Opportunities for electronic commerce in networking

  • Authors:
  • D. Messerschmitt;J. -P. Hubaux

  • Affiliations:
  • California Univ., Berkeley, CA;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

There are numerous opportunities to apply electronic commerce (EC) technologies to networking. These include the assembly, pricing, and payments for complementary infrastructure resources, and the selection of and payment for value-added collaboration and information access services. EC can support the separate provision and coordination of these elements, or allow them to be bundled by a customer care organization. These opportunities and options are discussed