Fluid models and solutions for large-scale IP networks

Performance Evaluation Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-101

  Liu, Yong ^a   Lo Presti, Francesco ^b   Misra, Vishal ^c   Towsley, Don ^a   Gu, Yu ^a  

^a Biologically Inspired Neural and Dynamical Systems Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid model; Large scale IP networks; Simulation

Indexed keywords

FLUID MODELS; LARGE-SCALE IP NETWORKS; PACKET LOSSES; QUEUE LENGTHS;

BANDWIDTH; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIMULATION;

INTERNET;

EID: 33646167014     PISSN: 01635999     EISSN: 01635999     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/885651.781039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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