A mathematical model of the Paris Metro Pricing scheme for charging packet networks

Computer Networks

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-85

  Ros, David ^a   Tuffin, Bruno ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

^b INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

Internet; Packet networks; Pricing; Queueing models

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISP); NETWORK REVENUES; PARIS METRO PRICING; QUEUEING MODELS;

PACKET NETWORKS;

EID: 3242685937     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2004.03.019     Document Type: Article

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