Time dependent pricing in wireless data networks: Flat-rate vs. usage-based schemes

Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 700-708

  Zhang, Liang ^a   Wu, Weijie ^b   Wang, Dan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

CONSUMER SURPLUS; DESIGN SPACES; EFFECTIVE TIME; PRICING SCHEME; SEVERE CONGESTION; TIME INDEPENDENTS; TIME-DEPENDENT PRICING; WIRELESS DATA NETWORKS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84904431703     PISSN: 0743166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INFOCOM.2014.6847996     Document Type: Conference Paper

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