Title
Zero-sum constrained stochastic games with independent state processes.
Abstract
We consider a zero-sum stochastic game with side constraints for both players with a special structure. There are two independent con- trolled Markov chains, one for each player. The transition probabilities of the chain associated with a player as well as the related side constraints depend only on the actions of the corresponding player; the side constraints also depend on the player's controlled chain. The global cost that player 1 wishes to minimize and that player 2 wishes to maximize, depend however on the actions and Markov chains of both players. We obtain a linear pro- gramming (LP) formulations that allows to compute the value and saddle point policies for this problem. We illustrate the theoretical results through a zero-sum stochastic game in wireless networks in which each player has power constraints.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1007/s00186-005-0034-4
Mathematical Methods of Operations Research
Keywords
DocType
Volume
wireless network,markov chain,transition probability,saddle point
Journal
62
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
1432-5217
8
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.39
3
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Eitan Altman15085516.73
Konstantin Avrachenkov21250126.17
Richard Marquez3194.31
Gregory Miller4345.21