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Pricing Differentiated Services in the GPRS Environment

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Abstract

The General Packet Radio Service extends the existing GSM mobile communications technology by providing packet switching and higher data rates in order to efficiently access IP-based services in the Internet. We adapt the Differentiated Services Quality-of-Service support framework and apply it over the GPRS air interface in order to provide various levels of service differentiation. We also focus on applying a charging technique so as to publish a unit price for each service class. These prices are designed to lead to the maximization of social welfare and the users' net benefit.

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  1. Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Patision 76, Athens, 10434, Greece

    Sergios Soursos, Costas Courcoubetis & George C. Polyzos

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Soursos, S., Courcoubetis, C. & Polyzos, G.C. Pricing Differentiated Services in the GPRS Environment. Wireless Networks 9, 331–339 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023695226981

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