Billing users and pricing for TCP.

This paper presents a system for billing users for their TCP traffic. This is achieved by postponing the establishment of connections while the user is contacted, verifying in a secure way that they are prepared to pay. By presenting the user with cost and price information, the system can be used f...

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Publicado en:	IEEE Journal on selected areas in communications 13, 7 (1995).
Autor principal:	Edell, R.J
Formato:	Artículo
Lenguaje:	English
Materias:	BayBridge prototype router. Berkeley. Internet. TCP traffic. University of California. Cost information. Cost recovery. Network congestion control. Network resources. Packet transfers smoothing. Price information. Statistics. Time-insensitive traffic rescheduling. Traffic peaks reduction. User billing system.