Pricing mediated bandwidth allocation for the next generation Internet

Author

Ninan, Bobby M. ; Devetsikiotis, Michael

Author_Institution

Oper. Res. Program, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

Volume

6

fYear

2003

fDate

1-5 Dec. 2003

Firstpage

3030

Abstract

In this paper, we model users of next generation services by means of utility differentiated classes. Noncooperative game theory is employed to explain user behavior with respect to the network price. Rate control algorithms for attaining such a noncooperative Nash equilibrium are then presented. We extend our previous model of a single link fed by Poisson traffic to encompass a generic network and non-Poisson traffic. These results can be applied to a wide variety of future networks ranging from LSPs in MPLS networks to wavelength paths in WDM networks.

Keywords

Internet; bandwidth allocation; stochastic processes; telecommunication services; telecommunication traffic; Internet; MPLS networks; Poisson traffic; WDM networks; bandwidth allocation; network price; next generation services; noncooperative Nash equilibrium; noncooperative game theory; rate control algorithms; Bandwidth; Channel allocation; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Internet; Microeconomics; Pricing; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; WDM networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 2003. GLOBECOM '03. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7974-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.2003.1258792

Filename

1258792