Dynamic call-blocking algorithms for telecommunications networks

IEEE Transactions on Communications

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 741-747

  Shortle, John F ^a  

^a George Mason University   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication systems; Information rates; Traffic control (communication)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); HEURISTIC METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SERVERS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

CALL BLOCKING ALGORITHMS; INFORMATION RATES; TELEPHONE NETWORKS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 0037701261     PISSN: 00906778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2003.811384     Document Type: Letter

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