Title :
A framework for flow-based accounting on the Internet
Author :
Braun, Hans-Werner ; Claffy, Kimberly C. ; Polyzos, George C.
Author_Institution :
San Diego Supercomput. Center, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors describe steps toward an accounting mechanism to attribute Internet resource consumption based on service quality. Their objective is not to describe a complete accounting and billing system. Rather they advocate taking advantage of existing Internet instrumentation to implement incremental improvements in the short to medium term. Experience from these improvements can allow more educated progress towards a comprehensive Internet accounting system
Keywords :
Internet; accounting; computer network management; hierarchical systems; instrumentation; Internet; accounting mechanism; flow-based accounting; instrumentation; service quality; Costs; IP networks; Instruments; Laboratories; Pricing; Proposals; Resource management; Supercomputers; Telecommunication traffic; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Networks, 1993. International Conference on Information Engineering '93. 'Communications and Networks for the Year 2000', Proceedings of IEEE Singapore International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1445-X
DOI :
10.1109/SICON.1993.515706
