Title :
A game theoretic approach to flow control in an integrated environment with two classes of users
Author :
Doubligeris, C. ; Mazumdar, Ravi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
With the power as the performance criterion, a game-theoretical approach is proposed and analyzed. A network or system optimization solution leads to a Pareto optimal point. In a user or individual optimization setting the Nash and the Stackelberg equilibria are found. A decentralized and easily implementable algorithm is proved to converge to the Nash equilibrium. The choice of the strategy to be used depends on the particular application and the desirable overall performance.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; data communication systems; game theory; optimisation; performance evaluation; telecommunication traffic; Nash equilibrium; Stackelberg equilibria; decentralised algorithm; flow control; game theoretic approach; integrated telecommunications network; performance criterion; system optimization; traffic flow optimisation; Communication system traffic control; Delay effects; Game theory; Nash equilibrium; Pareto optimization; Performance analysis; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Networking Symposium, 1988., Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0835-8
DOI :
10.1109/CNS.1988.4999
