Waiting-line auction for WiFi pricing

ABSTRACT

We model the relationship between a WLAN access point (AP) and a paying mobile station (MS) as a waiting-line auction [1] in which clients bids for transmission using the length of Contention Window (CW) as bid signals. The shorter CW is, the higher the access probability is, thus the higher pay to AP. The clients adapt their CWs based on the information acquired from current service load and wireless environment. Clients could achieve equilibrium bids according to Nash Equilibrium strategy.

REFERENCES

• 1: Charles A. Holt and R. Sherman. Waiting line auction. The Journal of Political Economy, 90: 280--294, April 1982.
• 2: John Musacchio , Jean Walrand, WiFi access point pricing as a dynamic game, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), v.14 n.2, p.289-301, April 2006 [doi>10.1109/TENT.2006.872553]
• 3: Ronald L. Rivest , Adi Shamir, PayWord and MicroMint: Two Simple Micropayment Schemes, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Security Protocols, p.69-87, April 10-12, 1996

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.1 Network Architecture and Design
          Subjects: Wireless communication

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.0 General
          Subjects: Data communications

General Terms:
Design, Documentation