Stackelberg bargaining-based allocation for multi-source relay networks

Abstract

In this paper, multi-source single-relay power allocation in cooperative wireless networks is considered. We model the interaction among sources and relay as a Stackelberg bargaining game. A new price function is defined which sets a different price for different sources, then a relay power allocation scheme based on a distributed algorithm is derived. Simulation results show the proposed solution could effectively realize the goal of relay power reasonable allocation.