Mobile Data Offloading: A Tutorial
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Network Communications and Economics Lab (NCEL)
Department of Information Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
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Global Mobile Data Traffic, 2013 to 2018
Global Mobile Data Traffic
Overall mobile data traffic is expected to grow to 15.9 exabytes per month by 2018, nearly an 11-fold increase over
2013. Mobile data traffic will grow at a CAGR of 61 percent from 2013 to 2018 (Figure 1).
Figure 1.
Cisco Forecasts 15.9 Exabytes per Month of Mobile Data Traffic by 2018
Global Mobile Data Traffic Growth Projection (source: Cisco VNI Mobile 2014)
The Asia Pacific and North America regions will account for almost two-thirds of global mobile traffic by 2018,
as shown in Figure 2. Middle East and Africa will experience the highest CAGR of 70 percent, increasing 14-fold
over the forecast period. Central and Eastern Europe will have the second highest CAGR of 68 percent, increasing
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Expected to reach 15.9 exabytes per month by 2018
A 11-fold increase over 2013
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Historical Increases in Spectral Efficiency (source: Femtoforum)
If available spectrum is increasing at 8% per year and the number of cell sites is
increasing at 7% per year and technology performance is improving at 12% per year
then operators can expect their network capacities to increase – on average – at 29%
per year (1.08 x 1.07 x 1.12). If network capacity is growing at 29% per year and demand
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Background
Widening Supply-Demand Gap
Network capacity growth vs Data traffic growth
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How to Narrow the Gap: “Hard” Approaches
Expanding the network capacity through technology innovations
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Acquiring new spectrum bands
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More efficient interference management through cooperations
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Developing high-frequency wireless technology
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Upgrading access technology (e.g., WCDMA → LTE → LTE-A)
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How to Narrow the Gap: “Hard” Approaches
Expanding the network capacity through technology innovations
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Acquiring new spectrum bands
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Challenges: need to be cost effective and easy to deploy.
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How to Narrow the Gap: “Soft” Approaches
Reshaping the demand through economics and software
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Tired data pricing
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Capped or throttling (e.g., 128kbps if monthly usage >5GB)
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Time/Location/Congestion dependent pricing (e.g., delay coupons)
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Application specific optimization (e.g., network-friendly implem.)
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On device software client (e.g., “fuel gauge” meters)
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Content specific control (e.g., two-sided 1-800 pricing)
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How to Narrow the Gap: “Soft” Approaches
Reshaping the demand through economics and software
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Tired data pricing
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Capped or throttling (e.g., 128kbps if monthly usage >5GB)
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Time/Location/Congestion dependent pricing (e.g., delay coupons)
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On device software client (e.g., “fuel gauge” meters)
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Content specific control (e.g., two-sided 1-800 pricing)
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Challenges: need to be user-friendly and network neutral.
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Today’s Focus: Mobile Data Offloading
Basic idea: deliver cellular traffic over Wi-Fi or Femtocell.
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A Reality Check
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Global mobile data traffic would grow at a CAGR of 65 percent instead of 61 percent. Offload volume is determined
by smartphone penetration, dual-mode share of handsets, percentage of home-based mobile Internet use, and
Global Mobile Data Offloading
percentage of dual-mode smartphone owners with Wi-Fi fixed Internet access at home.
Figure 14.
52 Percent of Total Mobile Data Traffic Will Be Offloaded by 2018
Mobile Traffic Offloading Prediction (source: Cisco VNI Mobile 2014)
The amount of traffic offloaded from smartphones will be 51 percent by 2018, and the amount of traffic offloaded
from tablets will be 69 percent by 2018.
Mobile offloading will increase from 45% in 2013 to 52% in 2018
A supporting trend is the growth of cellular connectivity for devices such as tablets which in their earlier generation
were limited to Wi-Fi connectivity only. With increased desire for mobility and mobile carriers offer of data plans
catering to multi-device owners, we find that the cellular connectivity is on a rise albeit cautiously as the end users
are testing the waters. As a point in case, we estimate that by 2018, 42 percent of all tablets will have a cellular
in 2013
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Offloading Increases with Technology
Figure 16.
Mobile Data Traffic and Offload Traffic, 2018
Mobile and Offloaded Traffic from Mobile-Connected Devices (source: Cisco VNI Mobile 2014)
Trend 6: Comparing Mobile Network Speeds
Globally, the average mobile network connection speed in 2013 was 1,387 Kbps. The average speed will grow at
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often a delay between the increase in speed and the increased usage, which can range from a few months to
several years. The Cisco VNI Forecast relates application bit rates to the average speeds in each country. Many
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Complementary Cellular Small Cells and Wi-Fi
Cellular small cells provide a uniform and reliable capacity layer and
better coverage.
WiFi provides a more powerful capacity boost.
Technology co-location reduces Capex and Opex for offloading.
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Case Study: AT&T in US
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2.7 billion Wi-Fi connections (80% from AT&T’s mobiles)
12.9 billion MB Wi-Fi data (5.2 billon MB from mobile devices)
Seamless offloading
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Auto-login of AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots
Auto-roaming to Fon Wi-Fi hotspots supported by Hotspot 2.0
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AT&T Small Cell Strategy
AT&T Small Cell Strategies (source: AT&, Senza Fili)
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Case Study: Sprint in US
Spring Boingo WiFi collaboration announced April 2015 (source: Internet)
Sprint customers access Boingo hotspots for free in 35 major US
airports
40 out of 56 millions of Sprint’s customer devices can
auto-authenticate with Boingo Wi-Fi hotspot connections
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Case Study: China Mobile
China Mobile Cellular and WiFi Traffic (source: China Mobile, Senza Fili)
4.2 millions Wi-Fi APs deployed in 2012
Reach 6 millions in the next three years
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Nanocell Architecture
China Mobile NanoCell Strategy
Access to Cellular Core network and WLAN Core Network
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Combine LTE femtocell and carrier-grade Wi-Fi in the same box
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technology of choice.
