Title :
Equilibrium pricing in multi-service priority-based networks
Author :
DaSilva, Luiz A. ; Petr, David W. ; Akar, Nail
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS, USA
Abstract :
The pricing of network services not only determines the economic viability of commercial networks but also plays an important role in traffic management through its influence on user behavior. This paper discusses the pricing of services in a priority-based network by employing game-theoretic concepts. Given any price difference between services and an estimate of users´ utility functions, we describe a method for predicting what users´ service choices will be. In this fashion, service providers can determine what price ranges better encourage users to exhibit behavior that is mutually beneficial to users and providers. Under certain strict assumptions for the traffic characteristics and utility functions, necessary and sufficient conditions for the achievement of an optimal equilbrium are presented
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; costing; game theory; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; ATM networks; commercial networks; congestion control; economic viability; equilibrium pricing; game-theoretic concept; multi-service priority-based networks; necessary conditions; network services; optimal equilbrium; price difference; service providers; sufficient conditions; traffic characteristics; traffic management; user behavior; users service choices; users utility functions; utility functions; Communication system traffic control; Computer science; Costs; Economic forecasting; Intelligent networks; Nails; Pricing; Quality of service; Resource management; Sufficient conditions; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1997. GLOBECOM '97., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4198-8
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1997.644360
