Economic aspects of configuring cellular networks
Wireless Networks
Tackling Real-Coded Genetic Algorithms: Operators and Tools for Behavioural Analysis
Artificial Intelligence Review
Optimum positioning of base stations for cellular radio networks
Wireless Networks
Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning
Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning
Multi-Objective Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms
Multi-Objective Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms
The impact of mobility on cellular network configuration
Wireless Networks
Optimizing the Placement of Internet TAPs in Wireless Neighborhood Networks
ICNP '04 Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols
Comparison and evaluation of multiple objective genetic algorithms for the antenna placement problem
Mobile Networks and Applications
WIOPT '05 Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks
Wireless mesh networks: a survey
Computer Networks and ISDN Systems
The infrastructure efficiency of cellular wireless networks
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
Market Models and Pricing Mechanisms in a Multihop Wireless Hotspot Network
MOBIQUITOUS '05 Proceedings of the The Second Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services
Pricing Communication Networks: Economics, Technology and Modelling (Wiley Interscience Series in Systems and Optimization)
WiFi access point pricing as a dynamic game
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
Optimization models and methods for planning wireless mesh networks
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
A fast and elitist multiobjective genetic algorithm: NSGA-II
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Mesh networks: commodity multihop ad hoc networks
IEEE Communications Magazine
Gateway Placement Optimization in Wireless Mesh Networks With QoS Constraints
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Optimising multi-rate link scheduling for wireless mesh networks
Computer Communications
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Wireless mesh networks (WMN) represent semi-infrastructured ad hoc networks, where nodes act as both access points and routers. Wireless links between nodes are used to relay communication to a gateway node or point-of-presence (POP) for a wired or fibre network. Our interest is in mesh network deployment for a service provider (typically an ISP) who has a fixed location(s) for a POP(s). Service coverage requires that new subscribers are able to route to a POP via existing subscribers. Providing service coverage in a new region is problematic since a node is covered only if at least one of its neighbours is active in the network. Consequently an insufficient number of active nodes will lead to disconnected components. Seed nodes, owned by the network, are one mechanism for enhancing coverage, but at an additional upfront cost. In this paper we consider the influence of pricing strategies on the expected coverage and revenue. Assuming ideal economic behaviour and demand for subscription based on price, we introduce a framework that seeks to assign personalised subscription prices to optimise the expected network formed in terms of both coverage and revenue. The proposed method is benchmarked with other alternative strategies and a range of test problems are explored, showing the extent to which financial and coverage gains can be achieved if personalised pricing can be adopted. We further show how seed node and POP selection can be incorporated in the same optimization framework, allowing the trade-off between pricing and infrastructure costs to be investigated.