Performance evaluation is often the critical part of evaluating the results of a research
project. Many of us are familiar with simulations, but it is frequently difficult to address …

From the Publisher: Here is practical new perspective on performance analysisone that
makes this difficult subject understandable and useful. It demystifies the complex underlying …

The only singular, all-encompassing textbook on state-of-the-art technical performance
evaluation Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication …

Statistical performance evaluation has assumed an increasing amount of importance as we
seek to design more and more sophisticated communication and information processing …

Queueing is an aspect of modern life that we encounter at every step in our daily activities.
Whether it happens at the checkout counter in the supermarket or in accessing the Internet …

Analytical modeling plays an important role in evaluating computer system performance
during the design, development and configuration of a system. We will survey analytical …

Performance Analysis of Queuing and Computer Networks develops simple models and
analytical methods from first principles to evaluate performance metrics of various …

Praise from the Reviewers:" The practicality of the subject in a real-world situation
distinguishes this book from others available on the market."—Professor Behrouz Far …

The author argues that systems performance evaluation, in the first twenty years of its
existence, has developed in substantial isolation with respect to such disciplines as …

From the Book: PREFACE: Communication systems are becoming ever more complex as
technological advances permit ever faster transmission over links of ever greater capacity. In …