Queueing Networks and Markov Chains: Modeling and Performance Evaluation with Computer Science Applications - Hardcover

Bolch, Gunter; Greiner, Stefan; De Meer, Hermann; Trivedi, Kishor S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471565253 ISBN 13: 9780471565253

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 2006

Synopsis

Critically acclaimed text for computer performance analysis--now in its second edition
The Second Edition of this now-classic text provides a current and thorough treatment of queueing systems, queueing networks, continuous and discrete-time Markov chains, and simulation. Thoroughly updated with new content, as well as new problems and worked examples, the text offers readers both the theory and practical guidance needed to conduct performance and reliability evaluations of computer, communication, and manufacturing systems.

Starting with basic probability theory, the text sets the foundation for the more complicated topics of queueing networks and Markov chains, using applications and examples to illustrate key points. Designed to engage the reader and build practical performance analysis skills, the text features a wealth of problems that mirror actual industry challenges.

New features of the Second Edition include:
* Chapter examining simulation methods and applications
* Performance analysis applications for wireless, Internet, J2EE, and Kanban systems
* Latest material on non-Markovian and fluid stochastic Petri nets, as well as solution techniques for Markov regenerative processes
* Updated discussions of new and popular performance analysis tools, including ns-2 and OPNET
* New and current real-world examples, including DiffServ routers in the Internet and cellular mobile networks

With the rapidly growing complexity of computer and communication systems, the need for this text, which expertly mixes theory and practice, is tremendous. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students in computer science will find the extensive use of examples and problems to be vital in mastering both the basics and the fine points of the field, while industry professionals will find the text essential for developing systems that comply with industry standards and regulations.

 

About this title

From the Publisher

Performance analysis seeks to discover the information bottlenecks in a computer system, and allows the system designer to create an optimal system for a specific need. This book, in the words of the authors, presents a "self-contained and complete presentation of the theory and application of computer performance evaluation based on queueing theory and Markov chains." After beginning with basic probability theory, Queueing Networks and Markov Chains proceeds to the more complicated topics of queueing networks and Markov chains, using applications and examples to illustrate key points.

About the Author

GUNTER BOLCH, PhD, is Academic Director in the Department of Computer Science, University of Erlangen. He is a coauthor of MOSEL, a powerful specification language based on Markov chains.He has published five textbooks and more than 130 articles on performance modeling of computer and communication systems and applications.

STEFAN GREINER, PhD, is Researcher at the DaimlerChrysler AG. He is coauthor of MOSEL and the recipient of the best paper award at the ESS94conference.

HERMANN de MEER, PhD, is Professor in the Faculty of Mathematicsand Computer Science, University of Passau. He holds a chair in the Computer Networking and Communications Department; has published more than eighty peer-reviewed articles on performance modeling, computer networking, self-organization, quality of service, and peer-to-peer systems; and holds several international patents on related topics.

KISHOR S. TRIVEDI, PhD, is Chaired Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science, Duke University. A Fellow of IEEE, he is the author of the bestselling textbook Probability and Statistics with Reliability, Queueing, and Computer Science Applications, Second Edition, published by Wiley.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0471565253
• ISBN 13: 9780471565253
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 896