TY - GEN
T1 - Pass go and collect $200
T2 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2015
AU - Egan, Malcolm
AU - Peters, Gareth W.
AU - Nevat, Ido
AU - Collings, Iain B.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - With the rise of cheap small-cells in wireless cellular networks, there are new opportunities for third party providers to service local regions via sharing arrangements with traditional operators. These arrangements are highly desirable for large facilities - such as stadiums, universities, and mines - as they already need to cover property costs, and often have fiber backhaul and efficient power infrastructure. In this paper, we propose a new network sharing arrangement between large facilities and traditional operators, called a facility micronetwork. Our facility micronetwork concept consists of two aspects: leasing of core network access from traditional operators; and service agreements with users. Importantly, our incorporation of a user service agreement into the arrangement means that resource allocation must account for financial as well as physical resource constraints. We evaluate the facility micronetwork concept by analyzing the moments of the stochastic revenue process from serviced users. Using our analysis, we demonstrate the impact on the profitability of facility micronetworks based on physical layer - modeled via stochastic geometry - and financial parameters.
AB - With the rise of cheap small-cells in wireless cellular networks, there are new opportunities for third party providers to service local regions via sharing arrangements with traditional operators. These arrangements are highly desirable for large facilities - such as stadiums, universities, and mines - as they already need to cover property costs, and often have fiber backhaul and efficient power infrastructure. In this paper, we propose a new network sharing arrangement between large facilities and traditional operators, called a facility micronetwork. Our facility micronetwork concept consists of two aspects: leasing of core network access from traditional operators; and service agreements with users. Importantly, our incorporation of a user service agreement into the arrangement means that resource allocation must account for financial as well as physical resource constraints. We evaluate the facility micronetwork concept by analyzing the moments of the stochastic revenue process from serviced users. Using our analysis, we demonstrate the impact on the profitability of facility micronetworks based on physical layer - modeled via stochastic geometry - and financial parameters.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84953718400&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICC.2015.7248854
DO - 10.1109/ICC.2015.7248854
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84953718400
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Communications
SP - 3423
EP - 3428
BT - ICC 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
CY - Picataway, NJ
Y2 - 8 June 2015 through 12 June 2015
ER -