EdgeMeter: distributed network metering model

In this paper we give an overview of work in progress to propose a distributed metering model using Active Network concepts. The business model which motivates this work poses accounting requirements between different kind of providers and customers. However, security issues also need to be addressed. We briefly describe the problems being investigated which relate to the business model used. We have split the problem mainly into four subtopics. They are concerned with questions of how to control the system through high level policies, how to translate from such policies (tariff/SLA) to a low level device dependent configuration. Other questions are concerned with what threats a system like this may be exposed to and what the limitations are in terms of system performance when measuring network traffic