High Performance Networks

This text deals with the timely, and important topic of high-performance networks, providing broadband service, and quality of service to different types of network applications. In addition to the detailed description of the networks and their protocols, an analytical treatment of the subject will be integrated with the network coverage to gain more insight into the networks and the protocols' operations. The analytical approach will use tools from probability theory, queuing theory, network calculus, discrete mathematics and mathematical programming.