Modelling and Performance Evaluation Methodology: Proceedings of the International Seminar Paris, France, January 24–26, 1983

An asymptotic analysis of blocking....Pages 1-20
A converse to the output theorem of queueing theory: A martingale approach....Pages 21-28
Construction de files d\'attente stationnaires....Pages 29-41
Comparison theorems for queues with dependent inter-arrival times....Pages 42-67
Stack algorithms for collision-detecting channels and their analysis: A limited survey....Pages 69-88
Priority queueing systems with applications to packet-radio networks....Pages 89-104
History dependent access schemes in a two-node packet-radio network....Pages 105-133
Decomposable stochastic networks: Some observations....Pages 135-150
Networks of queues....Pages 151-205
Some diffusion approximations with state space collapse....Pages 207-240
Boundary conditions for diffusion approximations to queueing problems....Pages 241-256
Weak convergence of a sequence of queueing and storage processes to a singular diffusion....Pages 257-272
Ergodicity and steady state existence. Continuity of stationary distributions of queueing characteristics....Pages 273-296
Ergodicity aspects of multidimensional Markov chains with application to computer communication system analysis....Pages 297-319
Ergodic conditions for a class of state dependent queueing systems....Pages 320-331
A bottleneck-driven scheduler....Pages 333-350
Results for dual resource queues....Pages 351-370
Exact analysis of a priority queue with finite source....Pages 371-390
Performance evaluation of a data base management system....Pages 391-407
The output process of the single server queue with periodic arrival process and deterministic service time....Pages 408-438
Performance modelling for multiprocessor-systems, fundamental concepts and tendencies....Pages 439-452
Modelisation d\'un reseau a commutation de paquets et de son controle de flux de bout en bout....Pages 453-484
The normal approximation and queue control for response times in a processor-shared computer system model....Pages 485-503
Time dependent analysis of a queueing model by formulating a boundary value problem....Pages 504-517
Workload analysis of a two-queue system by formulating a boundary value problem....Pages 518-544
The spatial requirement of an M/G/1 queue, or: How to design for buffer space....Pages 545-562
Analysis of protocols of multiple access....Pages 563-575
Performance analysis of a link level protocol for packet switching networks combining two different retransmission strategies....Pages 576-598
An approximate analysis on controlled tandem queues....Pages 599-612
Two identical communication channels in series with a finite intermediate buffer and overflow....Pages 613-638
The cycle time distribution of cyclic two-stage queues with a non-exponential server....Pages 639-653