Network modelling and simulation tools

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1011-1031

  Rahman, Muhammad Azizur ^a   Pakštas, Algirdas ^a   Wang, Frank Zhigang ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling; Network; Researcher; Simulation; Tools

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS; COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNOLOGY; MODELLING; NETWORK; NETWORK MODELLING; RESEARCHER; SIMULATION;

INTERNET;

RESEARCH;

EID: 67349198643     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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