Ebook: Game Theory for Control of Optical Networks

Optical networks epitomize complex communication systems, and they comprise the Internet’s infrastructural backbone. The first of its kind, this book develops the mathematical framework needed from a control perspective to tackle various game-theoretical problems in optical networks. In doing so, it aims to help design control algorithms that optimally allocate the resources of these networks.

With its fresh problem-solving approach, "Game Theory for Control of Optical Networks" is a unique resource for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in applied mathematics and systems/control engineering, as well as those in electrical and computer engineering.

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Optical networks epitomize complex communication systems, and they comprise the Internet’s infrastructural backbone. The first of its kind, this book develops the mathematical framework needed from a control perspective to tackle various game-theoretical problems in optical networks. In doing so, it aims to help design control algorithms that optimally allocate the resources of these networks.

The book’s main focus is a control-theoretic analysis of dynamic systems arising from game formulations with non-separable player utilities and with coupled as well as propagated (modified) constraints. Compared with the conventional static optimization approach, this provides a more realistic model of how optical networks operate. Its methods and techniques could be used to improve networks’ functionality and adaptivity, potentially enhancing the speed and reliability of communications throughout the world.

With its fresh problem-solving approach, Game Theory for Control of Optical Networks is a unique resource for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in applied mathematics and systems/control engineering, as well as those in electrical and computer engineering.

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Optical networks epitomize complex communication systems, and they comprise the Internet’s infrastructural backbone. The first of its kind, this book develops the mathematical framework needed from a control perspective to tackle various game-theoretical problems in optical networks. In doing so, it aims to help design control algorithms that optimally allocate the resources of these networks.

The book’s main focus is a control-theoretic analysis of dynamic systems arising from game formulations with non-separable player utilities and with coupled as well as propagated (modified) constraints. Compared with the conventional static optimization approach, this provides a more realistic model of how optical networks operate. Its methods and techniques could be used to improve networks’ functionality and adaptivity, potentially enhancing the speed and reliability of communications throughout the world.

With its fresh problem-solving approach, Game Theory for Control of Optical Networks is a unique resource for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in applied mathematics and systems/control engineering, as well as those in electrical and computer engineering.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Basics of Game Theory....Pages 11-26
Matrix Games....Pages 27-43
Games with Continuous Action Spaces....Pages 45-54
Computational Results for Games with Coupled Constraints....Pages 55-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Optical Networks: Background and Modeling....Pages 71-95
Games in Point-to-Point Topologies....Pages 97-120
Games in Network Topologies....Pages 121-142
Nash Equilibria Efficiency and Numerical Studies....Pages 143-159
Simulations and Experimental Studies....Pages 161-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Robustness and Delay Effects on Network Games....Pages 189-209
Games for Routing and Path Coloring....Pages 211-223
Summary and Conclusions....Pages 225-227
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Back Matter....Pages 229-261

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Optical networks epitomize complex communication systems, and they comprise the Internet’s infrastructural backbone. The first of its kind, this book develops the mathematical framework needed from a control perspective to tackle various game-theoretical problems in optical networks. In doing so, it aims to help design control algorithms that optimally allocate the resources of these networks.

The book’s main focus is a control-theoretic analysis of dynamic systems arising from game formulations with non-separable player utilities and with coupled as well as propagated (modified) constraints. Compared with the conventional static optimization approach, this provides a more realistic model of how optical networks operate. Its methods and techniques could be used to improve networks’ functionality and adaptivity, potentially enhancing the speed and reliability of communications throughout the world.

With its fresh problem-solving approach, Game Theory for Control of Optical Networks is a unique resource for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in applied mathematics and systems/control engineering, as well as those in electrical and computer engineering.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Basics of Game Theory....Pages 11-26
Matrix Games....Pages 27-43
Games with Continuous Action Spaces....Pages 45-54
Computational Results for Games with Coupled Constraints....Pages 55-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Optical Networks: Background and Modeling....Pages 71-95
Games in Point-to-Point Topologies....Pages 97-120
Games in Network Topologies....Pages 121-142
Nash Equilibria Efficiency and Numerical Studies....Pages 143-159
Simulations and Experimental Studies....Pages 161-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Robustness and Delay Effects on Network Games....Pages 189-209
Games for Routing and Path Coloring....Pages 211-223
Summary and Conclusions....Pages 225-227
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Back Matter....Pages 229-261
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