{"product_id":"9780387950372","title":"Computer Networks and Systems: Queueing Theory and Performance Evaluation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eComputer Networks and Systems: Queueing Theory and Performance Evaluation\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRobertazzi, Thomas G.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical performance evaluation has assumed an increasing amount of importance as we seek to design more and more sophisticated communication and information processing systems. The ability to predict a proposed system's per­ formance before one constructs it is an extremely cost effective design tool. This book is meant to be a first-year graduate level introduction to the field of statistical performance evaluation. It is intended for people who work with sta­ tistical performance evaluation including engineers, computer scientists and applied mathematicians. As such, it covers continuous time queueing theory (chapters 1-4), stochastic Petri networks (chapter 5), discrete time queueing theory (chapter 6) and recent network traffic modeling work (chapter 7). There is a short appendix at the end of the book that reviews basic probability theory. This material can be taught as a complete semester long course in performance evalua­ tion or queueing theory. Alternatively, one may teach only chapters 2 and 6 in the first half of an introductory computer networking course, as is done at Stony Brook. The second half of the course could use a more protocol oriented text such as ones by Saadawi [SAAD] or Stallings [STALl What is new in the third edition of this book? In addition to the well received material of the second edition, this edition has three major new features.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2000-06-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387950372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4612-1164-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 409\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358555828364,"sku":"9780387950372","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387950372.jpg?v=1775760107","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780387950372","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}