Modeling dialup internet access: An examination of user-to-modern ratios, blocking probability, and capacity planning in a modem pool

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1959-1976

  Novak, David C ^a   Rowland, Daniel ^b   DaSilva, Luiz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Spirent Communications Inc   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connection based networks; M M m m loss queue; Modem pool; Performance analysis; Simulation

Indexed keywords

MODEMS; PROBABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS;

INTERNET;

INTERNET;

EID: 0042812477     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0548(02)00119-3     Document Type: Article

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