Simulation output analysis for local area computer networks

This paper develops discrete event simulation methods for local area computer networks. We restrict attention to local network simulations with an underlying stochastic process that can be represented as a generalized semi-Markov process. Using a "geometric trials" criterion for recurrence, we establish a regenerative process structure for passage times in this setting. This leads to an estimation procedure for delay characteristics of ring and bus networks. © 1984 Springer-Verlag.