With the above mentioned mechanisms, the
VRP was activated during the night where the
radio prosumers usually do not require access in the network and thus an open access scheme would not increase femto owners “discomfort.”
On the other hand, during the day the radio prosumers could have their femtos in close access to minimize possible “discomfort.” Overall, it was found that the RDR mechanism enables an island mode operation of the radio micro grid which can have a significant effect upon the cost of services. In addition, the same strategy could be followed when electricity prices are high and the mobile operator targets to reduce the amount of energy imported by the power grid or even let the mobile operator sell his excess energy in the power grid network.