"Data models"

Paid Peering, Settlement-Free Peering, or Both?

With the rapid growth of congestion-sensitive and data-intensive applications, traditional settlement-free peering agreements with best-effort delivery often do not meet the QoS requirements of content providers (CPs). Meanwhile, Internet access …

The Role of Data Cap in Optimal Two-Part Network Pricing

Internet services are traditionally priced at flat rates; however, many Internet service providers (ISPs) have recently shifted toward two-part tariffs where a data cap is imposed to restrain data demand from heavy users. Although the two-part tariff …

I/O-Efficient Scaling Schemes for Distributed Storage Systems with CRS Codes

System scaling becomes essential and indispensable for distributed storage systems due to the explosive growth of data volume. Considering that fault-protection is a necessity in large-scale distributed storage systems, and Cauchy Reed-Solomon (CRS) …