Simulation Bibliography

In addition to the Prophesy's manual which comes with a good introduction to simulation, examples, and an on-line tutorial, the following books provide excellent introductions to simulation and to network performance management:

• Enterprise Network Performance Optimization, by Martin Nemsow (McGraw-Hill, 1995 ISBN: 0-07-911889-5).
• Improve Quality & productivity with Simulation, by Thomas J. Gogg/Jack R.A. Mott (JMI Consulting Group. Phone: 1310-373-0772.)
• Computer Simulation--A Practical Perspective, by Roger McHaney (Academic Press, Inc. 1991)
• Introduction to Simulation Modeling Using GPSS/PC, by James A.Chisman (Prentice Hall, 1992)

Prophesy significantly removes the need to understand mathematical aspects of modelling, but if you want to learn more about the subject , there are number of more mathematically oriented books on simulation:

• Computer Simulation in Management Science, by Michael Pidd (John Wiley & Sons)
• Simulating Computer Systems--Techniques and Tools, by M.H. MacDougall (MIT Press, 1989)
• System Simulation, by Geoffrey Gordon (Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1969)
• Computer Modeling and Simulation, by Francis F. Martin (John Wiley & Sons, 1968)
• Introduction to Simulation by James A. Payne (McGraw Hill, Inc.)
• Computer Systems Performance Modeling, by Charles H. Sauer / K. Mani Chandi (Prentice Hall, Inc., 1981)
• Queuing Systems, by Leonard Kleinrock (John Wiley & Sons, 1975)

The Society for Computer Simulation publishes a monthly SIMULATION magazine. This society can be reached at: The Society for Computer Simulation P.O. Box 17900 San Diego, CA 92177 Phone: (619) 277-3888 Fax (619) 277-3930

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