TY - GEN
T1 - Sharing incentivization through flexible spectrum licensing
AU - Basaure, Arturo
AU - Holland, Oliver
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Recent developments in radio access technologies are radically changing the management of the spectrum, progressing from exclusive licensing with static conditions towards more flexible licensing schemes which allow dynamic spectrum assignment. In this context, spectrum transactions between participating actors should generate mutual benefits. However, the fact that spectrum sharing increases the interference between users requires a clear definition of this interference and any associated mutual benefits. This paper proposes a contract structure between a primary and a secondary operator, which considers different service requirements in the context of spectrum transactions. The simulated contracts and transactions suggest that (i) the optimal level of interference is usually positive, and (ii) given a spectrum size, an increase in the demand results in additional gains in a scheme which allows voluntary transactions with respect to a scheme, which do not allow or minimize the interference.
AB - Recent developments in radio access technologies are radically changing the management of the spectrum, progressing from exclusive licensing with static conditions towards more flexible licensing schemes which allow dynamic spectrum assignment. In this context, spectrum transactions between participating actors should generate mutual benefits. However, the fact that spectrum sharing increases the interference between users requires a clear definition of this interference and any associated mutual benefits. This paper proposes a contract structure between a primary and a secondary operator, which considers different service requirements in the context of spectrum transactions. The simulated contracts and transactions suggest that (i) the optimal level of interference is usually positive, and (ii) given a spectrum size, an increase in the demand results in additional gains in a scheme which allows voluntary transactions with respect to a scheme, which do not allow or minimize the interference.
KW - Flexible spectrum licensing
KW - Measuring and pricing interference
KW - Signal-to-interference and noise ratio (SINR)
KW - Spectrum sharing
KW - agent-based modeling
KW - end user utility function
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84905054474&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4108/icst.crowncom.2014.255243
DO - 10.4108/icst.crowncom.2014.255243
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84905054474
SN - 9781631900037
T3 - Proceedings of the 2014 9th International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications, CROWNCOM 2014
SP - 401
EP - 406
BT - Proceedings of the 2014 9th International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications, CROWNCOM 2014
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 9th International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks, CROWNCOM 2014
Y2 - 2 June 2014 through 4 June 2014
ER -