Game Theory for Wireless Engineers (Synthesis Lectures on Communications)
Game Theory for Wireless Engineers (Synthesis Lectures on Communications)
Stackelberg game for utility-based cooperative cognitiveradio networks
Proceedings of the tenth ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking and computing
Inter-operator spectrum sharing from a game theoretical perspective
EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing - Special issue on dynamic spectrum access for wireless networking
Cooperation techniques for wireless systems from a networking perspective
IEEE Wireless Communications
An LTE module for the ns-3 network simulator
Proceedings of the 4th International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques
CoopMAC: A Cooperative MAC for Wireless LANs
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Spectrum sharing for unlicensed bands
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Competition Versus Cooperation on the MISO Interference Channel
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Cooperative Game Theory and the Gaussian Interference Channel
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
A performance evaluation tool for spectrum sharing in multi-operator LTE networks
Computer Communications
Assessing the appropriateness of using markov decision processes for RF spectrum management
Proceedings of the 16th ACM international conference on Modeling, analysis & simulation of wireless and mobile systems
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Cooperation in wireless networks is an important means to improve the resource utilization efficiency. It finds an interesting application in the context of spectrum sharing, where multiple wireless users put their licensed frequency bands in common in order to achieve a better resource usage. Due to the complexity of the problem, mathematical analysis is typically focused on simple scenarios. However, we believe that, in order to obtain a concrete proof of concept of the sharing paradigm, it is mandatory to assess its performance in realistic situations, i.e., with a larger number of nodes and a wider range of applications. Therefore, the support of a proper simulation environment is fundamental for high-quality applied research. In this paper we present and evaluate an original extension of the well known ns-3 network simulator which focuses on multiple operators of the most up-to-date cellular scenarios, i.e., the Long Term Evolution of UMTS employing OFDMA multiplexing. We describe the software architecture that enables the spectrum sharing and, in particular, allows operators to interact in order to agree on a spectrum division. A sample sharing policy is given as well, and a detailed simulation campaign is run to validate the proposed architecture, assess its efficiency, and evaluate the simulation time related to scenarios with an increasing number of nodes.