PRICING CONGESTIBLE NETWORK RESOURCES

Authors
MACKIEMASON JK VARIAN HR
Citation
Jk. Mackiemason et Hr. Varian, PRICING CONGESTIBLE NETWORK RESOURCES, IEEE journal on selected areas in communications, 13(7), 1995, pp. 1141-1149
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Telecommunications,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE journal on selected areas in communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
07338716
Volume
13
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1141 - 1149
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-8716(1995)13:7<1141:PCNR>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We describe the basic economic theory of pricing a congestible resourc e such as an ftp server, a router, a Web site, etc, In particular, we examine the implications of ''congestion pricing'' as a way to encoura ge efficient use of network resources. We explore the implications of hat pricing and congestion pricing for capacity expansion in centrally planned, competitive, and monopolistic environments.