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Benefits
The Wi-Fi offload business opportunity map for mobile carriers
Defensive:
Cut costs
Seamless & automatic:
Value of everyday convenience
International roaming:
Lifestyle & lower costs
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Opportunistic:
Boost revenues
Relieve congestion
Lower network CAPEX/OPEX
Retain customers
Reduce churn
Additional services
Attract new customers
Mobile operator’s business opportunities due to Wi-Fi offload (source: Aptilo)
NEW MASS-MARKET WI-FI OFFLOAD SERVICE TYPES
service provisioning point of view
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User Benefits
Faster connections
Lower battery drain (when close to AP)
Easier to use
Reduced TCP handshake
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Different Offloading Types
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Two Types of Data Offloading
User-initiated offloading
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User decides when and how to offload
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When automatic offloading is not possible or users’ judgements needed
Network-initiated offloading
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Mobile operator makes the offloading decision
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Seamless Wi-Fi
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Seamless Wi-Fi
Near-term: user transparence
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Automatic handover from cellular to Wi-Fi
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Automatic authentication by Wi-Fi
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Traffic reroute to local Internet
Long-term: carrier-grade Wi-Fi
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Large bandwidth and high throughout based on latest Wi-Fi standards
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Tight integration with cellular network through new standards
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Traffic reroute to cellular operator’s core network
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Cellular operator has control over quality and service experiences
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Goes beyond data offload
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Challenges of Wi-Fi Data Offloading
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Challenges of Wi-Fi Data Offloading
Maturity of Wi-Fi-cellular integrations
Pricing of cellular and Wi-Fi services
Quality of Wi-Fi experiences
Deployment of Wi-Fi hotspots
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Challenge 1: Maturity of Wi-Fi-Cellular Integrations
Manual Wi-Fi network selection and input of username/password
Tedious, time-consuming, and inconvenient
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Solutions
Operator-specific on-device configurations (AT&T)
Standards: HotSpot 2.0 (a video), NGH, ANDSF in 3GPP
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Automatic Wi-Fi selection and login with strong security
Already supported by Apple iOS
Wi-Fi Sessions
the network of a commercially
network. Measurements show
of Wi-Fi sessions in the course
sessions grows steeply.
Increase
of SIM-based Wi-Fi Offloading (source: Aptilo)
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Challenge 2: Pricing of Cellular and Wi-Fi Services
Is Wi-Fi free? Flat-fee? Usage-based?
How is cellular charged?
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Challenge 2: Pricing of Cellular and Wi-Fi Services
Is Wi-Fi free? Flat-fee? Usage-based?
How is cellular charged?
Several possibilities
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Combined cellular and Wi-Fi service with a total monthly data cap
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Volume-capped cellular service with unlimited free Wi-Fi access
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Low cost Wi-Fi data service for customers without a cellular data plan
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Session-based or subscription-based Wi-Fi service only
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Challenge 2: Pricing of Cellular and Wi-Fi Services
Is Wi-Fi free? Flat-fee? Usage-based?
How is cellular charged?
Several possibilities
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Combined cellular and Wi-Fi service with a total monthly data cap
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Volume-capped cellular service with unlimited free Wi-Fi access
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Low cost Wi-Fi data service for customers without a cellular data plan
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Session-based or subscription-based Wi-Fi service only
Key Questions: how should the cellular operator
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Jointly design cellular and Wi-Fi pricing plans?
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Balance additional revenue and offloading benefits of Wi-Fi?
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Challenge 3: Quality of Wi-Fi Experiences
Not all Wi-Fi hotspots are created equal
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802.11b (11 Mbps) vs. 802.11n (150 Mbps)
Neither are the cellular networks
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3G (EDGE Evolution, 1.6 Mbps) vs. 4G (HSPA/LTE, 300 Mbps)
Half of North American mobile connections on HSPA/LTE (2013)
Real world data rates vary based on time and location.
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Cellular can be more predicable or even sometimes faster than Wi-Fi
Also need to consider delay, consistency of delay, etc.
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Challenge 3: Quality of Wi-Fi Experiences
Not all Wi-Fi hotspots are created equal
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802.11b (11 Mbps) vs. 802.11n (150 Mbps)
Neither are the cellular networks
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3G (EDGE Evolution, 1.6 Mbps) vs. 4G (HSPA/LTE, 300 Mbps)
Half of North American mobile connections on HSPA/LTE (2013)
Real world data rates vary based on time and location.
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Cellular can be more predicable or even sometimes faster than Wi-Fi
Also need to consider delay, consistency of delay, etc.
Key Question: When and how to offload traffic to Wi-Fi considering
network conditions and application QoS requirements?
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Challenge 4: Wi-Fi Hotspots Develoyment
Historically mobile operators do not own large Wi-Fi hotspots
Approach 1: Direct deployment
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AT&T (in US), China Mobile, PCCW
Pros: Easier to control and integrate
Cons: Costly and time consuming to deploy, difficulty in finding
deployment locations, providing backhaul, and managing multiple
service provisions.
Approach 2: Collaborations with Wi-Fi operators
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Sprint and Boingo, T-Mobile and iPass, DT/BT and FON
Pros: Fast and flexible
Cons: Complicated to manage integration and revenue sharing
Approach 3: Dynamic network sharing and expansion
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Challenge 4: Wi-Fi Hotspots Develoyment
Historically mobile operators do not own large Wi-Fi hotspots
Approach 1: Direct deployment
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AT&T (in US), China Mobile, PCCW
Pros: Easier to control and integrate
Cons: Costly and time consuming to deploy, difficulty in finding
deployment locations, providing backhaul, and managing multiple
service provisions.
Approach 2: Collaborations with Wi-Fi operators
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Sprint and Boingo, T-Mobile and iPass, DT/BT and FON
Pros: Fast and flexible
Cons: Complicated to manage integration and revenue sharing
Approach 3: Dynamic network sharing and expansion
Key Question: How multiple cellular operators interact in a
competitive offloading market?
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Recent Results
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Recent Results
Technology issues:
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Delayed-aware offloading
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Congestion-aware offloading
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Predictive offloading
Economics issues:
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Operator bargaining
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Offloading market
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User-centric offloading and onloading
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Technology Issues for Wi-Fi Offloading
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Delayed Wi-Fi Offloading
Wi-Fi have small coverages, and may not always be available.
Delayed Wi-Fi offloading: delay a data transfer until the user enters a
Wi-Fi hotspot.
Delay-tolerant applications (e.g., movie download and software
update): Tolerate certain delays without sacrificing user satisfactions.
Exploiting human mobility and traffic diversity
Save network cost and device energy
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How Much Can Wi-Fi Offload?
A recent study in Korean (LLYRC, “Mobile Data Offloading: How
Much Can WiFi Deliver?” ToN’13)
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How Much Can Wi-Fi Offload?
A recent study in Korean (LLYRC, “Mobile Data Offloading: How
Much Can WiFi Deliver?” ToN’13)
On-the-spot offloading without delay
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Save 65% of network capacity
Save 55% of energy
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How Much Can Wi-Fi Offload?
