Pricing For ATM Network E ciency
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چکیده
ATM networks are expected to accommodate a wide range of users including some who can tolerate a certain amount of cell loss and/or delay. There are also likely to be some users who can modify their tra c inputs in response to feedback signals from the network. We propose a feedback scheme to increase network e ciency by taking advantage of this exibility. Our scheme is based on economic principles of pricing for resource allocation. The pricing framework also provides the basis for a fast reservation scheme for adaptive users who require cell loss guarantees.
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