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With the emergence of Internet hubs, it is important to understand the history, the functions and the economics of the formation of Internet hubs and exchanges. These exchanges are often used for the multicasting of multimedia information, with quality of service control provided. This paper first delineates the history and types of Internet hubs. We then look at the economics of network interconnections with application to the development of Internet hubs. Such economics include aspects of increasing return and externalities, resource substitution, interconnection fee, price competition, and quality of service provisioning. We conclude by looking at policy and competition issues aimed at promoting Internet hubbing.
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Hui, J.Y. (2000). The Economics and Competitive Pricing of Connectivity at Internet Exchanges. In: Tsang, D.H.K., Kühn, P.J. (eds) Broadband Communications. BC 1999. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 30. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35579-5_14
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