Title :
A scale-free business network for digital ecosystems
Author :
Razavi, Amir R. ; Moschoyiannis, Sotiris K. ; Krause, Paul J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford
Abstract :
The aim of this paper is to facilitate e-business transactions between small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in a way that respects their local autonomy, within a digital ecosystem. For this purpose, we distinguish transactions from services (and service providers) by considering virtual private transaction networks (VPTNs) and virtual service networks (VSNs). These two virtual levels are optimised individually and in respect to each other. The effect of one on the other, can supply us with stability, failure resistance and small-world characteristics on one hand and durability, consistency and sustainability on the other hand. The proposed network design has a dynamic topology that adapts itself to changes in business models and availability of SMEs, and reflects the highly dynamic nature of a digital ecosystem.
Keywords :
business data processing; small-to-medium enterprises; telecommunication network topology; virtual private networks; digital ecosystems; dynamic topology; e-business transactions; failure resistance; local autonomy; network design; scale-free business network; small and medium enterprises; small-world characteristics; virtual private transaction networks; virtual service networks; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Computer networks; Ecosystems; Electronic mail; Network topology; Next generation networking; Physics computing; Quality of service; Telecommunication network topology; Business Transaction; Digital Ecosystem; Scale-free network; Virtual Private Transaction Network; Virtual Service Network;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, 2008. DEST 2008. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Phitsanulok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1489-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1490-1
DOI :
10.1109/DEST.2008.4635166
