Title :
An analysis of multimedia services in next generation communication systems with QoS and revenue management
Author :
Badia, Leonardo ; Zorzi, Michele
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria, Ferrara Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We present a study that takes into account the models presented in the literature to depict the QoS and the charging strategies in a generalized multimedia environment, with particular regard to 3G mobile communication systems. In particular, we consider different services for CDMA-like systems, and we discuss how it is possible to obtain an efficient allocation for all flows, by considering a mathematical description of the users´ satisfaction which integrates the constraints about quality of service. At the same time, the provider revenue is analyzed, in order to give both simple results and possibilities of improvement.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; bandwidth allocation; channel allocation; code division multiple access; costing; financial management; multimedia communication; pricing; quality of service; telecommunication network management; 3G mobile communication systems; CDMA-like systems; QoS constraints; charging strategies; efficient allocation; generalized multimedia environment; models; multimedia services; next generation communication systems; provider revenue; quality of service; revenue management; user satisfaction; Admission control; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Mathematical model; Mobile communication; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Pricing; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2004. VTC 2004-Spring. 2004 IEEE 59th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8255-2
DOI :
10.1109/VETECS.2004.1390627
