Pricing Incentive Mechanism based on Multi-stages Traffic Classification Methodology for QoS-enabled Networks
Chengjie Gu, Shunyi Zhang, Yanfei Sun · Journal of Networks · 2011
We propose a novel pricing incentive mechanism based on multi-satges traffic classification methodology supporting load balancing and allocating network resource efficiently for QoS-enabled networks in this paper. We integrate the pricing with QoS routing and present a novel pricing incentive mechanism meeting the QoS requirements of different applications. This mechanism provides an equitable pricing incentive for applications according to their service requests. A novel multi-stages traffic classification methodology that brings together the benefits of port mapping, signature matching and flow character classification techniques is motivated by variety of network activities and their QoS requirements of traffic. We study the pricing and different levels of services in detail and integrate admission control scheme and load balancing in our framework. By theoretical analysis and extensive simulations, we prove its effectiveness in making traffic load balance and providing an incentive for users to utilize network resources to users’ satisfaction.