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Analysis of Computer and Communication Networks

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Fayez Gebali

    1. Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

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  • Provides the basic techniques for modeling and analysis of network software and switching equipment
  • Reviews the design options used to build efficient switching equipment
  • Includes many worked examples of the application of discrete-time Markov chains to many communication systems
  • Covers the mathematical theory and techniques necessary for analyzing telecommunication systems
  • Discusses in detail applications of Markov chains and queuing analysis to model over 15 communications protocols and hardware components
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-26
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  2. Probability

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    Pages 1-48

  3. Random Processes

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    Pages 1-16

  4. Markov Chains

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    Pages 1-57

  5. Markov Chains at Equilibrium

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    Pages 1-27

  6. Reducible Markov Chains

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    Pages 1-32

  7. Periodic Markov Chains

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    Pages 1-39

  8. Queuing Analysis

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    Pages 1-46

  9. Modeling Traffic Flow Control Protocols

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    Pages 1-33

  10. Modeling Error Control Protocols

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    Pages 1-22

  11. Modeling Medium Access Control Protocols

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    Pages 1-58

  12. Modeling Network Traffic

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    Pages 1-47

  13. Scheduling Algorithms

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    Pages 1-45

  14. Switches and Routers

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    Pages 1-30

  15. Interconnection Networks

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    Pages 1-43

  16. Switch Modeling

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    Pages 1-28

  17. Examples of Switches

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    Pages 1-17

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 1-70
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About this book

The purpose of this book is to give the reader two things, to paraphrase Mark Twain: Roots to know the basics of modeling networks and Wings to fly away and attempt modeling other proposed systems of interest. The Internet phenomenon is affecting us all in the way we communicate, conduct business, and access information and entertainment. More unforeseen applications are still to come. All of this is due to the existence of an efficient global hi- performance network that connects millions of users and moves information at a high rate with small delay. High-Performance Networks A high-performance network is characterized by two performance measures ba- width and delay. Traditional network design focused mainly on bandwidth planning; the solution to network problems was to add more bandwidth. Nowadays, we have to consider message delay particularly for delay-sensitive applications such as voice and real-time video. Both bandwidth and delay contribute to the performance of the network. Bandwidth can be easily increased by compressing the data, by using links with higher speed, or by transmitting several bits in parallel using sophisticated modulation techniques. Delay, however, is not so easily improved. It can only be reduced by the use of good scheduling protocols, very fast hardware and switching equipment throughout the network. The increasing use of optical fibers means that the transmission channel is close to ideal with extremely high bandwidth and low delay(speedoflight). Theareasthatneedoptimizationaretheinterfacesanddevices that connect the different links together such as hubs, switches, routers, and bridges.

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"Gebali … devotes the first half of this book to the relevant mathematics needed for the network analysis he covers in the second half. … Each of the 16 chapters concludes with an extensive problem set and a list of references. … the monograph will also be useful to practicing engineers. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals." (E. M. Aupperle, Choice, Vol. 46 (6), February, 2009)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

    Fayez Gebali

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