A General Economic Equilibruim Model of Distributed Computing

9225010 Whatever过去十年来，计算机网络的使用出现了急剧增长。 虽然网络的使用越来越多，但其管理却没有跟上步伐。 不良的网络管理（由不正确的定价或没有定价引起）可能会导致以下两种影响之一：价格过低时过度使用和响应时间过长，以及价格过高时使用不足。 糟糕的网络管理妨碍了新产品的设计并延误了决策。 到目前为止，研究集中在启发式方法或健全的经济理论为基础的方法来解决这个问题的单处理器，单用户的情况下。 我们建议将这些理论扩展到多处理器，多用户的情况下。 简而言之，我们将开发一个“用户透明”的机制，在分布式计算机网络中的有效资源分配的基础上，我们以前的研究。 我们建议测试的机制，我们开发的数学定理或算法的形式，通过实现它们在现有的网络仿真环境CSIM。 在此模拟阶段，将进一步完善这些机制，最终在实际工业测试环境中实施。

9225010 Whinston The last ten years have witnessed a dramatic growth in the use of computer networks. While the networking has grown in use, its management has not kept pace. Poor network management (as caused by incorrect pricing or the absence of pricing) can contribute to one of two effects: overuse and long response times when prices are too low, and under use when prices are too high. Poor network management prolongs new product design and delays decision making. So far research has concentrated on either heuristic methods or sound economic theory based methods to solve this problem for single processor, single user cases. We propose to extend these theories to the multiple processor, multiple user case. In brief, we will develop a "user transparent" mechanism for efficient resource allocation in distributed computer networks based on our previous research. We propose to test the mechanisms we develop in the form of mathematical theorems or algorithms by implementing them in an existing network simulation environment CSIM. During this simulation stage, the mechanisms will be further refined, leading up to their implementation in actual industrial test en vironments.