Contract Theory for Wireless Networks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Background Introduction

   • Yanru Zhang, Zhu Han

   Pages 1-16

3. Incentive Mechanisms for Device-to-Device Communications in Cellular Networks with Adverse Selection

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   Pages 17-41

4. Incentive Mechanism in Crowdsourcing with Moral Hazard

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   Pages 43-56

5. Tournament-Based Incentive Mechanism Designs for Mobile Crowdsourcing

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   Pages 57-72

6. Multi-dimensional Payment Plan in Fog Computing with Moral Hazard

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   Pages 73-88

7. Financing Contract with Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard for Spectrum Trading in Cognitive Radio Networks

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   Pages 89-104

8. Complementary Investment of Infrastructure and Service Providers in Wireless Network Virtualization

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   Pages 105-118

9. Conclusion and Future Works

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   Pages 119-121

This book presents theoretical research between wireless communications, networking, and economics using the framework of contract theory. This work fills a void in the literature by closely combining contract theoretical approaches with wireless networks design problems. Topics covered include classification in contract theory, reward design, adverse selection, and moral hazard. The authors also explore incentive mechanisms for device-to-device communication in cellular networks, insurance plans for service assurance in cloud computing markets with incomplete information, multi-dimensional incentive mechanisms and tournament based incentive mechanisms in mobile crowdsourcing. Financial applications include financing contracts with adverse selection for spectrum trading in cognitive radio networks and complementary investment of infrastructure and service providers in wireless network visualization. 


This book offers a useful reference for engineers and researchers in the wireless communication community who seek to integrate the notions from contract theory and wireless engineering, while emphasizing on how contract theory can be applied in wireless networks. It is also suitable for advanced-level students studying information systems or communications engineering.

• Contract theory
• Adverse selection
• Moral hazard
• Incentive mechanism design
• Wireless networks
• D2D communication
• Crowdsourcing
• Cognitive radio network
• Traffic offloading
• Reward design
• Cellular networks
• Device-to-Device communications
• Mobile crowdsourcing

• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston , Houston, USA

  Yanru Zhang, Zhu Han

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