Performance modeling of distributed Automatic Call Distribution systems

Telecommunication Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-152

  Fischer, M J ^a   Garbin, D A ^a   Gharakhanian, A ^a  

^a NOBLIS   (United States)

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EID: 22044454801     PISSN: 10184864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019139721840     Document Type: Article

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