Network Economics and the Allocation of Savings A Model of Peering in the Voice-over-IP Telecommunications Market
This book provides a game theoretic model of interaction among VoIP telecommunications providers regarding their willingness to enter peering agreements with one another. The author shows that the incentive to peer is generally based on savings from otherwise payable long distance fees. At the same...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Motivation and Nontechnical Overview
- Selected Theoretical Concepts: The Theory of Games
- Network Theory in Economics. Applications to Peering in Telecommunications: Telecommunications and the Internet
- A Model of Peering Among VoIP Firms
- Network Formation in Peering
- Concluding Remarks
- Selected Mathematical Concepts