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In modern telecommunication networks, the trend toward "softwarization" is shifting the execution of switching and protocol functionalities from specialized devices to general purpose hardware located in datacenters or at the network edge. Incoming flows generated by User Equipment are processed by different functional modules executed in...

The envisioned 5G ecosystem will be composed of heterogeneous networks based on different technologies and communication means, including satellite communication networks. The latter can help increase the capabilities of terrestrial networks, especially in terms of higher coverage, reliability, and availability, contributing to the achievement...

In this paper we study how far the theory of strategic games with potentials (Monderer and Shapley, 1996) can be extended to strategic games with vector payoffs (Shapley, 1959). The problem of the existence of pure approximate Pareto equilibria for multicriteria potential games is studied too.

The standardization process of the fifth generation of mobile communications (5G) is still ongoing and it will end in 2020 as scheduled. A lot of changes have been made from the previous generations involving different technologies, concepts, and paradigms, which will deeply affect the telecommunication infrastructure and its management....