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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: 95th Percentile again (was RE: C&W Peering Problem?)
(Taking this back on list for people to critique as they please.) > Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 21:50:39 -0700 > From: David Schwartz <[email protected]> [ snip ] > The problem with these other billing methods is primarily that they fail > to reward people for taking effort to smooth out their usage. If my > customers can do their bulk transfers off-peak, I'd like to reward them > for it. That way they save me money. People would probably balk at the complexity and variability, but I've contemplated a two-stage billing model... Have the base rate determined purely by traffic volume, i.e. GB/mo. Now apply an adjustment factor based on x = (95th / mean). x = 1.00 is perfectly flat; give substantial discount x = 1.50 is a moderate sine wave; consider this typical T-3 x = 2.50 is a typical T-1 x = 1.00 to 1.249# --> 25% off x = 1.25 to 1.399# --> 10% off x = 1.40 to 1.799# --> standard rate x = 1.80 to 2.499# --> 10% surcharge x = 2.50 up ---------> 25% surcharge and so on. I'd need to look at numbers, so don't take the above as the right mix, but you get the idea. Eddy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. EverQuick Internet Division Phone: (316) 794-8922 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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