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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

A Game-Theoretic Approach toDecentralized Optimal Power Allocation

for Cellular Networks

Shruti SharmaPh.D. candidate, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

and

Demos TeneketzisElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

GameComm 2008, October 20, Athens, Greece

Shrutivandana Sharma University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1 / 34

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

Outline

1 Introduction

2 Cellular network modelPower allocation problem

3 Decentralized mechanismSolution approach: Implementation theory frameworkA decentralized mechanism for power allocationResults

4 Conclusion

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

Overview

Set-up

Power allocation in cellular uplink and downlink networks

Decentralized and asymmetric information

Competitive/selfish/strategic users with no prior beliefs on otherusers’ information or strategies

Our workDesign of a decentralized power allocation mechanism that,

preserves private information of the users

makes the users willingly participate in the mechanism

is budget balanced

obtains optimal centralized allocations at all Nash equilibria

Shrutivandana Sharma University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 3 / 34

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

Literature survey

Uplink power control

User utility formulation: Ji, Huang (98); Famolari, Mandayam, Shah (99).

Pricing (single cell): Alpcan, Basar, Srikant, Altman (02); Saraydar,Mandayam, Goodman (02).

Pricing (Multi-cell networks): Saraydar, Mandayam, Goodman (01).

Pricing (Interfernce Temperature Constraint): Huang, Berry, Honig.

Equilibrium analysis: Do not achieve globally optimum allocation

Downlink power control

Common knowledge utilities: Liu, Honig, Jordan (00); Zhou, Honig,Jordan (01).

Partial cooperation between base station and mobiles: Lee, Mazumdar,Shroff.

Common knowledge/cooperation assumed to obtain optimum allocation

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

Contribution

Developed decentralized power allocation mechanismfor cellular networks that,

preserves private information of the users

makes the users willingly participate in the mechanism

obtains optimal centralized allocations at all Nash equilibria

balances the flow of money in the system

Presented a method to characterize all Nash equilibria

for a given system wide objective, and

a given decentralized allocation mechanism

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

One base station (BS)

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

One base station (BS)

N mobile users

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

One base station (BS)

N mobile users

Transmission power of user i : pi

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

One base station (BS)

N mobile users

Transmission power of user i : pi

Channel gain from i to BS: hi0

Received power at BS: pri = pi hi0

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

One base station (BS)

N mobile users

Transmission power of user i : pi

Channel gain from i to BS: hi0

Received power at BS: pri = pi hi0

Signature codes not orthogonal

Causes interferenceQuality of Service (QoS) dependson: (pr

1, . . . , pri , . . . , p

rN)

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

One base station (BS)

N mobile users

Transmission power of user i : pi

Channel gain from i to BS: hi0

Received power at BS: pri = pi hi0

Signature codes not orthogonal

Causes interferenceQuality of Service (QoS) dependson: (pr

1, . . . , pri , . . . , p

rN)

Multi User Detector (MUD) decoders

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

One base station (BS)

N mobile users

Transmission power of user i : pi

Channel gain from i to BS: hi0

Received power at BS: pri = pi hi0

Signature codes not orthogonal

Causes interferenceQuality of Service (QoS) dependson: (pr

1, . . . , pri , . . . , p

rN)

Multi User Detector (MUD) decoders

Tax paid by i : ti (>, <, =) 0

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The uplink model

One base station (BS)

N mobile users

Transmission power of user i : pi

Channel gain from i to BS: hi0

Received power at BS: pri = pi hi0

Signature codes not orthogonal

Causes interferenceQuality of Service (QoS) dependson: (pr

1, . . . , pri , . . . , p

rN)

Multi User Detector (MUD) decoders

Tax paid by i : ti (>, <, =) 0

All users are self utility maximizers /behave strategically.

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

Information available to the users

Private information of user i :

Maximum transmission power of i : Pmaxi

Channel gain from i to BS: hi0

Utility of user i : uAi (ti ,pr )

= −ti +ui (pr )−[

1− ISi(pr )

ISi(pr )

]

−tax paid + QoS received

Si := {pr | pri ∈ [0,Pmax

i hi0]; prj ∈R+,

j 6= i}

ui is concave in pr .(Sharma, Teneketzis (07))

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

Information available to the users

Common knowledge:

Number of users N

System is static

Channels gains are fixedUsers’ utilities are fixed

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

The centralized power allocation problem

Problem (PC)max(t, pr )

N∑i=1

uAi (ti ,pr )

s.t.N∑

i=1

ti = 0

equivalently, max(t, pr )∈SU

N∑i=1

ui (pr )

where SU = {(t ,pr ) |N∑

i=1

ti = 0, t ∈ RN , pri ∈ [0,Pmax

i ]hi0}

(PC) obtains an allocation that is balanced in money transfers and maximizes thesum of utilities of all the users.

