Free-Access Policy for Internal Networks
P. S. Giridharan, Haim Mendelson
Information Systems Research · 1994 · Volume 5 · Issue 1
Abstract
This paper evaluates the free-access policy as a control mechanism for internal networks. We derive the optimal message pricing scheme, compare it to the free-access policy, and study the associated net-value loss. We derive uniform upper bounds on this value loss, and apply our results to the polar implementations of ethernet and token ring networks. The results show that the free-access policy is often attractive.
Keywords
pricing, computer networks, free-access
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