We consider congestion pricing as a mechanism for sharing bandwidth in communication
networks, and model the interaction among the users as a game. We propose a …

In this chapter, we study two types of pricing mechanisms: one where the goal of the pricing
scheme is to achieve some socially beneficial objective for the network and the other where …

We study a nonatomic congestion game with N parallel links, with each link under the
control of a profit maximizing provider. Within this 'load balancing game', each provider has …

The size, scale and multiple ownership of communication network resources makes it
important to consider an economic framework wherein we can investigate the efficiency of …

The size, scale and multiple ownership of communication network resources makes it
important to consider an economic framework wherein we can investigate the efficiency of …

The players of a congestion game interact by allocating bundles of resources from a
common pool. This type of games leads to well studied models for analyzing strategic …

We study the design of price mechanisms for communication network problems in which a
user's utility depends on the amount of flow she sends through the network, and the …

We explore the properties of a congestion game where users of a congested resource
anticipate the effect of their actions on the price of the resource. When users are sharing a …

The Internet is composed of multiple economically-independent service providers that sell
bandwidth in their networks so as to maximize their own revenue. Users, on the other hand …

We consider resource allocation games with heterogeneous users and identical resources.
Most of the previous work considered cost structures with either negative or positive …