NeTS: Small: IP Interconnection Arrangements

NetS：小型：IP 互连安排

基本信息

批准号：
1812426
负责人：
Scott Jordan
金额：
$ 50万
依托单位：
University of California-Irvine
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-10-01 至 2023-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1812426&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
NeTS Small IP Interconnection Arrangements

项目摘要

Interconnection agreements between Internet Service Providers (ISPs), transit providers, and content delivery networks (CDNs) allow broadband users to transmit traffic to, and receive traffic from, everywhere on the Internet. These agreements are based on a combination of technical issues (e.g. the locations to and from which the provider agrees to route traffic and the amount of traffic exchanged in each direction) and economic issues (e.g. the perceived value of the arrangement and any fees involved). Historically, interconnection agreements consisted of settlement-free peering agreements (between network providers at the same tier) or paid transit agreements (between network providers of different tiers). However, changes in Internet topology resulting from mergers between access and backbone networks and the proliferation of CDNs have resulted in most Internet traffic now flowing through interconnection points between access networks and CDNs. These traffic flows are often subject to a new category of paid peering agreements.In the past five years, disputes over interconnection agreements have occasionally led to failures to augment interconnection capacity, which in turn have harmed the experience of consumers. This project will construct a modern model of Internet interconnection that incorporates both the relevant technical and economic factors. The model will be used to explain and guide new forms of Internet interconnection arrangements. The project will also develop methods to illustrate when Internet interconnection agreements may be used in anticompetitive and discriminatory manners. This project consists of two interrelated efforts. In the development of models of Internet interconnection, the project will investigate the cost factors that should affect interconnection arrangements, including the destinations to which a network operator will route traffic, the volume of traffic, the network cost along that path, and any transit payments required. The project will also investigate the value factors that may affect interconnection arrangements, including the destinations to which an interconnection partner will route traffic, the volume of traffic, and the value of that traffic based on the application. The project will then analyze the variation of the feasible ranges of prices for paid peering with network costs, the maximum that a party is willing to pay, routing and traffic ratios, and competitive pressures.Second, in the development of analytical models of competitive versus anticompetitive behavior, the project will evaluate the characteristics of a variety of interconnection agreements, including the minimum number of interconnection points, routing requirements, capacity augmentation requirements, determinants of payment, and conditions for termination. The project will examine the impact of interconnection prices on broadband providers, content providers, and Internet users, and the resulting impact upon engineering decisions.The project is expected to contribute substantially to the development of network modeling and analysis techniques that integrate technical and economic factors. The expected outcomes of the project will lend insight into commercial interconnection arrangements, as well as into related public policy issues when disputes harm the experience of consumers. The project will also contribute to informing policymakers and their staff about the technical aspects of telecommunication issues.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

Internet服务提供商（ISP），公交提供商和内容交付网络（CDN）之间的互连协议允许宽带用户将流量传输到Internet上任何地方的流量。这些协议是基于技术问题的组合（例如，提供商同意将流量和每个方向交换的交易量的地点和经济问题（例如，安排的可感知价值和所涉及的任何费用）提供的交换量）。从历史上看，互连协议包括无结算的对等协议（在同一层的网络提供商之间）或付费过境协议（在不同层的网络提供商之间）。但是，由于访问和骨干网络之间的合并以及CDN的扩散导致的互联网拓扑变化导致大多数互联网流量现在流经访问网络和CDN之间的互连点。这些交通流量通常受到付费对等协议的新类别。在过去的五年中，关于互连协议的争议偶尔导致失败导致互连能力，这反过来又损害了消费者的经验。该项目将构建现代的互联网互连模型，其中既包含相关的技术和经济因素。该模型将用于解释和指导新形式的互联网互连布置。该项目还将开发方法来说明何时可以在反竞争和歧视性的方式中使用互联网互连协议。该项目包括两个相互关联的努力。在Internet互连模型的开发中，该项目将调查应影响互连安排的成本因素，包括网络运营商将访问流量，流量的数量，该路径的网络成本以及所需的任何运输付款的目的地。该项目还将调查可能影响互连安排的价值因素，包括互连合作伙伴将根据应用程序进行交通流量，流量量以及该流量的价值的目的地。 The project will then analyze the variation of the feasible ranges of prices for paid peering with network costs, the maximum that a party is willing to pay, routing and traffic ratios, and competitive pressures.Second, in the development of analytical models of competitive versus anticompetitive behavior, the project will evaluate the characteristics of a variety of interconnection agreements, including the minimum number of interconnection points, routing requirements, capacity augmentation requirements, determinants of付款和终止条件。该项目将研究互连价格对宽带提供商，内容提供商和互联网用户的影响，并对工程决策产生的影响。该项目有望为整合技术和经济因素的网络建模和分析技术的发展做出重大贡献。该项目的预期结果将洞悉商业互连安排，以及危害消费者经验的相关公共政策问题。该项目还将有助于向政策制定者及其工作人员告知电信问题的技术方面。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估评估的评估值得支持的。