Internet Resource Pricing Models, Mechanisms, and Methods
Huan He, Ke Xu, Ying Liu

TL;DR
This paper reviews Internet resource pricing strategies, including models, mechanisms, and methods, emphasizing their role in optimizing resource allocation amid evolving network services like CDN and P2P.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of pricing models, mechanisms, and methods, and discusses future research directions in Internet resource pricing strategies.
Findings
Introduction of three basic pricing models based on Internet cost analysis
Discussion of mechanisms ensuring pricing implementation and resource allocation
Analysis of utility optimization and strategic pricing methods
Abstract
With the fast development of video and voice network applications, CDN (Content Distribution Networks) and P2P (Peer-to-Peer) content distribution technologies have gradually matured. How to effectively use Internet resources thus has attracted more and more attentions. For the study of resource pricing, a whole pricing strategy containing pricing models, mechanisms and methods covers all the related topics. We first introduce three basic Internet resource pricing models through an Internet cost analysis. Then, with the evolution of service types, we introduce several corresponding mechanisms which can ensure pricing implementation and resource allocation. On network resource pricing methods, we discuss the utility optimization in economics, and emphasize two classes of pricing methods (including system optimization and entities' strategic optimizations). Finally, we conclude the paper…
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Taxonomy
TopicsPeer-to-Peer Network Technologies · Caching and Content Delivery · Network Traffic and Congestion Control