Solution of Problem (PC) = Ideal allocation

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Power allocation problem

How to obtain centralized solution

Characteristics of the uplink model

Decentralized information: Nobody has complete system information.

Strategic users: The users are selfish.

Solution approach: Implementation theoryProvides guidelines for:

how the users should “communicate” with the BS, and

how “the information communicated by the users should be used by the BS todetermine allocations” so as to induce the selfish users to communicateinformation that results in optimal centralized allocations.

Reference: Implementation theory – Maskin (1985), Jackson (2001), Palfrey (2002),Stoenescu and Teneketzis (2005)

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

The uplink problem in implementation theory framework

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

The uplink problem in implementation theory framework

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

The uplink problem in implementation theory framework

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

The uplink problem in implementation theory framework

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

The uplink problem in implementation theory framework

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

The uplink problem in implementation theory framework

Decentralized mechanism – Game form: (M, f )

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

The uplink problem in implementation theory framework

Decentralized mechanism – Game form: (M, f )

Induced game: (M, f , {uAi }N

i=1)

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

The uplink problem in implementation theory framework

Nash equilibrium: A message profile m∗ is a NE if,

uAi (f (m∗)) ≥ uA

i (f ((mi ,m∗/i))), ∀ mi ∈Mi , ∀ i ∈ {1, 2, . . . ,N}

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

Interpretation of Nash equilibria

Traditional definition of Nash equilibria– for games of complete information

Difference in the uplink modelThe uplink model does not result in a game of completeinformation – Users’ utilities/channel gains are private information

Users are involved in a message exchange process with the BS

Interpretation

The stationary points of the message exchange process shouldhave properties of Nash equilibria.

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

Desirable properties of a decentralized mechanism

Implementation in Nash equilibria:A game form (M, f ) “fully implements the goal correspondence π in Nash

equilibria” if, for all problem environments,

Set of allocations at all Nash equilibria = Set of optimal centralized allocations

Individual rationality:A game form (M, f ) is individually rational if, for all users,

Utility at all Nash equilibria ≥ Utility before/without participating in the allocation

process specified by the game form

Budget balance:A game form (M, f ) is budget balanced if,

Net money transfer in the system = 0

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

Desirable properties of a decentralized mechanism

Implementation in Nash equilibria:A game form (M, f ) “fully implements the goal correspondence π in Nash

equilibria” if, for all problem environments,

Set of allocations at all Nash equilibria = Set of optimal centralized allocations

Individual rationality:A game form (M, f ) is individually rational if, for all users,

Utility at all Nash equilibria ≥ Utility before/without participating in the allocation

process specified by the game form

Budget balance:A game form (M, f ) is budget balanced if,

Net money transfer in the system = 0

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

Desirable properties of a decentralized mechanism

Implementation in Nash equilibria:A game form (M, f ) “fully implements the goal correspondence π in Nash

equilibria” if, for all problem environments,

Set of allocations at all Nash equilibria = Set of optimal centralized allocations

Individual rationality:A game form (M, f ) is individually rational if, for all users,

Utility at all Nash equilibria ≥ Utility before/without participating in the allocation

process specified by the game form

Budget balance:A game form (M, f ) is budget balanced if,

Net money transfer in the system = 0

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Public good analogy

Characteristics of public goods:

The presence of the resource simultaneously affects the utilitiesof all network users without getting divided among them

Each user obtains a different individual utility from theconsumption of the resource

Public good in uplink network

Power vector received at the base station: (pr1, pr

2, . . . , prN),

corresponding utilities: uAi (pr

1, pr2, . . . , pr

N), i ∈ {1, 2, . . . , N}

Reference: Nash implementation mechanisms –Groves, Ledyard (77); Hurwicz (79); Walker (81)

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

Public good analogy

Characteristics of public goods:

The presence of the resource simultaneously affects the utilitiesof all network users without getting divided among them

Each user obtains a different individual utility from theconsumption of the resource

Public good in uplink network

Power vector received at the base station: (pr1, pr

2, . . . , prN),

corresponding utilities: uAi (pr

1, pr2, . . . , pr

N), i ∈ {1, 2, . . . , N}

Reference: Nash implementation mechanisms –Groves, Ledyard (77); Hurwicz (79); Walker (81)