A recent study in Korean (LLYRC, “Mobile Data Offloading: How
Much Can WiFi Deliver?” ToN’13)
On-the-spot offloading without delay
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Save 65% of network capacity
Save 55% of energy
Offload with 100 secs delay (insignificant)
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Save additional 2-3% of network capacity
Save additional 3% energy
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How Much Can Wi-Fi Offload?
A recent study in Korean (LLYRC, “Mobile Data Offloading: How
Much Can WiFi Deliver?” ToN’13)
On-the-spot offloading without delay
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Save 65% of network capacity
Save 55% of energy
Offload with 100 secs delay (insignificant)
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Save additional 2-3% of network capacity
Save additional 3% energy
Offload with 1 hour delay (significant)
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Save additional 29% of network capacity
Save additional 20% energy
Suitable scenarios: software update, large file transfer, ...
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How Much Can Wi-Fi Offload?
A recent study in Korean (LLYRC, “Mobile Data Offloading: How
Much Can WiFi Deliver?” ToN’13)
On-the-spot offloading without delay
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Save 65% of network capacity
Save 55% of energy
Offload with 100 secs delay (insignificant)
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Save additional 2-3% of network capacity
Save additional 3% energy
Offload with 1 hour delay (significant)
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Save additional 29% of network capacity
Save additional 20% energy
Suitable scenarios: software update, large file transfer, ...
Key Question: How to optimize the delayed-based offloading?
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Delay Optimal WiFi Offloading
Joint work with Man Hon Cheung (CUHK)
IEEE WiOpt 2013, IEEE JSAC 2015
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System Model
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Mobility pattern: User moves from location l to l 0 with prob p(l 0 | l).
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Mobility pattern: User moves from location l to l 0 with prob p(l 0 | l).
Deadline: A file of K bits must be sent by time T .
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Tradeoff
Objective: To achieve a good tradeoff between
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meeting WiFi soon.
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Tradeoff
Objective: To achieve a good tradeoff between
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Reducing cellular usage: Wait till entering WiFi hotspots.
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Satisfying user’s QoS requirement: Transmit through cellular now if not
meeting WiFi soon.
Question: Given the user’s mobility pattern and the WiFi availability,
should the user remain idle, use cellular, or use Wi-Fi (if available) in
each time slot?
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Markov Decision Process
Decision epochs: t ∈ T = {1, . . . , T }.
State: s = (k, l)
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a ∈ A(l) = {0, 1, 2}, if l ∈ L(1) (Wi-Fi is available).
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Markov Decision Process
Cellular usage cost at time t ∈ T
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0, otherwise.
Penalty for incomplete file transfer at T + 1:
ĉT +1 (k, l) = h(k).
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Markov Decision Process
State transition probability: p (k 0 , l 0 ) | (k, l), a
p (k 0 , l 0 ) | (k, l), a = p(l 0 | l) p k 0 | (k, l), a ,
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µ(l, a): Data rate at location l with action a.
p(l 0 | l): Obtain based on the mobility pattern of the MU.
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Markov Decision Process
Optimization problem: To minimize the expected total cellular
usage plus the penalty for incomplete file transfer
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We solve the problem using finite-horizon dynamic programming.
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Optimal Algorithm
We propose an optimal delayed Wi-Fi offloading algorithm.
It does not have closed-form in general.
Difficult to derive engineering insights.
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Special Case: Single Threshold Optimal Policy
Assume
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The cellular and Wi-Fi data rates are location independent.
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Special Case: Single Threshold Optimal Policy
Assume
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The cellular and Wi-Fi data rates are location independent.
Theorem
The optimal policy π ∗ has a single location-dependent threshold in k:
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Special Case: Single Threshold Optimal Policy
Assume
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The cellular and Wi-Fi data rates are location independent.
Theorem
The optimal policy π ∗ has a single location-dependent threshold in k:
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At a location without WiFi: transmit using cellular if k ≥ kt∗ (l), otherwise
remain idle .
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Special Case: Single Threshold Optimal Policy
Assume
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The cellular and Wi-Fi data rates are location independent.
Theorem
The optimal policy π ∗ has a single location-dependent threshold in k:
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At a location without WiFi: transmit using cellular if k ≥ kt∗ (l), otherwise
remain idle .
At a location with WiFi:
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Special Case: Single Threshold Optimal Policy
Assume
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The cellular and Wi-Fi data rates are location independent.
Theorem
The optimal policy π ∗ has a single location-dependent threshold in k:
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remain idle .
At a location with WiFi:
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otherwise transmit using WiFi.
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Special Case: Single Threshold Optimal Policy
Assume
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The cellular and Wi-Fi data rates are location independent.
Theorem
The optimal policy π ∗ has a single location-dependent threshold in k:
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remain idle .
At a location with WiFi:
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otherwise transmit using WiFi.
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If Wi-Fi rate is larger than cellular rate: always transmit using WiFi.
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Special Case: Single Threshold Optimal Policy
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Left: Location without Wi-Fi: µ1 = 2 Mbps (cellular).
Right: Location with Wi-Fi: µ1 = 2 Mbps (cellular), µ2 = 1 Mbps (WiFi).
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General: Multi-threshold Optimal Policy
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Left: Location without Wi-Fi: µ(l, 1) = 2.1 Mbps.
Right: Location with Wi-Fi: µ(l, 1) = 3.1 Mbps > µ(l, 2) = 2.1 Mbps.
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Performance Evaluations
Compare three schemes:
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ODWO: Our proposed Optimal delayed Wi-Fi offloading.
2
On-the-spot offloading: Offload to the Wi-Fi network whenever Wi-Fi
is available.
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Wiffler: prediction-based offloading [Balasubramanian MobiSys’10].
Setting:
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standard deviation = 1 Mbps.
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Performance Evaluations
Setting: Deadline T = 3 min, penalty h(k) = k 2 , ∀ k ∈ K.
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ODWO achieves the minimal cost and the highest file transfer efficiency.
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Summary
Algorithm design: General and threshold-based ODWO.
Analysis: Threshold optimal policy with convex penalty function and
location-independent data rates.
Performance evaluation: ODWO achieves the minimal total cost and
the highest file transfer efficiency.
Next Step: What about multiple users making decisions?
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Congestion-Aware
Network Selection and Data Offloading
Joint work with Man Hon Cheung and Richard Southwell (CUHK)
CISS 2014
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A Much More General Model
Multiple users
Wi-Fi availability:
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User-dependent: Different subscriptions and plans (e.g., Skype Wi-Fi).
Time-dependent: open or closed access mode at different time.
Network-dependent switching time and switching cost:
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Switching cost: Additional power consumption and QoS disruption.
