The Application of Queueing Theory to Communications Networks -- A Review,

Abstract

The application of queueing theory to the performance analysis of store-and-forward communications networks is described. Some basic definitions and results in probability theory rare reviewed, and the important concept of the Markov process is introduced. Applications of Markov and queueing theory to the study of networks and network components in equilibrium are taken from a wide range of recent research literature, with the emphasis placed upon the formulation of the mathematical model, rather than its solution. The author feels that this Review should prove invaluable to mathematicians who wish to gain an appreciation of the power (and limitations) of an analytical technique that occupies an important position in current communications research. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146680

Entities

People

  • T. E. G. King

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Links
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Kolmogorov Equations
  • Markov Chains
  • Markov Processes
  • Mathematical Models
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Queueing Theory
  • Random Variables
  • Random Walk
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Theorems

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.