Performance Evaluation of Communication Networks (Artech House Telecommunications Library)

This volume describes the mathematical methods used to analyze and model the performance of communication networks of all types, from simple to complex. It addresses traffic on LANs, WANs, and voice and video networks, providing practical methods that can be applied to standards such as ATM. The book aims to help readers obtain quick results by presenting efficient solutions to problems. These analyses are open to developments by future researchers, and the methods can be used to predict design constraints.