Information Theory and Communication Networks: An Unconsummated Union

—Information theory has not yet had a direct impact on networking, although there are similarities in concepts and methodologies that have consistently attracted the attention of researchers from both fields. In this paper, we review several topics that are related to communication networks and that have an information-theoretic flavor, including multiaccess protocols, timing channels, effective bandwidth of bursty data sources, deterministic constraints on datastreams, queuing theory, and switching networks.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 1998
• Where: TIT
• Authors: Anthony Ephremides, Bruce E. Hajek
• Keywords: Bursty Data Sources, Direct Impact, TIT 1998, —Information Theory