Control Techniques for Complex Networks

Meyn, Sean

ISBN 10: 0521884411 / ISBN 13: 9780521884419

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Control Techniques for Complex Networks
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521884411
• ISBN 13: 9780521884419
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Power grids, flexible manufacturing, cellular communications: interconnectedness has consequences. This remarkable book gives the tools and philosophy you need to build network models detailed enough to capture essential dynamics but simple enough to expose the structure of effective control solutions and to clarify analysis. Core chapters assume only exposure to stochastic processes and linear algebra at the undergraduate level; later chapters are for advanced graduate students and researchers/practitioners. This gradual development bridges classical theory with the state-of-the-art. The workload model that is the basis of traditional analysis of the single queue becomes a foundation for workload relaxations used in the treatment of complex networks. Lyapunov functions and dynamic programming equations lead to the celebrated MaxWeight policy along with many generalizations. Other topics include methods for synthesizing hedging and safety stocks, stability theory for networks, and techniques for accelerated simulation. Examples and figures throughout make ideas concrete. Solutions to end-of-chapter exercises available on a companion website.

Book Description

Power grids, flexible manufacturing, cellular communications: interconnectedness has consequences. This remarkable book gives the tools and philosophy you need to model and control complex networks. Core chapters assume only exposure to stochastic processes and linear algebra at undergraduate level; later chapters are for more advanced graduate students and researchers/practitioners.