Minimising the Churn Out of the Service by Using a Fairness Mechanism

The paper proposes an algorithm of bandwidth distribution, ensuring fairness to end-users in computer networks. The proposed algorithm divides users into satisfied and unsatisfied users. It provides fairness in terms of quality of experience (QoE) for satisfied users and quality of service (QoS) for unsatisfied users. In this paper, we present detailed comparisons relevant to service providers to show the advantages of the proposed algorithm over the popular max-min algorithm. Our algorithm is designed to provide service providers with a mechanism to minimize the number of end-user terminations of service, which is one of the most desired factors for service providers.

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