Title :
Pricing network services
Author :
Shu, Jiangang ; Varaiya, Pravin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Oper. Res., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
A game theoretic pricing mechanism for statistically guaranteed service in packet-switched networks is proposed. The mechanism provides congestion control, differentiated qualities of service, and efficient resource allocation. For users, the mechanism offers better quality and lower price. Service providers can base new service and revenue models within the mechanism. We apply this mechanism to the Internet.
Keywords :
Internet; game theory; packet switching; pricing; quality of service; resource allocation; telecommunication congestion control; transport protocols; Internet; congestion control; differentiated quality of service; game theoretic pricing mechanism; packet-switched networks; resource allocation; service providers; transport protocols; Bandwidth; Costs; Delay; Game theory; Industrial engineering; Operations research; Pricing; Quality of service; Resource management; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM 2003. Twenty-Second Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications. IEEE Societies
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7752-4
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.2003.1208958
