Economic Models for Collaborative Access Network Provisioning: US-Finland Collaboration

协作接入网络配置的经济模型：美国-芬兰合作

• 批准号: 1147790
• 负责人: Allen MacKenzie
• 金额: $ 29万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1147790&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Economic; Models; Collaborative; Access; Network

Increased capacity in wireless networks has largely come from shrinking cell sizes, but continuing this trend has become impractical for large operators. Small wireless networks are also straining in overcrowded spectrum bands. The problems are particularly acute in high-density 802.11 deployments. It is clear that a collaborative approach, taking advantage of both large infrastructure deployment by operators and distributed deployments of 802.11 and femtocell networks could be extremely beneficial. This project focuses on three major problems related to heterogeneous wireless networks. First, models are developed that quantify the gains from cooperation between large operators and small-scale operators and end users deploying their own wireless access networks. Second, game theoretic and pricing models are developed to study incentive structures to support collaboration in heterogeneous wireless networks. Third, a threat model is developed to specifically model security threats that would impact a heterogeneous wireless network through a holistic vulnerability assessment. These three tasks are all complemented by frequent prototyping and experimentation.This work will be immediately applicable to real networks and will quantify the benefits of collaboration for network operators. In addition, the collaborative project will deepen technological collaboration between the United States and Finland. The models developed in this project will all be available and published in the scientific literature, providing a holistic understanding of heterogeneous wireless networks. These models will catalyze the further technical development of protocols and standards to support open, heterogeneous wireless networks.

无线网络容量的增加主要来自小区规模的缩小，但对于大型运营商来说，继续这种趋势已经变得不切实际。小型无线网络在过度拥挤的频段中也面临着压力。这些问题在高密度 802.11 部署中尤其严重。显然，利用运营商的大型基础设施部署以及 802.11 和 femtocell 网络的分布式部署的协作方法可能非常有益。该项目重点关注与异构无线网络相关的三个主要问题。首先，开发模型来量化大型运营商和小型运营商以及部署自己的无线接入网络的最终用户之间合作的收益。其次，开发博弈论和定价模型来研究激励结构，以支持异构无线网络中的协作。第三，开发威胁模型来专门对通过整体漏洞评估影响异构无线网络的安全威胁进行建模。这三项任务都通过频繁的原型设计和实验来补充。这项工作将立即应用于实际网络，并将量化网络运营商协作的好处。此外，该合作项目还将深化美国和芬兰之间的技术合作。该项目开发的模型将全部可用并在科学文献中发表，提供对异构无线网络的整体理解。这些模型将促进协议和标准的进一步技术开发，以支持开放的异构无线网络。