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Game-theoretic pricing for video streaming in mobile networks.

W Sabrina Lin¹, K J Ray Liu

¹Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. wylin@umd.edu

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing : a Publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society

|March 22, 2012

Summary

Mobile service providers can optimize data plan pricing to prevent unauthorized video content redistribution. Analyzing user behavior in content networks helps maximize profits and improve service quality.

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Area of Science:

Telecommunications
Game Theory
Consumer Behavior

Background:

Mobile phones and 3G networks facilitate video streaming via data plans.
Content redistribution by subscribers to non-subscribers poses a threat to service providers' profits.
User mobility makes tracing unauthorized redistribution challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine optimal data plan pricing strategies for mobile service providers.
To analyze the equilibrium between subscribers and secondary buyers in content redistribution networks.
To investigate the evolutionarily stable subscription ratios considering redistribution behavior.

Main Methods:

Modeling subscriber and secondary buyer interactions as a noncooperative game.
Analyzing optimal pricing and quantity for users in the redistribution network.
Investigating user behavior to determine stable subscription rates.

Main Results:

Identified optimal prices and quantities for subscribers and secondary buyers.
Determined the evolutionarily stable ratio of mobile users subscribing to data plans.
Provided insights into user behavior within content redistribution networks.

Conclusions:

Optimal pricing can mitigate unauthorized content redistribution and protect service provider profits.
Understanding user dynamics in redistribution networks is crucial for business strategy.
This analysis aids in preserving profits and enhancing end-user service quality.