Preface. Alphabetical List of Contributors. Acknowledgments. 1. An Overview of Modeling and Simulation Environment for Telecommunication Networks; A.N. Ince. 2. Simulation of Communication Networks; A.M. Law. 3. Evolving Approaches for Modeling Today's Distributed Worldwide Multimedia Networks; F.E. Ferrante. Traffic Engineering of Cellular Wireless Communication Systems; V.B. Iversen. Fractal Traffic Model for Internet Traffic Engineering; B. Ryu, S.B. Lowen. Simulation with Self-Similar Traffic Models: Observations, Opinions, and Lessons Learned; A.W. Bragg. 7. On the Minimal Traffic Measurements for Determining the Number of Used Terminals in Telecommunication Systems with Channel Switching; S.A. Poryazov, E.T. Saranova. 8. Simulation of Mobility Management Protocols/Algorithms of Emerging and Future Wireless Telecommunication Networks; H. Inanogammalu. 9. Optimality Criteria for the Cell Site Selection of CDMA Cellular Networks; U. Kohlhaas, et al. 10. Realizing Fugure Broadband Satellite Network Services; S. Kota, et al. 11. Galileo: A Simulation Tool for LEO Satellite Constellations; L. Frank, F. Potorti. 12. Tool for Satellite Mobile Communications Systems Simulation; J.A. Montero, et al. 13. Problem Areas in Simulation and Analysis of Mobile Satellite Systems; V. Obradovic. 14. Modeling and Simulation of High-Speed Optical Networks; O. Lenzmann. 15. Modeling the Fiber Optic Propagation Channel; E. Topuz. 16. New Strategies for a multi-System Simulator Supporting Complex Simulation Scenarios; U. Fornefeld. 17. Model Verification and Validation; D. Brade, A. Lehmann. 18. Validation of a Wide-Band Simulation Tool for Indoor Radio Propagation; M.G. Sanchez, I. Cuinas. 19. Problems in User-Performed Validation Tests of a Communications Simulator; T. Brazil. 20. Simulated Performance of an OFDM Communication System: Noise Density Function for Quasi-Analytical Bit Error Rate Estimation; M. Sanchez, et al. 21. Rare Event Simulation; C. Görg, et al. Index.

Modeling and Simulation Environment for Satellite and Terrestrial Communications Networks: Proceedings of the European COST Telecommunications Symposium will be of interest to network designers, developers, and operators.
This book is a collection of papers given at the European Cost Telecommunications Symposium. The Symposium was broken down into four sessions:

• Modelling and Simulation.
• Teletraffic Modelling.
• Communications Networks Simulation.
• Problems in Simulation.

Each session addressed a wide spectrum of subjects. The symposium covered nearly all of the important aspects of simulation modeling and tools for the design and performance evaluation of communication techniques and systems. Emerging techniques were emphasized.
Modeling and Simulation Environment for Satellite and Terrestrial Communications Networks: Proceedings of the European COST Telecommunications Symposium is a useful reference work for practicing engineers and academic researchers.