Commitment-Aware Reputation System for the Digital Marketplace

Author

McDiarmid, Alisdair ; Irvine, James

Author_Institution

Inst. for Commun. & Signal Process., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow

Volume

1

fYear

2006

fDate

7-10 May 2006

Firstpage

86

Lastpage

90

Abstract

The digital marketplace (DMP) connects mobile users to network service providers, who bid to provide connectivity on a per-call basis. To operate successfully, the DMP must allow users to differentiate between network providers based on past reliability. DMP contracts include an agreed commitment level, to allow providers to offer varying quality-of-service levels. We present a new reputation system which scores network providers according to how well they meet commitments. Simulation results are presented which show that the reputation function is fair, responsive, and stable

Keywords

mobile communication; quality of service; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network reliability; commitment level; commitment-aware reputation system; digital marketplace; mobile users; network service providers; quality-of-service levels; reliability; Adaptive systems; Costs; Digital signal processing; Forward contracts; Mobile communication; Protocols; Public key; Quality of service; Radio broadcasting; Telecommunication network reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2006. VTC 2006-Spring. IEEE 63rd

Conference_Location

Melbourne, Vic.

ISSN

1550-2252

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9391-0

Electronic_ISBN

1550-2252

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECS.2006.1682781

Filename

1682781