Matrix-geometric solutions in stochastic models. An algorithmic approach. (English) Zbl 0469.60002

Neuts, Marcel F.

Johns Hopkins Series in the Mathematical Sciences, 2. Baltimore, London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. XIII, 332 p. £22.75; $ 40.60 (1981).

MSC:

60-02	Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to probability theory
60K25	Queueing theory (aspects of probability theory)
68M20	Performance evaluation, queueing, and scheduling in the context of computer systems
90B22	Queues and service in operations research
15B51	Stochastic matrices

Keywords:

algorithmic queueing theory; phase-type distributions; G/M/1-type matrices; quasi-birth-death processes; steady-state solution; networks of queues