Topographically discounted internet infrastructure resources: a panel study and econometric analysis

被引:6
作者
Du, Anna Ye [2 ]
Geng, Xianjun [1 ]
Gopal, Ram D. [3 ]
Ramesh, R. [2 ]
Whinston, Andrew B. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Sch Business, Dept Informat Syst & Operat Management, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[2] SUNY Buffalo, Dept Management Sci & Syst, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
[3] Univ Connecticut, Dept Operat & Informat Management, Storrs, CT USA
[4] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Management Informat Risk & Operat Management, Austin, TX 78712 USA
关键词
internet topography; capacity provision networks; resource sharing; internet based field experiment; quality of service;
D O I
10.1007/s10799-007-0034-6
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
The Internet infrastructure is increasingly utilized for the provision and delivery of a variety of services. The rapid growth and substantial demand fluctuations of the supported services are placing strain on the service providers to effectively manage their infrastructure resources. Capacity Provision Network (CPN) is a market-driven mechanism that enables the service providers to efficiently allocate, share and trade service capabilities. Central to the operation of CPN is the notion of discounted capacities which capture the underlying topology of the Internet. It serves as a practical instrument for service providers to evaluate the utility of capacity services available at remote sites vis-a-vis the capacities available locally and from the content providers. We conducted an Internet based longitudinal field experiment to empirically assess and validate the critical properties of discount factors. Our analysis reveals that discount factors exhibit markedly lower volatility than network delays, and are more stable over seasonal and temporal trend patterns. The results related to size effects suggest that sharing and trade agreements with larger content can be particularly effective. Our finding on the existence of the concavity property points to the ability of intermediation services to enhance the overall gains from resource sharing arrangements.
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页码:135 / 146
页数:12
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