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Charging Communication Networks: From Theory to Practice

Songhurst, D.J.

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Table of contents
  • Charging Communication Networks: From Theory to Practiceiii
  • Copyright Pageiv
  • Contentsv
  • Acknowledgementsix
  • Introductionxi
  • Chapter 1. Charging in communication networks1
  • 1.1 Multiservice networks1
  • 1.2 Internet5
  • 1.3 ATM12
  • 1.4 Requirements for charging schemes16
  • 1.5 The CA$hMAN Project19
  • Chapter 2. The abc scheme23
  • 2.1 Introduction23
  • 2.2 Models for charging schemes24
  • 2.3 A general mechanism for usage-sensitive charging26
  • 2.4 A numerical example29
  • 2.5 Charging policies32
  • 2.6 Implementation and user issues34
  • Chapter 3. Design and Implementation Concepts37
  • 3.1 Overview37
  • 3.2 Business model39
  • 3.3 Accounting management service42
  • 3.4 Service provision and charging - the common framework48
  • 3.5 Interfaces and information flow55
  • 3.6 User and network intelligent agents60
  • 3.7 Performance considerations65
  • Chapter 4. The CA$hMAN charging and accounting system71
  • 4.1 Overview71
  • 4.2 Motivation and objectives of the system73
  • 4.3 Service provision and accounting management76
  • 4.4 Architectural framework79
  • 4.5 The CA$hMAN charging unit88
  • 4.6 Integration and deployment of the system95
  • 4.7 User interface design98
  • 4.8 Operational scenario101
  • 4.9 Conclusion105
  • Chapter 5. Agents109
  • 5.1 A user agent for ABR connections110
  • 5.2 Experiments with the ABR agent125
  • 5.3 Automated tariff renegotiation133
  • 5.4 Automated traffic contract renegotiation137
  • Chapter 6. Open issues149
  • 6.1 Service-level charging150
  • 6.2 Interconnect charging152
  • 6.3 Relative prices of services157
  • 6.4 Standards activities160
  • 6.5 IP charging161
  • Appendix A. Pricing for guaranteed services167
  • A.l Overview167
  • A.2 Effective bandwidth168
  • A.3 A simple charging mechanism175
  • A.4 Charges that are linear in general measurements177
  • A.5 Accuracy and fairness183
  • A.6 Charging and acceptance control188
  • Appendix B. Pricing for elastic services193
  • B.l Overview193
  • B.2 Proportionally fair pricing195
  • B.3 Dynamic pricing for ABR services201
  • B.4 Sharing effective usage206
  • Appendix C. CA$hMAN participants211
  • Glossary213
  • Bibliography217
  • Index227
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780444502759
  • ISBN-13 9780080528960
  • Author Songhurst, D.J.
  • Category Business & Economics
  • Subject Banks & Banking

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This book proposes that usage-based charging schemes are essential to generate the incentives necessary for efficient operation of multiservice networks. The rapid development of network technology is enabling sophisticated new services and applications which demand new charging models. The same technology provides the means to operate the right charging schemes.Some of the work done in the European collaborative project CA$hMAN (Charging and Accounting Schemes in Multiservice ATM Networks). This project combined performance and economic models of network resource usage and cutomer utility to construct simple but effective charging schemes which were implemented and trialled in an advanced management platform.