Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Applications : 24th International Conference, ASMTA 2017, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, July 10-11, 2017, Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Applications, ASMTA 2017, held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK, in July 2017. The 14 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions. The scope of the conference is on following topics: analytical, numerical and simulation algorithms for stochastic systems, including Markov processes, queueing networks, stochastic Petri nets, process algebras, game theoretical models. Front Matter....Pages I-X Stochastic Bounds for Switched Bernoulli Batch Arrivals Observed Through Measurements....Pages 1-15 Equivalence and Lumpability of FSPNs....Pages 16-31 Change Detection of Model Transitions in Proxel Based Simulation of CHnMMs....Pages 32-46 Modeling and Analysis of a Relay-Assisted Cooperative Cognitive Network....Pages 47-62 Stability and Delay Analysis of an Adaptive Channel-Aware Random Access Wireless Network....Pages 63-80 Two-Way Communication M/M/1//N Retrial Queue....Pages 81-94 An Algorithmic Approach for Multiserver Retrial Queues with Two Customers Classes and Non-preemptive Priority....Pages 95-108 Markovian Queue with Garbage Collection....Pages 109-124 A Simple Approximation for the Response Times in the Two-Class Weighted Fair Queueing System....Pages 125-137 Application of a Particular Class of Markov Chains in the Assessment of Semi-actuated Signalized Intersections....Pages 138-151 Aggregation and Truncation of Reversible Markov Chains Modulo State Renaming....Pages 152-165 Modeling Multiclass Task-Based Applications on Heterogeneous Distributed Environments....Pages 166-180 A New Modelling Approach to Represent the DCF Mechanism of the CSMA/CA Protocol....Pages 181-195 The Mean Drift: Tailoring the Mean Field Theory of Markov Processes for Real-World Applications....Pages 196-211 Back Matter....Pages 213-213