Performance Analysis of Network Architectures (PDF)

Dietmar Tutsch is a senior research assistant at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. From fall 2000 to spring 2001, Dietmar Tutsch joined the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) at Berkeley (USA). In 2004 and 2005, he regularly visited the University 12 of Paris (France). His research interests are stochastic modelling techniques (Markov chains, Petri nets, discrete event simulation), wired and wireless network architectures, network on chip, network traffic distribution, dynamic hardware reconfiguration.

From the reviews:

"This book by Tutsch studies the topological characteristics of different network architectures, and provides a detailed analysis of network performance based on mathematical methods, such as Markov chains and Petri nets. … this book is primarily intended for researchers interested in network performance modeling. … In summary, this book is an excellent starting point for readers that want to apply simulation techniques and mathematical methods for measuring network performance." (Diego R. Llanos, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (4), April, 2008)

"The performance analysis of network architectures is a highly technical topic, one that needs good illustration. … Tutsch has written a sound book on the performance analysis of network architectures with good analytical treatment. Performance research engineers for network architectures would do well to go through this volume. … this book is certainly worthy of a place on a performance researcher’s bookshelf. The book is well presented and draws on the author’s experience." (Shantanu Bhattacharya, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (3), March, 2008)