A Negotiation Approach for Pricing the Wireless Access

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for bilateral multi-attribute negotiations between autonomous agents with nonlinear utilities and detail on its application for pricing the wireless access services. In particular, we consider a scenario in which a wireless service provider adapts its offer of wireless bandwidth to the dynamics of the access demand and of the available spectrum. To achieve this, the provider performs one-to-one negotiations with the customers over the service transmission rate and the service price. The proposed negotiation algorithm is a practical solution for pricing those customers that require constant-rate service. Numerical simulations provide in-depth illustration of the scheme performance for various network settings