The Application of Queueing Theory to Communications Networks -- A Review,

The application of queueing theory to the performance analysis of store-and-forward communications networks is described. Some basic definitions and results in probability theory rare reviewed, and the important concept of the Markov process is introduced. Applications of Markov and queueing theory to the study of networks and network components in equilibrium are taken from a wide range of recent research literature, with the emphasis placed upon the formulation of the mathematical model, rather than its solution. The author feels that this Review should prove invaluable to mathematicians who wish to gain an appreciation of the power and limitations of an analytical technique that occupies an important position in current communications research. Author