In this paper, we consider Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) with error states. Error states are those states entering which is undesirable or dangerous. We define the risk with re...
—We consider a cognitive radio network with distributed multiple secondary users, where each user independently searches for spectrum opportunities in multiple channels without e...
Abstract—This paper studies the problem of utility maximization for clients with delay based QoS requirements in wireless networks. We adopt a model used in a previous work that ...
customer which exceeds its deadline will either leave the queue without service or stay in the queue to get unsucWe consider the problem of scheduling impatient CUS- cessful servic...
Zheng-Xue Zhao, Shivendra S. Panwar, Donald F. Tow...
We develop a two-stage model for versioning products with respect to both vertical and horizontal attributes. At first, a firm positions its top-quality "flagship" produ...