近年來，由於EPON網路與WiMAX網路彼此互補的特性，不僅可提供使用者高頻寬與行動性的網路應用服務之外，對於網路供應商在網路建置上也帶來經濟效益，因此整合EPON與WiMAX網路在實現行動固網整合應用服務(fixed mobile convergence)上是一個具有潛力發展的解決方案。然而，整合型EPON/WiMAX網路架構可由不同網路供應商提供網路服務，因此當網路壅塞問題發生時，如何制定一套有效且公平的資源分配策略以減緩網路壅塞問題，便是一個急需解決的議題。因此本論文針對在整合型網路架構中，提出一套定價資源管理機制。此機制利用Stackelberg均衡針對於不同網路供應商之間的頻寬共享問題，來決定最佳資源分配策略，使網路供應商即使在非合作關係下仍然能達到最大的收益。再者，EPON與WiMAX網路供應商將所分配到的頻寬，可經由議價賽局方式進行網域內不同資料類別的頻寬分配，以滿足其不同資料類別的服務品質需求。最後，經由電腦模擬數據結果顯示，證實本論文所提出之定價資源管理機制，的確可使網路供應商達到最大的收益，並且可有效地分配頻寬，滿足不同資料類別的服務品質需求。

Recently, due to the complement properties of EPONs and WiMAX network systems, it provides not only high bandwidth for end users but also cost-effectiveness of the network deployment for the network operators. Therefore, integration of EPONs and WiMAX is a promising resolution for realizing the fixed mobile convergence (FMC). However, the implement of EPONs and WiMAX are supported by different network operators, when the network is under congestion, how to efficiently and fairly allocate network resource to alleviate the congestion problem is an essential issue to be resolved. As a result, this thesis based on integrated network architecture, proposes a game-theoretic, congestion-based pricing mechanism to handle the allocation of the network resource. This proposed mechanism based on Stackelberg equilibrium determines optimal policy for allocating the network resource such that network operators can obtain the maximal profit. Furthermore, the network operator of EPONs and WiMAX network can assign allocated bandwidth to differentiated service by bargaining game respectively to satisfy the Quality of Service (QoS). Eventually, the simulation results have shown that the proposed pricing mechanism can not only achieve maximal profit for both network operators but also allocate bandwidth efficiently to meet the QoS of differentiated services.

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