Synopses & Reviews
Internet Tiered Services: Theory, Economics, and Quality of Service (QoS) presents a theoretical framework for reasoning about and pricing Internet tiered services, and develops a practical algorithmic toolset for network providers to develop customized menus of service offerings. The material includes a comprehensive study of the design, sizing, and pricing of tiered structures for Internet services, and illustrates their potential in simplifying the operation of complex components such as packet schedulers. Specifically, the book addresses the following issues: Optimization of service tier selection and sizing, using fundamental concepts from location theory; several variants of the problem are considered, including deterministic vs. stochastic demands. Economic models for optimal pricing of service tiers that take into account simultaneously the (usually conflicting) objectives of users and providers. Models for optimizing "bundles of services," e.g., when a provider offers a service that includes both access bandwidth and data storage. Applications of tiered services in simplifying important QoS functions in the network, including fair packet scheduling. Internet Tiered Services: Theory, Economics, and Quality of Service is a useful resource for engineers in the fields of Internet services, economics, and quality of service (QoS) in network resource allocation.
Synopsis
This book provides a theoretical framework for reasoning about and pricing Internet tiered services, as well as a practical toolset for network providers to develop customized menus of service offerings. Internet service providers (ISPs) have introduced several forms of a tiered service, in which users may select from a small set of tiers that offer progressively higher levels of service with a corresponding increase in price. The material provides a comprehensive study of the design, sizing, pricing, and operation of Internet tiered services. It also addresses the following issues: optimization of service tier selection and sizing, economic models for optimal pricing of service tiers, models for optimizing "bundles of services", and applications of tiered services in simplifying important QoS functions in the network, including fair packet scheduling.
Synopsis
This is a comprehensive study of the design, sizing, pricing, and operation of Internet tiered services. It offers both a theoretical framework for pricing as well as a practical toolset for network providers to develop customized menus of service offerings.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Part I: Theory. The Directional p-Median Problem: Definition and Applications. Bandwidth Tiered Service: Deterministic Demands. Bandwidth Tiered Service: TDM Emulation. Bandwidth Tiered Service: Stochastic Demands. Tiered Structures for Multiple Services.- Part II: Economics. Economic Model for Bandwidth Tiered Service. Service Tiering as a Market Segmentation Strategy. Tiered Service Bundling Under Budget Constraints.- Part III: Quality of Service (QoS). Packet Scheduling. Tiered-Service Fair Queueing (TSFQ).