Usage-based pricing
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System Model
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System Model
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Wi-Fi availability is user/location/time dependent: M(i, l, t) ⊆ N .
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User 2’s trajectory: (4, 8, 12, 16) ⇒ five resource blocks.
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Selection of Resource Blocks
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Examples: switching time = 1.
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User Suplus = Utility - Payment
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User Suplus = Utility - Payment
(n)
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User Suplus = Utility - Payment
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User Suplus = Utility - Payment
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User Payoff = Total Surplus - Total Switching Cost
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User Payoff = Total Surplus - Total Switching Cost
Switching Cost: computed based on edges in the route ri
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User Payoff = Total Surplus - Total Switching Cost
Switching Cost: computed based on edges in the route ri
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Network Selection Game
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Strategies: feasible routes
Each player chooses a route to maximize its payoff
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Key Questions
How should a user make a route choice?
Will users’ choices converge to a network equilibrium?
How fast does convergence happen?
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How Should a User Choose its Route?
Better response update: a user chooses a new route to improve his
payoff, assuming that other users’ route choices are fixed.
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How Should a User Choose its Route?
Better response update: a user chooses a new route to improve his
payoff, assuming that other users’ route choices are fixed.
Result: The complexity of computing a better response is polynomial
in terms of number of users (O(I 2 )).
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Key idea: finding a better response update is equivalent of computing
a shortest path in a graph.
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Will Users’ Greedy Choices Converge?
We want to achieve the Pure Nash equilibrium (NE):
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better response update
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Will Users’ Greedy Choices Converge?
We want to achieve the Pure Nash equilibrium (NE):
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A route choice profile r = {ri , ∀i ∈ I} where no user can perform a
better response update
It would be nice to have the Finite improvement property (FIP),
where better response updates always converge to a pure NE.
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Will Users’ Greedy Choices Converge?
We want to achieve the Pure Nash equilibrium (NE):
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A route choice profile r = {ri , ∀i ∈ I} where no user can perform a
better response update
It would be nice to have the Finite improvement property (FIP),
where better response updates always converge to a pure NE.
Result: every network selection game has the FIP.
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Key idea: show that the game is equivalent to a congestion game.
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Total Number of Better Response Updates
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The convergence scales well with the number of users.
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Performance Evaluations
Compare three schemes:
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On-the-spot offloading (OTSO): Offload to the Wi-Fi network
whenever Wi-Fi is available.
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Impact of the Number of Users
Setting: Switching cost c switch = 1 and cellular price = US $3/Gbyte.
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Cellular-only performs well under low traffic load.
OTSO performs well under high traffic load and low c switch .
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Impact of the Wi-Fi Availability
Setting: I = 30 MUs and cellular price = US $6/Gbyte.
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Class 1: Can access all the networks all the time.
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50% of the time.
Class 3: Can only access the cellular network.
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Summary
Network selection and data offloading: First study on the interactions
of multiple heterogeneous MUs.
Explicit modelling of user mobility, Wi-Fi availability, switching time
and cost, and pricing.
Network Selection Game Analysis: FIP ⇒ Convergence to a pure NE.
Key Question: what about incomplete network information?
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Delay-Aware Predictive Network Selection
in Data Offloading
Joint work with Haoran Yu, Man Hon Cheung (CUHK),
Longbo Huang (Tsinghua)
IEEE GLOBECOM 2014
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Network Selection with Cost-Delay Tradeoff
An operator’s perspective: how to dynamically select networks for
users to balance the long-term operation cost and traffic delay?
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Challenge: limited information on system randomness
We consider two cases:
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Having both current and predicted future information
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System Model
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Users randomly move across the locations with random traffic arrivals
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System Model
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Users randomly move across the locations with random traffic arrivals
Ql (t): the amount of user l’ unserved traffic (queue length)
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Case 1: Only Knowing Current Network Information
Operator only knows current user locations and queue lengths
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Queue length based optimization based on Lyapunov method
Intuition:
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Strategy: wait till enter Wi-Fi area
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Strategy: serve user l immediately even with a high operational cost
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Delay-Aware Network Selection (DNS)
Delay-Aware Network Selection (DNS) Algorithm
At each time slot t, the operator:
Chooses the network selection vector α (t) that solves
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Updates the queueing vector Q (t + 1) accordingly.
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Performance of DNS
Achieve [O (1/V ) , O (V )] cost-delay tradeoff (V : control parameter)
Conclusion: The operation cost can be pushed arbitrarily close to the
optimal value, but at the expense of an increase in the traffic delay.
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Case 2: Predictive Network Selection
How to improve DNS with predicted future information?
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When we know the statistics of user mobility and traffic patterns
Solution: propose a novel frame-based Lyapunov optimization
technique and design the GP-DNS algorithm
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Summary
Prediction can significantly improve network performance.
Need to carefully tradeoff algorithm complexity and network
performance.
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Economics Issues for Wi-Fi Offloading
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Bargaining-based Mobile Data Offloading
Joint work with Lin Gao & Duozhe Li (CUHK)
George Iosifidis & Leandros Tassiulas (Yale University)
IEEE JSAC 2014
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Mobile Data Offloading
BS2
MU13
BS1
AP1
MU11
MU21
AP2
MU24
AP4
MU14
MU32
AP3
BS3 MU33
MU31
One mobile network operator (MNO) offloads to multiple Access
Point (APs).
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Key Problems
Efficiency: How to offload traffic efficiently?
Fairness: How to share the benefit among the MNO and APs fairly?
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Bargaining-based Solution
Bargaining is useful for resolving situations where
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Players have a common desirable to reach a mutual agreement.
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Players have individual payoffs.
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Allowing disagreement: no agreement may be forced on any player.
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There is a conflict of interest among players about the agreement.
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An Illustrative Example
Scenario: Player 1 sells a book to Player 2 at a price p
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Problem: Two players bargain for the price p.
Players’ payoffs: u1 = p, u2 = 1 − p.
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Assumption: the book is worth 1 to player 2.
The set of feasible agreements: U = {(u1 , u2 )|u1 + u2 = 1}
The disagreement: D = (d1 , d2 ) = (0, 0)
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Assumption: the book is worth 0 to player 1.
A bargaining solution is an outcome (v1 , v2 ) ∈ U ∪ D
What will be a proper bargaining solution?
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Nash Bargaining Theory
Nash bargaining theory: An axiom-based theory
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Pareto Efficiency
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Symmetry
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Invariant to Affine Transformations
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Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives
Nash bargaining solution
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Unique solution that satisfies the Nash’s 4 axioms.
