Numerous techniques for optimal performance of an IEEE 802.11 WLAN have been investigated. These techniques make use of either power control or PHY (physical layer) rate control or both to achieve maximum throughput levels for the network at minimum power consumption. However most of these techniques are non-cooperative by definition. Here, we analyse cooperative and non-cooperative rate and po...

Two questions come to mind whenever one discusses the problem of the non-cooperative patient, first: Is the management of such a patient an important item in general tuberculosis control? and second: Is a compulsory hospitalization law necessary? Tuberculosis is a contagious disease. The most important single method of prevention is the isolation of the infectious individual from contacts. This...

Non-cooperative games are mathematical models of interactive strategic decision situations. In contrast to cooperative models, they build on the assumption that all possibilities for commitment and contract have been incorporated in the rules of the game. This contribution describes the main models (games in normal form, and games in extensive form), as well as the main concepts that have been ...

Bundling is a basic problem in commerce. We define and study the Bundling Game: each of n players with a unique product to sell can choose to sell their products in bundles with other players’ products so as to maximize their payoff; the players all have knowledge of the valuations of m (potential) buyers for each of the products. We define two natural classes of payoff functions Fair Profit Sh...

Node cooperation can protect wireless networks from eavesdropping by using the physical characteristics of wireless channels rather than cryptographic methods. Allocating the proper amount of power to cooperative nodes is a challenging task. In this paper, we use three cooperative nodes, one as relay to increase throughput at the destination and two friendly jammers to degrade eavesdropper&rsqu...