2018/04/30 by Ioannis Avramopoulos, Avramopoulos, Ioannis · 1 citation
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Materials and Mechanics #Computational Complexity (cs.CC) #Computer Science and Game Theory (cs.GT) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Micro and Nano Robotics #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Space Satellite Systems and Control #cs.CC #cs.GT #cs.NI
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1805.10115
arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1601.03162
arxiv created 2018/04/30 · openalex publication_date 2018/04/30 · arxiv updated 2018/05/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Motivated by the difficulty of effecting fundamental change in the architecture of the Internet, in this paper, we study from a theoretical perspective the question of how individuals can join forces toward collective ventures. To that end, we draw on an elementary concept in Internet systems engineering, namely, that of incremental deployability, which we study mathematically and computationally. For example, we show that incremental deployability is at least as general a concept as the Nash equilibrium (in that the latter can be derived from the former). We then draw on this foundation to design and analyze institutional mechanisms that are not only promising to bootstrap emerging Internet architectures but they also have broader applications in social organization beyond its predominant market (and finance)-based character.