Computer Networks and Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. The Queueing Paradigm

   • W. G. Nichols, J. S. Emer, B. L. Bodnar, A. C. Liu, R. Guerin

   Pages 1-18

3. Single Queueing Systems

   • Thomas G. Robertazzi

   Pages 19-100

4. Networks of Queues

   • X. Chao, M. Pinedo

   Pages 101-162

5. Numerical Solution of Models

   • J. F. Kurose, H. T. Mouftah

   Pages 163-235

6. Stochastic Petri Nets

   • Thomas G. Robertazzi

   Pages 237-274

7. Discrete Time Queueing Systems

   • Mark W. Garrett, San-Qi Li

   Pages 275-325

8. Back Matter

   Pages 327-368

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Statistical performance evaluation has assumed an increasing amount of im­ portance as we seek to design more and more sophisticated communication and information processing systems. The ability to predict a proposed system's performance without actually having to construct it is an extremely cost effec­ tive design tool. This book is meant to be a first-year graduate level introduction to the field of statIstical performance evaluation. As such, it covers continuous time queueing theory (chapters 1-4), stochastic Petri networks (chapter 5), and discrete time queueing theory (chapter 6). There is a short appendix at the end of the book that reviews basic probability theory. At Stony Brook, this mate­ rial would be covered in the second half of a two course sequence (the first half is an applied computer networks course). Students seem to be encouraged to pursue the analytical material of this book if they first have some idea of the potential applications.

• algorithms
• computer network
• modeling
• queueing theory
• simulation

• Department of Electrical Engineering, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA

  Thomas G. Robertazzi

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