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"Thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the latest developments in the field, Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, Fourth Edition continues to present the basic statistical principles that are necessary to analyze the probabilistic nature of queues. Rather than presenting a narrow focus on the subject, this update illustrates the wide-reaching, fundamental concepts in queueing theory and its applications to diverse areas such as computer science, engineering, business, and operations research." "Each chapter provides a sell-contained presentation of key concepts and formulae, allowing readers to work with each section independently, while a summary table at the end of the book outlines the types of queues that have been discussed and their results. In addition, two new appendices have been added, discussing transforms and generating functions as well as the fundamentals of differential and difference equations. New examples are now included along with problems that incorporate QtsPlus software, which is freely available via the book's related Web site." "With its accessible style and wealth of real-world examples, Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, Fourth Edition is an ideal book for courses on queueing theory at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also a resource for researchers and practitioners who analyze congestion in the fields of telecommunications, transportation, aviation, and management science."--Jacket
Simple Markovian queueing models -- Advanced Markovian queueing models -- Networks, series, and cyclic queues -- General arrival or service patterns -- General models and theoretical topics -- Bounds and approximations -- Numerical techniques and simulation -- Appendix A : Symbols and abbreviations -- Appendix B : Tables -- Appendix C : Transforms and generating functions -- Appendix D : Differential and difference equations -- Appendix E : QtsPlus software