Stochastic comparisons: A methodology for the performance evaluation of fixed and mobile networks

Computer Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3894-3904

  Mokdad, Lynda ^a   Castel Taleb, Hind ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

Markov chains; Mobile networks; MPLS networks; Quality of service; Stochastic comparisons

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING PROBABILITY; CHAINS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MULTI-PROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING; NUMERICAL METHODS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

CALL BLOCKING PROBABILITIES; DISCRETE TIME MARKOV CHAINS; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; MPLS NETWORK; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; STOCHASTIC COMPARISONS;

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

EID: 54949111663     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2008.06.025     Document Type: Article

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