Millimeter-Wave Radio Access Network Sharing: A Market-Based Cooperative Bargaining Perspective

Bo Yin, Koji Yamamoto, Seong Lyun Kim, Takayuki Nishio, Masahiro Morikura

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Abstract

This paper provides a bargaining game-based band- width allocation scheme in multi-operator shared millimeter-wave (mmWave) radio access network (RAN). We consider mobile network operators (MNOs) that mutually share their mmWave base stations (BSs) to expand coverage such that the subscribers of one MNO can be associated with the mmWave BSs of other MNOs. Since MNOs are also competitive in nature, there is a necessity for MNOs to negotiate the amount of bandwidth to be allocated to the users of each other. We first evaluate how the amount of allocated bandwidth enhances the success probability both theoretically and through simulations. Then, by using the evolutionary game theory to model the subscription of users, the feasible region of bandwidth is mapped to the feasible region of market state, enabling the MNOs to negotiate based the evolution of the market state. The Nash bargaining solution yields an allocation scheme that maximizes the product of MNOs' increments in the market share.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781538631805
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Jul 27
Event2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2018 - Kansas City, United States
Duration: 2018 May 202018 May 24

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Communications
Volume2018-May
ISSN (Print)1550-3607

Other

Other2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityKansas City
Period18/5/2018/5/24

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was supported in part by KDDI Foundation.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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