Maximizing profit in green cellular networks through collaborative games

Computer Networks

Volumn 75, Issue PartA, 2014, Pages 260-275

  Anglano, Cosimo ^a   Guazzone, Marco ^a   Sereno, Matteo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coalition formation; Cooperative game theory; Green networking; Profit maximization; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; QUALITY OF SERVICE; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

COALITION FORMATIONS; COOPERATIVE GAME THEORY; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; GREEN CELLULAR NETWORKS; GREEN NETWORKINGS; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION MODEL; PROFIT MAXIMIZATION; QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) GUARANTEES;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 84918808805     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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