Performance analysis of telecommunications and local area networks Book

This text presents information on teletraffic engineering, with emphasis on modelling techniques, queuing theory and performance analysis for the public-switched telephone network and computer communication networks.; Coverage includes twisted pair cables and coaxial cables, subscriber loops, multistage network switching, modelling techniques for traffic flow and service time, random access networks and much more. End-of-chapter problems with solutions are also included. This text should be a useful reference for practicing engineers and can also be used as a textbook in advanced-level courses.; From the foreword: The bipolar transistor has a remarkable characteristic that makes it unique as a circuit design element; it displays an exponential relationship between collector current and base-to-emitter voltage that is highly accurate over an extremely wide range of currents. This conformance to a mathematical law opens up numerous possibilities for analog signal processing.; Log filters represent one of the most interesting applications of this exponential relationship.' Robert Adams, Analog Devices.