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Nash Bargaining Solution
Nash Bargaining Solution (NBS)
Nash bargaining solution solves the optimization problem:
max (v1 − d1 ) · (v2 − d2 )
v1 ,v2
subject to (v1 , v2 ) ∈ U ∪ D
v1 ≥ d1 , v2 ≥ d2
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Nash Bargaining Solution
Nash Bargaining Solution (NBS)
Nash bargaining solution solves the optimization problem:
max (v1 − d1 ) · (v2 − d2 )
v1 ,v2
subject to (v1 , v2 ) ∈ U ∪ D
v1 ≥ d1 , v2 ≥ d2
When (d1 , d2 ) = (0, 0): NBS is (v1 , v2 ) = (0.5, 0.5);
When (d1 , d2 ) = (0, 0.4): NBS is (v1 , v2 ) = (0.3, 0.7);
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System Model
One Mobile Network Operator (MNO)
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Operating multiple macrocell base stations;
Serving many mobile users (MUs);
N Access Point (APs)
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APs are geographically non-overlapping with each other;
BS2
MU13
BS1
AP1
MU11
MU21
AP2
MU24
AP4
MU14
MU32
AP3
BS3 MU33
MU31
Example: N = 4 APs.
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Decisions Variables
Variables:
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The traffic offloaded to each AP;
The payment to each AP;
Traffic Offloading Profile: x = (x1 , . . . , xN )
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xn : the traffic offloaded to AP n;
Payment Profile: z = (z1 , . . . , zN )
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zn : the payment to AP n;
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Payoffs
MNO’s Payoff: net cost reduction
U(x; z) = J(x) −
I
I
N
X
zn
n=1
J(x): the MNO’s benefit in terms of operational cost reduction
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n=1 zn : the MNO’s total payment to APs
AP’s Payoff: net profit increase
Vn (xn ; zn ) = −Qn (xn ) + zn
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Qn (xn ): the AP n’s cost due to offoloading
zn : the AP n’s profit from serving the MNO
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Social Welfare
Social Welfare: sum of the MNO’s and all APs’ payoffs
Ψ(x) = J(x) −
I
N
X
Qn (xn )
n=1
The payment between the MNO and each AP is internal transfer and is
canceled out.
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Social Welfare
Social Welfare: sum of the MNO’s and all APs’ payoffs
Ψ(x) = J(x) −
I
N
X
Qn (xn )
n=1
The payment between the MNO and each AP is internal transfer and is
canceled out.
An efficient offloading decision maximizes the social welfare.
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Starting Point: One-to-One Bargaining
One MNO and one AP
One-to-One Bargaining Problem
max U(x; z) · Vn (x; z)
(x,z)
s.t. U(x; z) ≥ U0 , V(x; z) ≥ V0
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U0 = 0: the disagreement of the MNO;
V0 = 0: the disagreement of the AP;
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An Equivalent Formulation
Social Welfare = MNO’s Payoff + AP’s Payoff
Ψ(x) = U(x; z) + V(x; z)
Define AP’s payoff as π = V(x; z)
Then MNO’s payoff U(x; z) = Ψ(x) − π
An Equivalent Bargaining
max (Ψ(x) − π) · π
(x,π)
s.t. Ψ(x) − π ≥ 0, π ≥ 0
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An Equivalent Formulation
Social Welfare = MNO’s Payoff + AP’s Payoff
Ψ(x) = U(x; z) + V(x; z)
Define AP’s payoff as π = V(x; z)
Then MNO’s payoff U(x; z) = Ψ(x) − π
An Equivalent Bargaining
max (Ψ(x) − π) · π
(x,π)
s.t. Ψ(x) − π ≥ 0, π ≥ 0
Solving this allows us to see the relationship between AP’s payoff (π)
and the social welfare (Ψ(x)) clearly.
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NBS for One-to-One Bargaining
One-to-One NBS
The NBS (xn∗ , πn∗ ) for the one-to-one bargaining is
xn∗ = xno = arg maxxn Ψ(xn ), and πn∗ =
1
2
· Ψ(xno )
xno = arg maxxn Ψ(xn ): Bargaining solution maximizes social welfare;
πn∗ =
1
2
· Ψ(xno ): AP gets half of the generated social welfare;
U = Ψ(xno ) − πn∗ =
social welfare;
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2
· Ψ(xno ): the MNO gets half of the generated
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General One-to-Many Bargaining
Sequential Bargaining: MNO bargains with all APs sequentially (in a
predefined order).
Concurrent Bargaining: MNO bargains with all APs concurrently.
Completed Bargaining
On-going Bargaining
Future Bargaining
MNO
MNO
AP 1
AP 5
AP 2
AP 3
(a) Sequential Bargaining
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AP 5
AP 2
AP 4
AP 3
AP 4
(b) Concurrent Bargaining
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AP Grouping
APs may form groups to bargain with the MNO jointly.
How will grouping affect the payoffs of MNO and APs’ ?
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Sequential Bargaining
Bargain from user 1 to user N
Sequential Nash Bargaining Solution (NBS)
{x ∗ , π ∗ } = {(xn∗ , πn∗ )}n∈N
Sequential NBS
The NBS {x ∗ , π ∗ } under the sequential bargaining is
xn∗ = xno , πn∗ =
I
I
¯n
∆
, ∀n = 1, ..., N
2
x o = arg maxx Ψ(x): bargaining solution maximizes social welfare;
¯ n : the virtual marginal social welfare generated by AP n;
∆
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Virtual Marginal Social Welfare
Virtual Marginal Social Welfare generated by AP n
¯n =
∆
1
X
In+1 =0
1
X
∆n (In+1 ; ...; IN )
...
2N−n
IN =0
Represents average marginal social welfare by AP n, assuming
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MNO has reached agreements with all APs 1, ...., n − 1 (before n);
MNO will reach agreement with each AP in {n + 1, ..., N} (after n)
with a probability of 0.5.
Consider all possibilities (through the values of In+1 to IN )
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Impact of AP Ordering in Sequential Bargaining
AP: Early-Mover Advantage
Under the sequential bargaining, an AP will obtain a higher payoff if it
bargains with the MNO earlier.
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Impact of AP Ordering in Sequential Bargaining
AP: Early-Mover Advantage
Under the sequential bargaining, an AP will obtain a higher payoff if it
bargains with the MNO earlier.
MNO: Invariance to the Order
Under the sequential bargaining, the bargaining order of APs does not
affect the MNO’s payoff.
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Impact of Grouping in Sequential Bargaining
Intra-Grouping Benefit
Under the sequential bargaining, group bargaining always benefits the APs
in the group.
