Dynamic bandwidth pricing and allocation model
Adel Said Elmaghraby, Mostafa Gamal Mostafa · 2003
This dissertation is proposing an enhanced model for dynamic bandwidth allocation and pricing. It begins with an overview of the topic of pricing and quality of service over the network, focusing on the technical part of the network and the techniques used to offer a better quality of service. Then it starts with concentrating on the main topic of the dissertation, which is, the pricing models presented in the literatures. The latter part is proposing an enhanced model for pricing and at the same time offering a user centric bandwidth allocation model. The dissertation is divided into seven chapters, covering the pricing models and the use of pricing as a congestion prevention tool. Chapter one starts with exploring the origin of the pricing in the network quality of service, while studying the technical methods and techniques already implemented and used by the industry. Chapter two gives an overview of the pricing models already on the literatures, and argues their advantages and disadvantages regarding many parameters that affect their final outcome. Chapter three explores the basic model of dynamic pricing and allocation, by highlighting the basics of the model and the role it plays in allocating and reallocating bandwidth dynamically based on the network conditions. Chapter four introduces the enhanced model of the dynamic pricing and allocation, based on the actual users' profiles. While chapter four is more elaboration on the theory behind the enhanced model, it also introduces the main features of the simulation model that will follow in chapter five. In chapter five through, the main theme will be the simulation tool that has been built and used to advocate the ideas presented in the enhanced model. Chapter six basically covering is the simulation experiments and their analysis concentrating on the differences between the enhanced model and the other models in its category. Chapter seven concludes the work done by highlighting the main contribution of the dissertation.