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A market-based bandwidth charging framework

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A market-based bandwidth charging framework
The increasing demand for high-bandwidth applications such as video-on-demand and grid computing is reviving interest in bandwidth reservation schemes. Earlier attempts did not catch on for a number of reasons, notably lack of interest on the part of the bandwidth providers. This, in turn, was partially caused by the lack of an efficient way of charging for bandwidth. Thus, the viability of bandwidth reservation depends on the existence of an efficient market where bandwidth-related transactions can take place. For this market to be effective, it must be efficient for both the provider (seller) and the user (buyer) of the bandwidth. This implies that: (a) the buyer must have a wide choice of providers that operate in a competitive environment, (b) the seller must be assured that a QoS transaction will be paid by the customer, and (c) the QoS transaction establishment must have low overheads so that it may be used by individual customers without a significant burden to the provider...
David Michael Turner, Vassilis Prevelakis, Angelos
Added 31 Jan 2011
Updated 31 Jan 2011
Type Journal
Year 2010
Where TOIT
Authors David Michael Turner, Vassilis Prevelakis, Angelos D. Keromytis
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