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Impact of Grouping in Sequential Bargaining
Intra-Grouping Benefit
Under the sequential bargaining, group bargaining always benefits the APs
in the group.
Inter-Grouping Benefit
Under the sequential bargaining, group bargaining
Improves the payoffs of all APs bargaining before the group,
No impact on the APs bargaining after the group.
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Concurrent Bargaining
Bargain concurrently with user 1 to user N
Concurrent Nash Bargaining Solution (NBS)
{x ∗ , π ∗ } = {(xn∗ , πn∗ )}n∈N
Concurrent NBS
The NBS {x ∗ , π ∗ } under the concurrent bargaining is
xn∗ = xno , πn∗ =
I
I
en
∆
, ∀n = 1, ..., N
2
x o = arg maxx Ψ(x): bargaining solution maximizes social welfare;
e n = Ψ(x ∗ , x ∗ ) − Ψ(x ∗ , 0): the actual marginal social welfare
∆
−n n
−n
generated by AP n;
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Property of Concurrent NBS
Concurrently Moving Tragedy
The payoff of each AP under the concurrent bargaining equals to the
worst-case payoff that it can achieve under the sequential bargaining (as
the last AP).
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Impact of Grouping in Concurrent Bargaining
Intra-Grouping Benefit
Under the concurrent bargaining, grouping of APs always benefits APs in
the group.
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Impact of Grouping in Concurrent Bargaining
Intra-Grouping Benefit
Under the concurrent bargaining, grouping of APs always benefits APs in
the group.
No Inter-Grouping Benefit
Under the concurrent bargaining, grouping of APs does not affect the APs
not in the group.
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Simulations
S equential Bargaining
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group: {5,6,7,8,9,10}.
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Payoffs of APOs
Concurrent Bargaining
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Left figure: Payoffs of APs under sequential bargaining
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Early-mover advantage
Positive intra-grouping effect, positive inter-grouping effect.
Right figure: Payoffs of APs under concurrent bargaining
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Concurrently moving tragedy
Positive intra-grouping effect, no inter-grouping effect.
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Summary
Study an offloading market with one MNO and multiple APs.
Propose two one-to-many bargaining protocols.
Analyze the impact of bargaining protocols and grouping structure.
Next Step: What happen if there are multiple MNOs?
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An Iterative Double Auction Mechanism
for Mobile Data Offloading
Joint work with Lin Gao (CUHK)
George Iosifidis & Leandros Tassiulas (University of Thessaly)
IEEE WiOpt 2013 (Best Paper Award), IEEE ToN 2015
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Mobile Data Offloading Market
BS2
MU13
BS1
AP1
MU11
MU21
AP2
MU24
AP4
MU14
MU32
AP3
BS3
MU33
MU31
Multiple MNOs and multiple APs
Each MNO can lease multiple APs
Each AP can offload for multiple MNOs
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Key Problems
From the MNO’s Perspective: How much traffic should each MNO
offload to each AP, and how much to pay?
From the AP owner’s Perspective: How much traffic should each AP
offload for each MNO, and how much to charge?
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System Model
Each MNO is represented by one Base Station (BS)
I , {1, ..., I }: the set of BSs
N , {1, ..., N}: the set of APs
BS2
MU13
BS1
AP1
MU11
MU21
AP2
MU24
AP4
MU14
MU32
AP3
BS3 MU33
MU31
Example: I = {1, 2, 3} and N = {1, 2, 3, 4}.
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For Each BS i ∈ I
xin : offloading request to AP n
x i , (xin , ∀n ∈ N ): offload request vector to all APs
Ji (x i ): the utility (cost reduction) function of BS i
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Positive, increasing, and jointly strictly concave
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AP-specific: depending on x i , not just the total traffic
I
Intuition: offloading cell-edge traffic will lead to more cost reduction
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n∈I
xin
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For Each AP n ∈ N
yin : offload admission for BS i
y n , (yin , ∀i ∈ I): offload admission vector for all BSs;
Qn (y n ): the cost function of AP n
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Positive, increasing, and jointly strictly convex.
Cn : capacity constraint
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Market Outcome
A feasible market outcome is where BSs and APs reach an agreement:
xin = yin ,
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A Benchmark Problem
Social Welfare Maximization (Efficiency)
maximize
X
i∈I
subject to
variables
Ji (x i ) −
X
Qn (y n )
......Social Welfare
n∈N
(i)
P
(ii)
xin = yin , ∀n ∈ N , i ∈ I, ......Feasibility
i∈I yin ≤ Cn , ∀n ∈ N ,
......Capacity constraint
x i , y n , ∀n, ∀i.
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Socially Optimal Solution
Socially Optimal KKT
∂Ji (x i )
∂Qn (y in )
− µin = 0, (A2) :
− µin + λn = 0,
∂xin
∂yin
X
(A3) : λn ·
yin − Cn = 0, (A4) : µin · (yin − xin ) = 0,
(A1) :
i∈I
(A5) : xin = yin .
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Challenge: Information Asymmetry
The utility function Ji (x i ) is the private information of BS i:
I
Not known by other BSs, APs, and any market coordinator
The cost function Qn (y n ) is the private information of AP n:
I
Not known by other APs, BSs, and any market coordinator
It is difficult to achieve efficiency (social welfare maximization).
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Conflict of interests: BSs want to offload more traffic with less
payment, while APs want to admit less traffic with more payment.
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A First Throught
A traditional approach: Two-sided Market → Double Auction
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A market controller or broker acts as the auctioneer;
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BSs and APs act as bidders;
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The auctioneer decides the allocation and payment rules such that all
bidders truthfully disclose their private information.
Direct application of double auction does not work here
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Every bidder may have infinite amount of private information due to
the continuity of the utility/cost function.
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According to [Myerson’1983], there does not exist a double auction
that possesses all the following properties:
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F
F
F
Efficiency
Individually rationality
Incentive compatibility
Budget balanced
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Our Approach: Iterative Double Auction (IDA)
Our proposed approach: Iterative Double Auction
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Conducts one double auction in each round.
Next round
Auctioneer
Auctioneer
Payment rule
Allocation rule
Updating Payment rule
Allocation rule
Bidder
Bidder
Disclore all private
information
Signaling his private
information
Fig. Double Auction vs Iterative Double Auction
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How IDA Works?
Key Steps
Step 1 (Rules): The auctioneer broadcasts the payment rule hi (·) to
every BS i and the reimbursement rule ln (·) to every AP n;
Step 2 (Bidding): Every BS i determines his bids pin to every AP n.
