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Fixed point models of loss networks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

F. P. Kelly
F. P. Kelly
Affiliation:
Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 16 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1SB, England.
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In this paper we review a simple class of fixed point models for loss networks. We illustrate how these models can readily deal with heterogeneous call types and with simple dynamic routing strategies, and we outline some of the recent mathematical advances in the study of such models. We describe how fixed point models lead to a natural and tractable definition of the implied cost of carrying a call, and how this concept is related to issues of routing and capacity expansion in loss networks.

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Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , October 1989 , pp. 204 - 218
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1989

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