Many analysts argue that the Internet is producing a fundamental change in the way that business works. The network economy grows faster every day. Internet markets are developing ...
We consider a communication network with fixed routing that can accommodate multiple service classes, differing in bandwidth requirements, demand pattern, call duration, and routin...
— We propose a game theoretic pricing mechanism for statistically guaranteed service in packet-switched networks. The mechanism provides congestion control, differentiated qualit...
We consider Internet broadband access as an elastic service whose value varies across segments of the user population. We show that introducing multiple tiers of service can be an ...
Many online content providers tend to charge their services since they are confronted with difficulties to attain revenue from the online advertising. This paper shows why they ch...