Heterogeneus Networks for IoT
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Procurement-Based User Association for LTE-Advanced HetNets
This paper presents a procurement-based user association scheme for LTE-Advanced HetNets. The proposed scheme enables LTE Macrocell (LMC) to leverage capacity from Femtocells (FCs) and fulfills the excess demand of the registered LMC (rLMC) users. Additionally, we propose an energy-efficient and QoS-ensured resource allocation scheme for rLMC users.
Read More PDF CitationJoint Content Sharing and Incentive Mechanism for Cache-Enabled Device-to-Device Networks
In this paper, we analyze the interaction among participating cache-enabled D2D users and determine their caching, sharing, and reward decisions to minimize the users’ total cost. We model the interaction among the D2D users as a multi-person bargaining game and design a novel incentive mechanism using the Nash bargaining solution (NBS) approach.
Read More PDF CitationEnabling Multi-Source Device-to-Device Content Delivery in Cellular Networks
In this paper, we investigate the economic interaction between single base-station (BS) and multiple content owners (COs) for content delivery. We model the interaction among the BS and multiple COs as one-to-many bargaining game and design an incentive mechanism based on the Nash bargaining framework.
Read More PDF CitationBackhaul-Aware Storage Allocation and Pricing Mechanism for RSU-Based Caching Networks
In this paper, we design a market scenario in which the set of content providers (CPs) competes for the storage space of road-side units (RSUs). In the unavailability of utility and cost functions of the CPs and the RSUs, we introduce a market maker to manage the marketplace. Further, we employ iteration-based double-sided auction mechanism to compute the optimal storage allocation and corresponding payment transfer for CPs which maximizes the social welfare of the networks.
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