@article{KuehneHuitemaCarle2011,
  author    = {K{\"u}hne, Ralph and Huitema, George and Carle, Georg},
  title     = {A simple distributed mechanism for accounting system self-configuration in next-generation charging and billing},
  series = {Computer communications},
  volume    = {34},
  journal   = {Computer communications},
  number    = {7},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0140-3664},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.comcom.2010.10.012},
  pages     = {898 -- 920},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Modern communication systems are becoming increasingly dynamic and complex. In this article a novel mechanism for next generation charging and billing is presented that enables self-configurability for accounting systems consisting of heterogeneous components. The mechanism is required to be simple, effective, efficient, scalable and fault-tolerant. Based on simulation results it is shown that the proposed simple distributed mechanism is competitive with usual cost-based or random mechanisms under realistic assumptions and up to non-extreme workload situations as well as fulfilling the posed requirements.},
  language  = {en}
}