Discrete event simulation is used to explore the robustness of queuing network models, a set of powerful analytical techniques for evaluating computer system performance. These techniques are shown to give good results even when some of the basic assumptions used to derive them are violated. It is also shown that simulation provides additional insights into computer system performance which are not available when using the mean value analysis characteristic of separable queuing network approaches. >
['Charles E. Knadler']
The robustness of separable queueing network models