Mirage: A Microeconomic Resource Allocation System for Sensornet Testbeds (2005)
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| Venue: | In Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE Workshop on Embedded Networked Sensors |
| Citations: | 44 - 6 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Chun05mirage:a,
author = {Brent N. Chun and Philip Buonadonna and Alvin Auyoung and Chaki Ng and David C. Parkes and Jeffrey Shneidman and Alex C. Snoeren and Amin Vahdat},
title = {Mirage: A Microeconomic Resource Allocation System for Sensornet Testbeds},
booktitle = {In Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE Workshop on Embedded Networked Sensors},
year = {2005}
}
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Abstract
technical challenges of wireless SensorNets. As the size and demand for these testbeds grow, resource management will become increasingly important to the effectiveness of these environments. In this paper, we argue that a microeconomic resource allocation scheme, specifically the combinatorial auction, is well suited to testbed resource management. To demonstrate this, we present the Mirage resource allocation system. In Mirage, testbed resources are allocated using a repeated combinatorial auction within a closed virtual currency environment. Users compete for testbed resources by submitting bids which specify resource combinations of interest in space/time (e.g., "any 32 MICA2 motes for 8 hours anytime in the next three days") along with a maximum value amount the user is willing to pay. A combinatorial auction is then periodically run to determine the winning bids based on supply and demand while maximizing aggregate utility delivered to users. We have implemented a fully functional and secure prototype of Mirage and have been operating it in daily use for approximately two months on Intel Research Berkeley's 148-mote SensorNet testbed.
