Competitive Analysis for the Flat-Rate Problem
Competitive Analysis for the Flat-Rate Problem
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10.1587/transinf.2015fcp0005
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2016-03
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H. Fujiwara;A. Matsuda;Toshihiro Fujito
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H. Fujiwara;A. Matsuda;Toshihiro Fujito
SUMMARY We consider a problem of the choice of price plans o ff ered by a telecommunications company: a “pay-as-you-go” plan and a “flat-rate” plan. This problem is formulated as an online optimization problem extending the ski-rental problem, and analyzed using the competitive ratio. We give a lemma for easily calculating the competitive ratio. Based on the lemma, we derive a family of optimal strategies for a realistic class of instances. key words: online algorithm, competitive analysis, online optimization, ski-rental