Every AP n determines his bid αin to every BS i. Both aim at
maximizing their respective objectives.
Step 3 (Allocation): The auctioneer determines the allocation xin
and yin between every BS i and AP n, aiming at maximizing a public
auxiliary objective function:
XX
αin 2 W (x, y ) ,
pin log xin −
y .
2 in
i∈I n∈N
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How IDA Works?
Key Steps
Step 1 (Rules): The auctioneer broadcasts the payment rule hi (·) to
every BS i and the reimbursement rule ln (·) to every AP n;
Step 2 (Bidding): Every BS i determines his bids pin to every AP n.
Every AP n determines his bid αin to every BS i. Both aim at
maximizing their respective objectives.
Step 3 (Allocation): The auctioneer determines the allocation xin
and yin between every BS i and AP n, aiming at maximizing a public
auxiliary objective function:
XX
αin 2 W (x, y ) ,
pin log xin −
y .
2 in
i∈I n∈N
Question: What are the conditions that guarantee us to achieve the
social optimal allocation?
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Analysis of IDA
Step 3: Allocation
Auctioneer Optimal KKT
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()
Socially Optimal KKT
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Analysis of IDA
Step 2: Bidding
Individual Optimal Bids
()
Socially Optimal Bids
*
Step 3: Allocation
Auctioneer Optimal KKT
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()
Socially Optimal KKT
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Analysis of IDA
Step 1: Rules
Socially Optimal Rules
*
Step 2: Bidding
Individual Optimal Bids
()
Socially Optimal Bids
*
Step 3: Allocation
Auctioneer Optimal KKT
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()
Socially Optimal KKT
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execute IDA al
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Convergence of IDA 00 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Step − t
The IDA algorithm converges to the socially optimal solution.
Fig. 3.
Evolution of social welfare produced by the IDA.
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Properties of IDA
Properties of IDA
Efficient
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The IDA mechanism achieves the social welfare maximization;
Weakly Budget Balanced
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The auctioneer does not lose money by organizing an IDA;
If there is no capacity constraint, the auctioneer neither lose money nor
gain money by organizing an IDA (strongly budget balanced);
Incentive Compatible
I
All bidders (price-taking) act in a truthful manner;
Individually Rational
I
All bidders achieve non-negative utilities.
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Summary
Consider multiple MNOs offloading to multiple APs.
Iterative double auction mechanism that satisfies all desirable
properties.
Next Step: Do we always offload traffic from cellular to Wi-Fi?
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Enabling Crowd-Sourced Mobile Internet Access
Joint work with Lin Gao (CUHK)
George Iosifidis & Leandros Tassiulas (Yale University)
IEEE INFOCOM 2014
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Imbalance of Mobile Internet Access
Different users have different access technologies and access speeds:
3G/4G, femtocell, Wi-Fi.
Different networks have different congestion levels even at the same
time and location.
How to effectively take advantage of and integrate heterogeneous
network access capabilities?
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Crowd-Sourced Mobile Internet Access
3G/4G
Wi-Fi
Femtocell
Share the best mobile internet connection(s) among users.
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Commercial Cases
Open Garden (http://opengarden.com)
M-87 (http://www.m-87.com/)
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Key Problems
How to achieve an efficient and fair network resource allocation?
I
I
Who will download data for whom, and how much?
Who will route data from each host to each client, and how much?
How to encourage the user participation and cooperation?
I
how to compensate the hosts and the relays for their efforts?
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Crowd-Sourced Mobile Internet Access
Internet
3G Base Station
WiFi Router
4G
3G
4G
WiFi
4G Base Station
WiFi
Bluetooth
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Crowd-Sourced Mobile Internet Access
Internet
3G Base Station
WiFi Router
4G
3G
ta
ta
Relay
Gateway Data
(Host)
Da
Da
4G
WiFi
Bluetooth
Data
Gateway
(Host)
Data
WiFi
4G Base Station
Client
Client
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Key Features
Three types of roles
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Host (Gateway): Downloading data from Internet
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Relay: Forwarding data for others
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Client: Consuming data
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A mobile user may have multiple roles
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Key Features
Three types of roles
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Host (Gateway): Downloading data from Internet
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Relay: Forwarding data for others
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Client: Consuming data
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A mobile user may have multiple roles
User-provided networking
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Mobile users can access internet through the hosting of other users.
Multi-hop accessing
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Mobile users can access internet through the relay of multiple devices.
Access bonding
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Mobile users can access internet through multiple access links.
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System Model
A set of mobile users: I = {1, 2, ..., I }
For each user i ∈ I:
Internet
Ci
ei
pi
WiFi
Bluetooth
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Cij, e s
ij
User i
Cji, e r
ij
User j
ci , cij , cji , j ∈ I: link capacity;
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ei , eijs , eijr , j ∈ I: unit energy consumption;
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pi : usage-based pricing for accessing Internet.
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Client Model
When user i ∈ I is a client.
Internet
y1(i)
User 1
User 2
(i)
y1
I
I
I
yi(i)
y2(i)
y2
(i)
User i
(client)
... yI(i)
yj(i)
User j
(i)
yj : the data downloaded via host j for client i;
P
(i)
y (i) = j∈I yj : the total data consumed by client i;
Ui y (i) : the utility function of client i.
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Host Model
When user i ∈ I is a host (gateway).
Internet
yi(1)
yi(2)
...
yi(I)
yi(2)
yi(1)
User 2
User 1
yi(3)
User i
(host)
yi(j)
User j
yi(4)
User 4
User 3
I
I
I
I
(j)
yi : the data downloaded via host i for a client j;
P
(j)
yi = j∈I yi : the total data downloaded via host i;
ei · yi : the total energy consumption for downloading data;
pi · yi : the total payment for downloading data;
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Host Model
When user i ∈ I is a host (gateway).
Internet
yi(1)
yi(2)
...
yi(I)
yi(2)
yi(1)
User 2
User 1
yi(3)
User i
(host)
yi(j)
User j
yi(4)
User 4
User 3
I
I
I
I
I
(j)
yi : the data downloaded via host i for a client j;
P
(j)
yi = j∈I yi : the total data downloaded via host i;
ei · yi : the total energy consumption for downloading data;
pi · yi : the total payment for downloading data;
Downloading capacity constraint: yi ≤ ci .
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Relay Model
When user i ∈ I is a relay.
Internet
xij (n)
, n=1,...,I
User i
(relay)
(n)
n∈I :
I
xij,
I
ejir ·
P
I
eijs ·
P
xji (n)
, n=1,...,I
User j
the data relayed from user i to user j, for client n;
(n)
n xji :
total energy consumption for receiving data from user j;
(n)
n xij :
total energy consumption for sending data to user j.
