01368nas a2200133   4500008004100000245007500041210006900116260002000185300001200205520084600217100002101063700002201084856012801106       2004                        eng d00aA new pricing mechanism for a high - priority DiffServ - based service0 anew pricing mechanism for a high priority DiffServ based service  c9 - 11 February  a585-5903 aQoS provisioning according to the DiffServ framework has raised the requirements for pricing mechanisms that preserve the potential and flexibility of DiffServ. At the same time, such mechanisms should reflect resource usage, allocate resources efficiently, reimburse costs or maximize service provision profits and lead customers to requesting services that will maximize their revenue. This work proposes a policy for pricing based on resource allocation by a particular category of DiffServ-based services for aggregated traffic in the case of transport networks. Our research takes into account the particularities that apply to the case of DiffServ services’ provision over transport networks while imposing minimal overload and a-priori estimation of costs. The detailed pricing methodology is presented and experimentally evaluated.1 aBouras, Christos1 aSevasti, Afroditi  uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/new-pricing-mechanism-high-priority-diffserv-based-service?language=el