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December 1990, Volume 8, Number 9
COMPUTER-AIDED MODELING, ANALYSIS, AND DESIGN OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS I
Guest Editors -- H. T. Mouftah, J. F. Kurose, and M. Ajmone Marsan

Guest Editorial
H. T. Mouftah, J. F. Kurose, and M. Ajmone Marsan

PAPERS
Modeling and Numerical Techniques
Modeling and Analysis of Communication Systems Based on Computational Methods for Markov Chains
U. R. Krieger, B. Muller-Clostermann, and M. Sczittnick

Stochastic Petri Net Models of Polling Systems
O. C. Ibe and K. S. Trivedi

Minimum-Cost Dimensioning Model for Common Channel Signaling Networks Under Joint Performance and Reliability Constraints
Y. Lim

Joint Optimization of Data Network Design and Facility Selection
A. Gersht and R. Weihmayer

Numerical Methods for Modeling Computer Networks Under Nonstationary Conditions
D. Tipper and M. K. Sundareshan

Simulation
Simulation Methods for Studying Nonstaionary Behavior of Computer Networks
W. P. Lovegrove, J. L. Hammond, and D. Tipper

Efficient Parametric Analysis of Performance Measures for Communication Networks
C. G. Cassandras, J.-I. Lee, and Y.-C. Ho

Distributed Discrete Event Simulation for Communication Networks
H. T. Mouftah and R. P. Sturgeon

TOPNET: A Tool for the Visual Simulation of Communication Networks
A. Ajmone Marsan, G. Balbo, G. Bruno, and F. Neri

Protocol Design and Development
A Computer-Aided Protocol Design by Production Systems Approach
C.-M. Huang, Y.-I. Chang, and M. T. Liu

TOP/PDT: A Toolkit for the Development of Communication Protocols
G. Albertengo, S. Forno, and A. Fumagalli


1990 List of Reviewers

1990 Index

CALL FOR PAPERS
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