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A game form for the uplink power allocation problem

Message space:mi := (πi ,pr

i ); πi ∈ RN+, pr

i ∈ RN , i ∈ {1, 2, . . . ,N} (1)

(Price vector, Power vector) proposal for N users

Outcome function:

p̂r (m) =1N

N∑i=1

pri , (2)

t̂i (m) = lTi (m)p̂r (m) + (pr

i − pri+1)

T diag(πi )(pri − pr

i+1)

−(pri+1 − pr

i+2)T diag(πi+1)(pr

i+1 − pri+2), i ∈ {1, 2, . . . ,N} (3)

where, (4)

l i (m) = πri+1 − πr

i+2 (5)

Equilibrium price does not depend on user’s own messageQuadratic penalty term forces the users to agree on one power allocation

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion Solution approach Game form Results

A game form for the uplink power allocation problem

Message space:mi := (πi ,pr

i ); πi ∈ RN+, pr

i ∈ RN , i ∈ {1, 2, . . . ,N} (1)

(Price vector, Power vector) proposal for N users

Outcome function:

p̂r (m) =1N

N∑i=1

pri , (2)

t̂i (m) = lTi (m)p̂r (m) + (pr

i − pri+1)

T diag(πi )(pri − pr

i+1)

−(pri+1 − pr

i+2)T diag(πi+1)(pr

i+1 − pri+2), i ∈ {1, 2, . . . ,N} (3)

where, (4)

l i (m) = πri+1 − πr

i+2 (5)

Equilibrium price does not depend on user’s own messageQuadratic penalty term forces the users to agree on one power allocation

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Results

Theorem 1:

Let m∗ be a Nash equilibrium of the game specified by the game form and the users’utility functions. Let (t̂(m∗), p̂r (m∗)) be the allocation at m∗ determined by the gameform. Then,

(a) (t̂(m∗), p̂r (m∗)) is individually rational, and

(b) (t̂(m∗), p̂r (m∗)) is an optimal solution of Problem (PC).

Theorem 2:

Given an optimum received power vector p̂r∗ of Problem (PC ), there exists at leastone Nash equilibrium m∗ of the game corresponding to the proposed game form andthe users’ utility functions such that, p̂r (m∗) = p̂r∗.

Furthermore, given p̂r∗, the set of all Nash equilibria that result in p̂r∗ can be char-acterized.

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Conclusion

Conclusion

Studied a power allocation problem for cellular uplink and downlink networksunder a game theoretic set up.

Developed a decentralized allocation mechanism that obtains optimal centralizedallocations at all Nash equilibria.

Presented a method to characterize all Nash equilibria corresponding to thedecentralized mechanism.

Future scope

We have a constructive proof for the existence of Nash equilibria.

We do not have an algorithm to show how to converge to the Nash equilibria.

Orthogonal/greedy search is not guaranteed to converge because the resultinggame is not supermodular.

Developing algorithms or supermodular games that lead to the optimum centralizedtransactions.

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Studied a power allocation problem for cellular uplink and downlink networksunder a game theoretic set up.

Developed a decentralized allocation mechanism that obtains optimal centralizedallocations at all Nash equilibria.

Presented a method to characterize all Nash equilibria corresponding to thedecentralized mechanism.

Future scope

We have a constructive proof for the existence of Nash equilibria.

We do not have an algorithm to show how to converge to the Nash equilibria.

Orthogonal/greedy search is not guaranteed to converge because the resultinggame is not supermodular.

Developing algorithms or supermodular games that lead to the optimum centralizedtransactions.

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Studied a power allocation problem for cellular uplink and downlink networksunder a game theoretic set up.

Developed a decentralized allocation mechanism that obtains optimal centralizedallocations at all Nash equilibria.

Presented a method to characterize all Nash equilibria corresponding to thedecentralized mechanism.

Future scope

We have a constructive proof for the existence of Nash equilibria.

We do not have an algorithm to show how to converge to the Nash equilibria.

Orthogonal/greedy search is not guaranteed to converge because the resultinggame is not supermodular.

Developing algorithms or supermodular games that lead to the optimum centralizedtransactions.

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

Thank You!

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Introduction Model Decentralized mechanism Conclusion

Questions?

Contact:

Shrutivandana Sharmaemail: [email protected]: http://www-personal.umich.edu/∼svandana

Demosthenis Teneketzisemail: [email protected]: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/∼teneket

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