DocumentCode :
3541074
Title :
Can dynamic pricing make femto users and service providers happy?
Author :
Khabazian, Mehdi ; Zorba, Nizar ; Hassanein, Hossam S.
Author_Institution :
Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC), Doha, Qatar
fYear :
2013
fDate :
21-24 Oct. 2013
Firstpage :
779
Lastpage :
784
Abstract :
Femtocell is a promising technology that will improve wireless resources efficiency through frequency spatial reuse however, its integration with the current cellular systems has been considered a fundamental challenge. In this study, we propose a mechanism by which the femto and macro capacity resources are jointly priced according to a dynamic pricing-based call admission mechanism. We study the performance of the proposed mechanism through a queuing theory approach. Several performance metrics such as the service provider´s revenue, call blocking and call deferral probabilities are determined, and the scheme is compared to a regular call admission control serving as a benchmark. The results show how much a joint dynamic pricing scheme can satisfy service providers in terms of increased revenue and congestion control, while keeping users satisfied in terms of their perceived quality of service. The proposed solution can be considered as a new charging model for a two-tier macro-femto network.
Keywords :
femtocellular radio; frequency allocation; pricing; probability; quality of service; queueing theory; telecommunication congestion control; call blocking probability; call deferral probability; charging model; congestion control; dynamic pricing-based call admission mechanism; femto capacity resource; femto users; femtocell; frequency spatial reuse; joint dynamic pricing scheme; macro capacity resource; perceived quality of service; queuing theory approach; service provider revenue; two-tier macro-femto network; wireless resource efficiency; Femtocells; Joints; Macrocell networks; Mathematical model; Measurement; Pricing; Quality of service; Call admission control; Dynamic pricing; Femtocell;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2013 IEEE 38th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
ISSN :
0742-1303
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0536-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.2013.6761332
Filename :
6761332
Link To Document :
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