Journal of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

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JOURNAL OF BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOM ›› 2013, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 31-35.doi: 10.13190/jbupt.201301.31.huangwd

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Process Billing Model Based on Petri Net in Cloud Computing Environment

HUANG Wei-dong, YU Rui-qiang   

  1. Science and Technology Office, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210046, China
  • Received:2012-09-29 Revised:2012-10-29 Online:2013-02-28 Published:2013-01-19
  • Contact: Wei-Dong HUANG E-mail:huangwdj@vip.sina.com

Abstract:

Billing is a key function in the commercialization of cloud service, the service can be measured effectively by billing according to the demand of users. Analyzing the dynamic nature of process combination of service modules in cloud computing environment, the process billing model of hierarchical billing system is established based on modeling and tracking of dynamic process by stochastic Petri nets. Furthermore, in order to realize the billing control of cloud service providers based on state and optimize billing policy, the billing process of this system is analyzed and designed by Petri nets. Thus, the service measurement of cloud computing based on process model is achieved, and its corresponding pricing by this model can be made to realize billing according to the demand of users. Finally, the effectiveness and maneuverability of the billing model is verified by experiment, so the model can be used to support the billing decision of cloud service provider.

Key words: cloud computing, billing, stochastic Petri net, service process

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