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Third International Conference on the Quantitative Evaluation of Systems - (QEST'06)
Optimal Static Pricing of Reverse-Link DS-CDMA Multiclass Traffic
Riverside, California
September 11-September 14
ISBN: 0-7695-2665-9
Yezekael Hayel, IRISMNRIA Rennes Campus de Beaulieu, France
Victor M. Ramos R., UAM-Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, Mexico
Bruno Tuffin, IRISMNRIA Rennes Campus de Beaulieu, France
Nowadays, third Generation (3G) wireless systems are becoming very populal: Direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS-CDMA) is implemented in these systems but, due to a limited radio spectrum and the growing number of demanding applications, it seems likely that congestion will still remain an issue. Pricing appears as a simple way to tackle this problem. This paper studies the impact of a per-packet static pricing scheme on the use of the reverse-link in a cell, where demand (de$ned through the so-called utility functions) decreases when prices increase or quality of service decreases. Since DS-CDMA supports integrated services, we also deal with pricing of multiple classes. In ajrst step, we determine as a Nash equilibrium the number of customers that will actually apply for service, depending on demand. In a second step, assuming pe$ect power control, we jind the prices and received powers optimizing the service provider's revenue. We find that in the case where potential demand always exceeds capacity, the base station's best interest is to favor only one class, but that is not the case in a realistic situation when considering potential demand as a random variable over time.
Citation:
Yezekael Hayel, Victor M. Ramos R., Bruno Tuffin, "Optimal Static Pricing of Reverse-Link DS-CDMA Multiclass Traffic," qest, pp.279-290, Third International Conference on the Quantitative Evaluation of Systems - (QEST'06), 2006
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