Systems and methods for allocating and pricing alternative network access resources with reserve prices
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1. A method comprising, by at least one hardware processor:
- receiving, from each of one or more parties, an offloading demand for access to an alternative network, wherein each offloading demand indicates at least one sector associated with at least one time slot, and wherein the one or more parties comprise one or more of a mobile network operator and a mobile virtual network operator;
receiving, from each of a plurality of providers of access to the alternative network, a reserve price for access to a plurality of access points in the alternative network that are provided by the provider, wherein the reserve price is a minimum price that must be met on average across all of the plurality of access points provided by that provider;
generating a solution based on a mixed integer program to maximize value created by allocation of access to the alternative network; and
,for each sector and time slot in each offloading demand,allocating at least one access point in the alternative network, in the sector and for the time slot, to at least one of the one or more parties based on the solution to the mixed integer program, and,during the time slot, offloading one or more mobile devices, that are communicatively connected to a primary network of the at least one party within the sector, to the allocated at least one access point in the alternative network.
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A method for allocating and pricing access to alternative access networks may include: inputting, by one or more parties, needs for alternative network access and representative values for satisfying the needs; setting, by providers of alternative network access, reserve prices for access to each of access point in the alternative network; generating a solution based on a mixed integer program to maximize value created by allocation of alternative network access; and allocating alternative network access to the one or more parties based on the mixed integer program solution.
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1. A method comprising, by at least one hardware processor:
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receiving, from each of one or more parties, an offloading demand for access to an alternative network, wherein each offloading demand indicates at least one sector associated with at least one time slot, and wherein the one or more parties comprise one or more of a mobile network operator and a mobile virtual network operator; receiving, from each of a plurality of providers of access to the alternative network, a reserve price for access to a plurality of access points in the alternative network that are provided by the provider, wherein the reserve price is a minimum price that must be met on average across all of the plurality of access points provided by that provider; generating a solution based on a mixed integer program to maximize value created by allocation of access to the alternative network; and
,for each sector and time slot in each offloading demand, allocating at least one access point in the alternative network, in the sector and for the time slot, to at least one of the one or more parties based on the solution to the mixed integer program, and, during the time slot, offloading one or more mobile devices, that are communicatively connected to a primary network of the at least one party within the sector, to the allocated at least one access point in the alternative network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having embodied thereon computer readable instructions, the instructions causing a computer to execute the operations of:
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receiving, from each of one or more parties, an offloading demand for access to an alternative network, wherein each offloading demand indicates at least one sector associated with at least one time slot, and wherein the one or more parties comprise one or more of a mobile network operator and a mobile virtual network operator; receiving, from each of a plurality of providers of access to the alternative network, a reserve price for access to a plurality of access points in the alternative network that are provided by the provider, wherein the reserve price is a minimum price that must be met on average across all of the plurality of access points provided by that provider; generating a solution based on a mixed integer program to maximize value created by allocation of access to the alternative network; and
,for each sector and time slot in each offloading demand, allocating at least one access point in the alternative network, in the sector and for the time slot, to at least one of the one or more parties based on the solution to the mixed integer program, and, during the time slot, offloading one or more mobile devices, that are communicatively connected to a primary network of the at least one party within the sector, to the allocated at least one access point in the alternative network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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at least one hardware processor; and one or more software modules that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, receive, from each of one or more parties, an offloading demand for access to an alternative network, wherein each offloading demand indicates at least one sector associated with at least one time slot, and wherein the one or more parties comprise one or more of a mobile network operator and a mobile virtual network operator, receive, from each of a plurality of providers of access to the alternative network, a reserve price for access to a plurality of access points in the alternative network that are provided by the provider, wherein the reserve price is a minimum price that must be met on average across all of the plurality of access points provided by that provider, generate a solution based on a mixed integer program to maximize value created by allocation of access to the alternative network; and
,for each sector and time slot in each offloading demand, allocate at least one access point in the alternative network, in the sector and for the time slot, to at least one of the one or more parties based on the solution to the mixed integer program, and, during the time slot, offloading one or more mobile devices, that are communicatively connected to a primary network of the at least one party within the sector, to the allocated at least one access point in the alternative network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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