Design multicast protocols for non-cooperative networks

— Conventionally, most network protocols assume that the network entities who participate in the network activities will always behave as instructed. However, in practice, most network entities will try to maximize their own benefits instead of altruistically contribute to the network by following the prescribed protocols, which is known as selfish. Thus, new protocols should be designed for the non-cooperative network which is composed of selfish entities. In this paper, we specifically show how to design strategyproof multicast protocols for noncooperative networks such that these selfish entities will follow the protocols out of their own interests. By assuming that a group of receivers is willing to pay to receive the multicast service, we specifically give a general framework to decide whether it is possible, and how if possible to transform an existing multicast protocol to a strategyproof multicast protocol. We then show how the payments to those relay entities are share...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: INFOCOM
• Authors: Weizhao Wang, Xiang-Yang Li, Zheng Sun, Yu Wang 0003
• Keywords: Communications, INFOCOM 2005, Network Entities, Selfish Entities, Strategyproof Multicast Protocol