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works. By focusing on a specific network model and also by comparing several resource allocation procedures, we hope to gain more detailed insight into both the common features and possible distinctions among possible resource allocation methods. Many methods or procedures for resource allocation in a network can be postulated. Resource allocation may be designed (predetermined to be optimal), reactive (deter-mined heuristically in response to network behavior), or are described. These results will subsequently be used for exploring resource allocation in the model. • Section IV: Three different resource allocations are de-scribed and analyzed in the context of the influence model. • Section V: We discuss the similarities and differences among the different resource allocation problems. Using these comparisons, we postulate important general char-acteristics of resource allocation in networks. Conclusions are presented and directions for future work are briefly dis