TY - GEN
T1 - Connection-based pricing for IoT devices
T2 - 2020 IEEE INFOCOM Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2020
AU - Zhao, Yi
AU - Bao, Wei
AU - Wang, Dan
AU - Xu, Ke
AU - Lv, Liang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - Most existing data plans are data volume oriented. However, due to the small data volume from Internet of Things (IoT) devices, these plans cannot bring satisfactory monetary benefits to ISPs, but the frequent data transmission introduces substantial overhead. ISPs, such as China Telecom, propose novel data plans for IoT devices that charge users based on their total number of connections per month. How does such model differ from the current volume-oriented (VO) charging models, that is, will this bring benefit to ISPs, how does this affect the users and the network ecosystem as a whole? In this paper, we answer these questions by developing a model for connection-based pricing, i.e., frequency-oriented (FO) plans. We first discuss the motivation of connection-based pricing and formally develop the model. We then compare connection-based pricing with volume-oriented pricing. Based on such results, we predict that there may be potential problems in the future, and connection-based pricing calls for further study.
AB - Most existing data plans are data volume oriented. However, due to the small data volume from Internet of Things (IoT) devices, these plans cannot bring satisfactory monetary benefits to ISPs, but the frequent data transmission introduces substantial overhead. ISPs, such as China Telecom, propose novel data plans for IoT devices that charge users based on their total number of connections per month. How does such model differ from the current volume-oriented (VO) charging models, that is, will this bring benefit to ISPs, how does this affect the users and the network ecosystem as a whole? In this paper, we answer these questions by developing a model for connection-based pricing, i.e., frequency-oriented (FO) plans. We first discuss the motivation of connection-based pricing and formally develop the model. We then compare connection-based pricing with volume-oriented pricing. Based on such results, we predict that there may be potential problems in the future, and connection-based pricing calls for further study.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85091496470
U2 - 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS50562.2020.9162715
DO - 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS50562.2020.9162715
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85091496470
T3 - IEEE INFOCOM 2020 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2020
SP - 1302
EP - 1303
BT - IEEE INFOCOM 2020 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2020
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 6 July 2020 through 9 July 2020
ER -