Incentivizing time-shifting of data: A survey of time-dependent pricing for internet access

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 91-99

  Sen, Soumya ^a   Joe Wong, Carlee ^a   Ha, Sangtae ^a   Chiang, Mung ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD-BAND DATA; CONGESTION MANAGEMENT TOOLS; DATA PLANES; FLAT RATE; INTERNET ACCESS; NETWORK CONGESTIONS; OFF-PEAK PERIODS; REAL TIME PRICING; TECHNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; TIME SHIFTS; TIME-DEPENDENT; TRAFFIC GROWTH; WIRED AND WIRELESS;

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

COSTS;

EID: 84870269240     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2012.6353688     Document Type: Article

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