Best Operator Policy in a Heterogeneous Wireless Network

TL;DR

This paper analyzes a hybrid decision algorithm for access selection in multi-operator wireless networks, focusing on how operator strategy influences profit and decision-making through specific cost function coefficients.

Contribution

It demonstrates the importance of the ratio Wu/Wop in the cost function for aligning access decisions with operator strategies and optimizing profits.

Findings

The ratio Wu/Wop influences access selection decisions.

Operator strategy can be expressed through cost function coefficients.

Proper coefficient tuning improves overall profit in multi-operator networks.

Abstract

In this paper, we perform a business analysis of our hybrid decision algorithm for the selection of the access in a multi-operator networks environment. We investigate the ability of the operator to express his strategy and influence the access selection for his client. In this purpose, we study two important coefficients of the previously proposed cost function, Wu and Wop, and show that the value of these coefficients is not arbitrary. Simulation results show that the value of the ratio Wu/Wop enables a selection decision respecting operator's strategy and it affects the achieved global profit for all cooperating operators.