MAXIMIZING SERVICE PROVIDER UTILITY IN HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS AD-HOC NETWORK

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method with an ad-hoc service provider configured to provide access to a network for one or more mobile clients.SOLUTION: The one or more mobile clients are further configured to select the ad-hoc service provider based on at least one parameter related to the ad-hoc service provider's ability to support wireless connection. The ad-hoc service provider is further configured to allocate bandwidth to the one or more mobile clients based on at least one parameter related to the effect on the ad-hoc service provider for providing such bandwidth.