SPECIAL: A strategy-proof and Efficient multi-channel Auction mechanism for wireless networks

Efficient wireless channel allocation is becoming a more and more important topic in wireless networking. Dynamic channel allocation is believed to be an effective way to cope with the shortage of wireless channel resource. In this paper, we propose SPECIAL, which is a Strategy-Proof and EffiCIent multi-channel Auction mechanism for wireLess networks. SPECIAL guarantees the strategy-proofness of the channel auction, exploits wireless channels' spatial reusability, and achieves high channel allocation efficiency.