PROJECT TITLE :

Network economics in cognitive networks

ABSTRACT:

Cellular networks are confronted with unprecedented pressure to accommodate the dramatically increasing demands of mobile Internet. This phenomenon is principally because of the restricted spectrum resource and low-potency spectrum management. Recently, cognitive radio technology has been corroborated to considerably improve spectrum utilization potency. In order to enhance the spectrum management potency in cellular networks, the concept of ???cognitive cellular networks??? was introduced. It has been realized that the network architecture, algorithms, and protocols cannot be merely designed without considering the socio-economic aspects concerned. In this article, we have a tendency to take into account the economic issues in cognitive cellular networks from the views of game theoretic modeling and mechanism style. Specifically, each the simultaneous and sequential dynamic spectrum access games are investigated, respectively. The mechanism style related issues (i.e., spectrum auction, pricing, and contract) to confirm desired outcomes are introduced with detailed applications in cognitive cellular networks. The goal of this article is to produce an overview to understand the motivation, problem formulation, methodology, and solutions of the economic issues in cognitive cellular networks.