Game Theory in Wireless and Communication Networks: Theory, Models, and Applications

This unified treatment of game theory focuses on finding state-of-the-art solutions to issues surrounding the next generation of wireless and communications networks. Future networks will rely on autonomous and distributed architectures to improve the efficiency and flexibility of mobile applications, and game theory provides the ideal framework for designing efficient and robust distributed algorithms. This book enables readers to develop a solid understanding of game theory, its applications and its use as an effective tool for addressing wireless communication and networking problems. The key results and tools of game theory are covered, as are various real-world technologies including 3G networks, wireless LANs, sensor networks, dynamic spectrum access and cognitive networks. The book also covers a wide range of techniques for modeling, designing and analysing communication networks using game theory, as well as state-of-the-art distributed design techniques. This is an ideal resource for communications engineers, researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students.

Zhu Han is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston, USA. Dusit Niyato is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Walid Saad is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Miami. His research interests include applications of game theory in wireless networks, small cell networks, cognitive radio, wireless communication systems (UMTS, WiMAX, LTE, etc), and smart grids. Tamer Basar is a Swanlund Chair holder and CAS Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Are Hjrungnes was a Professor in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo, Norway.