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A Scalable Pricing Model for Bandwidth Allocation

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In this paper, we present a scalable pricing model for dynamic bandwidth allocation. Using simulation we demonstrate that service providers can achieve increased revenue as well as better resource utilization without compromising user specified levels of Quality of Service (QoS). Our model allows for increasing the revenue while maintaining an acceptable level of QoS, this is done by selecting an appropriate bandwidth allocation policy, to reduce the number of blocked users.

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  1. Adel S. Elmaghraby

    Present address: Speed School of Engineering, J.B. Speed Bldg., Room 123 U of L, Louisville, KY, 40292

  2. Mostafa Gamal Mostafa

    Present address: Computer Science Department, Western Kentucky University, Kentucky

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  1. Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Louisville, KY, 40292

    Adel S. Elmaghraby, Anup Kumar, Mehmed M. Kantardzic & Mostafa Gamal Mostafa

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Elmaghraby, A.S., Kumar, A., Kantardzic, M.M. et al. A Scalable Pricing Model for Bandwidth Allocation. Electron Commerce Res 5, 203–227 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10660-005-6157-0

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