RESOURCE-ALLOCATION IN MULTISERVICE NETWORKS VIA PRICING - STATISTICAL MULTIPLEXING

In this paper we investigate the multiplexing of heterogeneous applica tions and the pricing of transmission services on an ATM network, Pric ing is of interest for network management to promote efficient utiliza tion of resources. A framework is presented in which users select from a menu of services, are peak-rate policed, and are charged according to their usage and connection time. We illustrate the considerable imp rovement in network utilization possible compared to a traditional res ervation-based approach. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights res erved.