Design Of Modern Communication Networks: Methods And Applications

Design of Modern Communication Networks This page is intentionally left blank Design of Modern Communication Networks Methods and Applications Christofer Larsson AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands 225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA First edition 2014 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) (0) 1865 843830; fax (+44) (0) 1865 853333; email: [email protected] Alternatively you can submit your request online by visiting the Elsevier website at http://elsevier.com/locate/permissions, and selecting Obtaining permission to use Elsevier material Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN: 978-0-12-407238-1 For information on all Academic Press publications visit our website at books.elsevier.com Printed and bound in United States of America 14╇15╇16╇17╇18╇10â•… 9╇8╇7╇6╇5╇4╇3╇2╇1 To Mária This page is intentionally left blank Contents Preface����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������xv CHAPTER 1 Introduction....................................................................................1 1.1 The Purpose of this Book...................