The primal-dual method for approximation algorithms and its application to network design problems
Approximation algorithms for NP-hard problems
Internet cost structures and interconnection agreements
Internet economics
Internet economics
The MASC/BGMP architecture for inter-domain multicast routing
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM '98 conference on Applications, technologies, architectures, and protocols for computer communication
RSVP: a new resource ReSerVation Protocol
IEEE Network: The Magazine of Global Internetworking
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Broadband connectivity enables effective distribution of interactive multimedia content over the Internet. The successful deployment of future multimedia applications with high bandwidth requirements will depend on business models that efficiently allocate network resources based on user demands and preferences. We present a market-based allocation framework to complement existing network protocols in a scalable and feasible manner. The model exploits the redundancy of the network to share digital products among hierarchies of communities that share common demand profiles. Quality of service-based multicast is used as the underlying network protocol. While significant advances have been made in terms of the technological protocols, corresponding business models have not been explored extensively. We outline such a model accounting for the current market structure. The highlights of the business model we propose are shared distribution, hierarchy of communities and bundling of products by local distributors. Our model leads to the NP-hard problem of computation of Steiner arborescences, and we outline feasible solution heuristics.