Springer Potential Game Theory: Applications in Radio Resource Allocation

This book offers a thorough examination of potential game theory and its applications in radio resource management for wireless communications systems and networking.  The book addresses two major research goals: how to identify a given game as a potential game, and how to design the utility functions and the potential functions with certain special properties in order to formulate a potential game. After proposing a unifying mathematical framework for the identification of potential games, the text surveys existing applications of this technique within wireless communications and networking problems found in OFDMA 3G/4G/WiFi networks, as well as next-generation systems such as cognitive radios and dynamic spectrum access networks. Professionals interested in understanding the theoretical aspect of this specialized field will find Potential Game Theory a valuable resource, as will advanced-level engineering students. It paves the way for extensive and rigorous research exploration on a topic whose capacity for practical applications is vast but not yet fully exploited. Review “The book is an attempt to present applications of potential game theory to radio resource management in wireless communication systems and networks. … The book may be useful for graduate students engaged in projects on different applications of game theory and engineers interested in mathematical formulation of practical problems in the area of telecommunication.” (Andrzej Świerniak, zbMATH 1397.91005, 2018)