Analysis of Computer Networks

Dr. Fayez Gebali is currently the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Victoria. Previously he has been the Associate Dean (undergraduate programs) at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Victoria. He is also a professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Before that he was a Research Associate with Dr. M.I. Elmasry in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He was also a Research Associate with Dr. K. Colbow in the Physics Department of Simon Fraser University. Dr. Gebali's research interests include parallel algorithms, hardware security and computer arithmetic. He has published over 200 articles in refereed journals and conferences in his areas of expertise. Dr. Gebali received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (first-class honours) from Cairo University, his B.Sc. (firstclass honours) in Applied Mathematics from Ain Shams University and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Gebali is a life senior member of the IEEE, a member of the Society of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and a member of the Egyptian Professional Engineers of Egypt.

Probability.- Random Processes.- Markov Chains.- Markov Chains at Equilibrium.- Reducible Markov Chains.- Periodic Markov Chains.- Queuing Analysis.- Modeling Traffic Flow Control Protocols.- Modeling Error Control Protocols.- Modeling Medium Control Protocols.

"Readers looking for all of the classical models used to predict the behavior of computer networks may be interested in this book. Gebali presents the material, interesting for a teacher or a graduate student, in a single volume that can also be used by a specialist as a refresher on theory. ... this book can be used as a good appendix to an academic course on network behavior modeling, to learn the fundamentals in a solid way." (Piotr Cholda, Computing Reviews, October, 2015)