A bandwidth-sharing game is a type of resource allocation game designed to model the real-world allocation of bandwidth to many users in a network. The game is popular in game theory because the conclusions can be applied to real-life networks. The game is described as follows:
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The game
We also use assumptions regarding
The game arises from trying to find a price
The problem
With this maximum condition, the game then becomes a matter of finding a price that satisfies an equilibrium. Such a price is called a market clearing price.
A possible solution
A popular idea to find the price is a method called fair sharing. In this game, every player
Proof
Comparing this result to the equilibrium condition above, we see that when