10.6. Future of Semantics in Cognitive Radio
Much of the work on cognitive radio heretofore has focused on device architecture. The scope, quality and performance of formal semantics based approaches has been promising [] [] []. One of the issues confronting all device architecture innovations (not just those based on formal semantics) are the practical limits imposed by current technology (e.g., memory) and cost concerns. For the near future, it is likely that cognitive radio based innovations in device architecture will continue to be focused on government and military applications and platforms. Within that arena there is every reason to expect increased reliance upon semantic methods.
In terms of deployment, cognitive radio technology can also be expected to follow a pattern like that of software defined radio, first being installed in environments such as base stations [] where computation, memory, networking and power resources are relatively unconstrained compared to the environment of a handheld device.
The main potential growth area for semantic methods in cognitive radio is in community architecture. For reasons we have touched on in this chapter and that are more fully developed in [], the realization of the full promise of cognitive radio at the device level is directly linked to the incorporation of formal semantic methods in the production of the intellectual artifacts that represent the shared understandings of regulators, standards bodies and implementors. The ...
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