Charging Communication Networks

Charging Communication Networks

Author: D.J. Songhurst

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1999-06-03

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0080528961

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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.


Wireless Power Transfer Algorithms, Technologies and Applications in Ad Hoc Communication Networks

Wireless Power Transfer Algorithms, Technologies and Applications in Ad Hoc Communication Networks

Author: Sotiris Nikoletseas

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-18

Total Pages: 739

ISBN-13: 3319468103

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This book is the first systematic exposition on the emerging domain of wireless power transfer in ad hoc communication networks. It selectively spans a coherent, large spectrum of fundamental aspects of wireless power transfer, such as mobility management in the network, combined wireless power and information transfer, energy flow among network devices, joint activities with wireless power transfer (routing, data gathering and solar energy harvesting), and safety provisioning through electromagnetic radiation control, as well as fundamental and novel circuits and technologies enabling the wide application of wireless powering. Comprising a total of 27 chapters, contributed by leading experts, the content is organized into six thematic sections: technologies, communication, mobility, energy flow, joint operations, and electromagnetic radiation awareness. It will be valuable for researchers, engineers, educators, and students, and it may also be used as a supplement to academic courses on algorithmic applications, wireless protocols, distributed computing, and networking.


Communication Networks Economy

Communication Networks Economy

Author: Daniel Battu

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-09-16

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1119361427

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In an increasingly interconnected world, "Communication Networks Economy" provides the rational understanding necessary to provide universal access to communication means in an efficient way. This book presents the principal elements of the economics of a network as it stands today, taking into account experiences of technicians in the field. The author gives a simplified picture of the current situation in terms of structures and architecture of a network, bearing in mind the necessary quality of service and the profitability of investments, accompanied by references to recent economic works. An overview is given on the general themes of regulation and tariff principles, and the relations between supply and demand, from the perspectives of professional and residential users and network operators. Different aspects of the present situations of networks and the incidence of the Internet on the economy are also presented. In conclusion, the reader will obtain an overview of the most significant issues likely to influence the economics of communications networks as they are today.


Wireless-Powered Communication Networks

Wireless-Powered Communication Networks

Author: Dusit Niyato

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1107135699

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A comprehensive introduction to architecture design, protocol optimization, and application development.


Pricing Communication Networks

Pricing Communication Networks

Author: Costas Courcoubetis

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-07-25

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 0470864249

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Traditionally engineers devised communication services without reference to how they should be priced. In today's environment pricing is a very complex subject and in practice depends on many parameters of the actual market - including amount of traffic, architecture of the network, technology, and cost. The challenge is to provide a generic service model which accurately captures aspects such as quality and performance, and can be used to derive optimal pricing strategies. Recent technology advances, combined with the deregulation of the telecommunication market and the proliferation of the internet, have created a highly competitive environment for communication service prividers. Pricing is no longer as simple as picking an appropriate model for a particular contract. There is a real need for a book that explains the provision of new services, the relation between pricing and resource allocation in networks; and the emergence of the internet and how to price it. Pricing Communication Networks provides a framework of mathematical models for pricing these multidimensional contracts, and includes background in network services and contracts, network techonology, basic economics, and pricing strategy. It can be used by economists to fill in the gaps in their knowledge of network services and technology, and for engineers and operational researchers to gain the background in economics required to price communication services effectively. * Provides a broad overview of network services and contracts * Includes a primer on modern network technology and the economic concepts relevant to pricing and competition * Includes discussion of mathematical models of traffic flow to help describe network capability and derive pricing strategies * Includes coverage of specialist topics, such as regulation, multicasting, and auctions * Illustrated throughout by detailed real examples * Suitable for anyone with an understanding of basic calculus and probability Primarily aimed at graduate students, researchers and practitioners from electrical engineering, computer science, economics and operations research Pricing Communication Networks will also appeal to telecomms engineers working in industry.


Creating Value-Added Services and Applications for Converged Communications Networks

Creating Value-Added Services and Applications for Converged Communications Networks

Author: Johan Zuidweg

Publisher: Artech House

Published: 2015-03-01

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 160807787X

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This resource provides a comprehensive survey of current and emerging intelligent telecommunications networks, including underlying software, implementation, deployment, and standards. Readers are given an overview of new technologies and standards that allow operators and service providers to create and deploy value-added services in a changing world increasingly dominated by packet switched networks using the internet protocol (IP). The main goal of this book is to inform telecommunications engineers, ICT managers, and students about building applications and services over communications networks and managing them.


Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems

Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems

Author: Wei Xiang

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 3030934799

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This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems, Broadnets 2021, which took place in October 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 24 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. The papers are thematically grouped as a session on broadband communications, networks, and systems; 5G-enabled smart building: technology and challenge; and 5G: The advances in industry.


Wireless Communication Networks Supported by Autonomous UAVs and Mobile Ground Robots

Wireless Communication Networks Supported by Autonomous UAVs and Mobile Ground Robots

Author: Hailong Huang

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2022-01-03

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0323901832

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Wireless Communication Networks Supported by Autonomous UAVs and Mobile Ground Robots covers wireless sensor networks and cellular networks. For wireless sensor networks, the book presents approaches using mobile robots or UAVs to collect sensory data from sensor nodes. For cellular networks, it discusses the approaches to using UAVs to work as aerial base stations to serve cellular users. In addition, the book covers the challenges involved in these two networks, existing approaches (e.g., how to use the public transportation vehicles to play the role of mobile sinks to collect sensory data from sensor nodes), and potential methods to address open questions. - Gives a comprehensive understanding of the development of mobile robot-supported wireless communication approaches - Provides the latest approaches of mobile robot-supported wireless communication, including scheduling approaches with multiple robots and the online and reactive navigation algorithm - Covers interesting research scenarios that include the system model, problem statement, solution and results so that readers will be able to design their own system - Presents unresolved research issues and future research directions


Game Theory for Next Generation Wireless and Communication Networks

Game Theory for Next Generation Wireless and Communication Networks

Author: Zhu Han

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-06-27

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 1108417337

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A unified treatment of the latest game theoretic approaches for designing, modeling, and optimizing emerging wireless communication networks. Covering theory, analytical tools, and applications, it is ideal for researchers and graduate students in academia and industry designing efficient, scalable and robust protocols for future wireless networks.


High-performance Communication Networks

High-performance Communication Networks

Author: Jean Walrand

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13: 1558605746

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Retaining the first edition's technology-centred perspective, this book gives readers a sound understanding of packed-switched, circuit-switched and ATM networks, and techniques for controlling them.