TY - BOOK AU - Gebali,Fayez TI - Analysis of computer and communication networks SN - 9780387744360 (hbk.) U1 - 004.62 PY - 2008/// CY - New York, London PB - Springer Science+Business Media KW - Network performance (Telecommunication) KW - Telecommunication KW - Markov processes KW - Queuing theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Probability.- Random Processes.- Markov Chains.- Markov Chains at Equilibrium.- Reducible Markov Chains.- Periodic Markov Chains.- Queuing Analysis.- Modeling Error Control Protocols.- Modeling Medium Access Control Protocols.- Modeling Network Traffic.- Scheduling Algorithms.- Switches and Routers.- Interconnection Networks.- Switch Modeling.- Examples of Switches.- Appendix A: Summation of Series.- Appendix B: Solving Difference Equations.- Appendix C: Finding s(n) Ung the Z-Transform.- Appendix D: Vectors and Matrices.- Appendix E: Using MATLAB.- Appendix F: Database Design ER -