Performance models for 2.5/3G mobile systems and networks

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 2965, Issue , 2004, Pages 143-167

  Al Begain, Khalid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalised exponential (GE) distribution; GSM GPRS; Maximum entropy (ME) principle; Performance models; UMTS; Wireless mobile networks

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENTROPY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MARKOV CHAINS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; QUEUEING THEORY; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

GENERALISED EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; GSM/GPRS; MAXIMUM ENTROPY PRINCIPLE; PERFORMANCE MODEL; WIRELESS MOBILE NETWORKS;

3G MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 35048815506     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-24663-3_7     Document Type: Article

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