Contract-Based Content Delivery in 5G Converged Networks

Mobile broadcasting services pro-vided by converged networks do aid in saris-fying users＇ demands for popular multimediacontent while unicasting services offer person-alized experiences for users. We analyze hy-brid broadcasting unicasting framework fromthe perspective of network economics, wherecon...

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Published in:China communications 2017-12, Vol.14 (12), p.120-133
Main Authors: Lu, Xiaoyuan, Li, Yiqing, Gan, Xiaoying, Xu, Yanwei, Yao, Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
5G mobile communication
Analytical models
Broadcasting
content delivery
5g
convergednetworks
Contracts
Multimedia communication
Numerical models
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Summary:Mobile broadcasting services pro-vided by converged networks do aid in saris-fying users＇ demands for popular multimediacontent while unicasting services offer person-alized experiences for users. We analyze hy-brid broadcasting unicasting framework fromthe perspective of network economics, wherecontent provider（CP） figures out the cooper-ation of broadcasting and unicasting servicesproviders, as long as their pricing strategies.To this end, a contract-based content deliveryscheme is proposed. The profit of CP dependson users＇ preference and satisfaction for uni-casting and broadcasting transmission. CPprovides different users with distinctive datapackages. The intent is to maximize its ownprofit. By classifying users into different types,the optimal contract in close form is derived.Numerical results show that the proposed op- timal contract is able to generate incentive for users to employ broadcasting transmission, which further benefits both the CP and users.
ISSN:1673-5447
DOI:10.1109/CC.2017.8246329