Lightweight policing and charging for packet networks

2000 IEEE 3rd Conference on Open Architectures and Network Programming Proceedings, OPENARCH 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 77-87

  Briscoe, B ^a   Rizzo, M ^a   Tassel, J ^a   Damianakis, K ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

active networks; Charging; congestion control; Internet; policing; pricing; quality of service

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE NETWORKS; CHARGING (FURNACE); COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); COSTS; INTERNET; PACKET NETWORKS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SALES;

CHARGING SYSTEMS; DATA PATHS; MULTI-SERVICES; NETWORK CHARGES; POLICING; POLICING FUNCTION;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84962302768     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OPNARC.2000.828135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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