Stochastic Networks and Queues (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2003)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2003, 19 October 2010

Queues and stochastic networks are analyzed in this book with purely probabilistic methods. The purpose of these lectures is to show that general results from Markov processes, martingales or ergodic theory can be used directly to study the corresponding stochastic processes. Recent developments have shown that, instead of having ad-hoc methods, a better understanding of fundamental results on stochastic processes is crucial to study the complex behavior of stochastic networks.