Dynamic profit maximization of cognitive mobile virtual network operator

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 526-540

  Li, Shuqin ^a,b   Huang, Jianwei ^b   Li, Shuo Yen Robert ^b  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cognitive radio; pricing; profit maximization; virtual network operator

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894558880     PISSN: 15361233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMC.2013.10     Document Type: Article

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