Contract Theory for Wireless Networks

Yanru Zhang, Zhu Han

商品描述

This book presents theoretical research between wireless communications, networking, and economics using the framework of contract theory. This work fills a void in the literature by closely combining contract theoretical approaches with wireless networks design problems. Topics covered include classification in contract theory, reward design, adverse selection, and moral hazard. The authors also explore incentive mechanisms for device-to-device communication in cellular networks, insurance plans for service assurance in cloud computing markets with incomplete information, multi-dimensional incentive mechanisms and tournament based incentive mechanisms in mobile crowdsourcing. Financial applications include financing contracts with adverse selection for spectrum trading in cognitive radio networks and complementary investment of infrastructure and service providers in wireless network visualization. 

This book offers a useful reference for engineers and researchers in the wireless communication community who seek to integrate the notions from contract theory and wireless engineering, while emphasizing on how contract theory can be applied in wireless networks. It is also suitable for advanced-level students studying information systems or communications engineering.


商品描述(中文翻譯)

本書以契約理論的框架,介紹了無線通信、網絡和經濟學之間的理論研究。這本書填補了文獻中的空白,將契約理論方法與無線網絡設計問題密切結合。涵蓋的主題包括契約理論中的分類、獎勵設計、逆選擇和道德風險。作者還探討了在蜂窩網絡中用於設備對設備通信的激勵機制,以及在具有不完全信息的雲計算市場中用於服務保證的保險計劃,以及在移動眾包中的多維激勵機制和基於比賽的激勵機制。金融應用包括在認知無線電網絡中具有逆選擇的頻譜交易的融資契約,以及無線網絡可視化中基礎設施和服務提供商的互補投資。

本書為無線通信社區的工程師和研究人員提供了有用的參考,他們希望將契約理論與無線工程的概念相結合,並強調契約理論如何應用於無線網絡。同時,它也適合研究信息系統或通信工程的高級學生使用。