List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Performance Management in Broadband Networks. 3. Performance Management in Cellular Networks. 4. Estimation & Prediction of Multiplexed VBR Traffic. 5. Channel Access Control. 6. Bandwidth Optimization in Broadband Networks. 7. Capacity Optimization in Cellular Networks. A. Transient State Analysis of an (S+1) State Birth-Death Markov Process. B. Properties of Exponential Random Variables. C. Capacity Optimization Procedure. D. List of Abbreviations and Symbols. References. Subject Index.

This title addresses various open issues related to performance monitoring, performance management and performance control. It covers the performance management aspects of broadband wired and wireless cellular networks in an integrated fashion, and highlights the role of performance management in assisting network control procedures.