Modeling and Simulation Environment for Satellite and Terrestrial Communications Networks: Proceedings of the European Cost Telecommunications Symposi (Hardcover, 2002)

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. Gorg, et al. Index.