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Relay Model
When user i ∈ I is a relay.
Internet
xij (n)
, n=1,...,I
User i
(relay)
(n)
n∈I :
I
xij,
I
ejir ·
P
I
eijs ·
P
I
I
xji (n)
, n=1,...,I
User j
the data relayed from user i to user j, for client n;
(n)
n xji :
total energy consumption for receiving data from user j;
(n)
n xij :
total energy consumption for sending data to user j.
P (n)
P (n)
Relay capacity constraints:
n xij ≤ cij ,
n xji ≤ cji
P (n)
P
(n)
(n)
Flow balance constraint: j xji + yi = j xij , n ∈ I
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User Payoff
Payoff of each user i ∈ I:
Ji (x i , y i ) = Ui − Pi − Ei
(n)
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y i = {yi }n∈I : Downloading matrix;
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x i = {xij }j,n∈I : Relaying matrix;
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Ui : Utility of user i (as a client);
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Pi : Total payment of user i (as a host for internet access);
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Ei : Total energy consumption of user i (as a host and/or relay);
(n)
To maximize the payoff, each user only wants to be a client, but not
as a host or relay.
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Our Goal
Mechanism design to address incentive, efficiency, and fairness issues
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Encouraging the user participation and cooperation;
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Achieving an efficient and fair network resource allocation.
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Incentive Design Challenges
Users may not want to participate in the crowd-sourced system
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For example, those without a demand for Internet access;
Users may not want to download or relay data for others
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For example, user i may not want to download data for user 4.
Internet
yi(1)
yi(2)
...
yi(I)
yi(2)
yi(1)
User 2
User 1
yi(3)
User i
(host)
X
yi(j)
User j
User 4
User 3
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Solution: Virtual Currency
Key idea: User pays certain virtual currency to those who send data
to him (I give you money, you give me data).
User j
xji(1)
...
xji(n)
...
xji(I)
zji(1)
...
zji(n)
...
zji(I)
User i
(n)
zji : the virtual price that user i pays j for receiving data (of client n);
P
(n)
n zji
(n)
· xji : the total virtual money that user i pays j
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Modified Payoff with Virtual Currency
Modified payoff of each user i ∈ I:
Ji (x i , y i , z i ) = Ui − Pi − Ei + Vi
I
I
(n)
z i = {zij }j,n∈I : Virtual payment matrix;
Vi : Total virtual currency evaluation of user i;
Modified payoff maximization takes care of incentive issues.
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Efficiency and Fairness Issues
How to achieve an efficient and fair network resource allocation?
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Efficiency: The aggregate payoff of all users is maximised.
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Fairness: Every user achieves a satisfactory payoff;
Our Solution: Nash Bargaining Solution
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Nash Bargaining Solution
Nash Bargaining Problem (NBP)
max
x i ,y i ,z i ,∀i
Πi∈I (Ji (x i , y i , z i ) − Ji0 )
s.t., (a) Ji ≥ Ji0
(Ji0 : disagreement point)
(b) Capacity constraints;
(c) Flow balance constraint;
(d) Virtual current budget constraint.
The NBP problem has a unique optimal solution.
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Nash Bargaining Implementation
Centralized Implementation
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A central control node collects all the required network information,
and computes the Nash bargaining solution.
Decentralized Implementation
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Iterative updating: Users update their individual decisions sequentially
and repeatedly, and signals to neighbors until convergence.
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Simulation
An example with 6 nodes
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Blue Bar: Downloading/relaying data;
Red Bar: Consuming data;
2
1.242
2
1.242
0.0
1
5
1.242
1.242
2.295
2.295
1.143
2.295
2.295
0.059
1.880
0.059
1
2.295
6
2.295
0.059
6
4
51
2.245
0.059
0.059
3
0.059
3
0.059
Standalone (Independent)
Standalone (Independent)
Operation
Operation
Left: Independent Operation.
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2 1.240
1.240
0.0
2.295
2.295
0.097
46
0.337
2
0.239 0.097
5
1
2.247
0.337
0.239
1.1431.704
0.304
1.880
0.366 2.245
6
0.350
3
0.410
2.247
0.304
0.350
4
0.366
0.046
0.059
5
1.704
4
0.046
3
0.410
0.044
0.044
UPN Bargained
Operation
UPN Bargained
Operation
Right: Crowd-sourced Operation.
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Summary
We study the crowd-sourced mobile internet access system, in
particular, we answer
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How to achieve an efficient and fair network resource allocation?
How to encourage the user participation and cooperation?
We propose a Nash bargaining solution with virtual currency, which
addresses the incentive, efficiency, and fairness issues.
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Going Beyond Offloading
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Blurring the Cellular/Wi-Fi Boundary
Mi-Fi turn cellular signal into Wi-Fi signals
Social bandwidth trading: Karma
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Why Wi-Fi Complements Cellular?
Wi-Fi can be the primary access technology with cellular as a
coverage supplement
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Where Will Wi-Fi Go in The Future?
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Where Will Wi-Fi Go in The Future?
It’s Up to You and Me.
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Related Publications
G. Iosifidis, L. Gao, J. Huang, and L. Tassiulas, “An Double Auction Mechanism for
Mobile Data Offloading Markets,” IEEE/ACM Transaction on Networking, 2015
(conference version received Best Paper Award in IEEE WiOPT 2013)
M. Cheung and J. Huang, “DAWN: Delay-Aware Wi-Fi Offloading and Network
Selection,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, June 2015
L. Gao, G. Iosifidis, J. Huang, L. Tassiulas, and D. Li, “Bargaining-based Mobile
Data Offloading,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, June 2014
G. Iosifidis, L. Gao, J. Huang, and L. Tassiulas, “Enabling Crowd-Sourced Mobile
Internet Access,” IEEE INFOCOM, May 2014
L. Gao, G. Iosifidis, J. Huang, and L. Tassiulas, “Hybrid Data Pricing for
Network-Assisted User-Provided Connectivity,” IEEE INFOCOM, May 2014
H. Yu, M. Cheung, L. Huang, and J. Huang, “Predictive Delay-Aware Network
Selection in Data Offloading,” IEEE GLOBECOM, December, 2014
M. Cheung, R. Southwell, and J. Huang, “Congestion-Aware Network Selection
and Data Offloading” (invited), CISS, March 2014
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More Information
http://ncel.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/content/wifi-data-offloading
http://ncel.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/content/user-provided-networks
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Contact
Google “Jianwei Huang”
http://jianwei.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/
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