The definitive guide to queueing theory and its practical applications—features numerous real-world examples of scientific, engineering, and business applicat

This is a graduate level textbook that covers the fundamental topics in queuing theory. The book has a broad coverage of methods to calculate important probabil

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Written with computer scientists and engineers in mind, this book brings queueing theory decisively back to computer science.

The aim of this book is to reflect the current cutting-edge thinking and established practices in the investigation of queueing systems and networks. This secon