6 Summary, 698 -- Appendix A Nyquist Sampling Theorem 704 -- Appendix B A Collection of Useful Probability Distributions 711 -- B.1 Univariate Distributions, 711 -- B.2 Multivariate Distributions, 713 -- Appendix C Conjugate Priors 716 -- REFERENCES 721.…”

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