This monograph will be of interest to researchers in applied probability. The book includes applications to queueing theory, insurance, and data communications. Professor Prabhu is one of the leading figures in this field.

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1. A Class of Stochastic Models.- 2. Problems Arising from the Models.- 3. The Scope of This Book.- 4. Further Remarks.- Problems.- Selected Bibliography.- I. The Single Server Queue.- 1. The Queue GI/G/1.- 2. Further Results for the Queue GI/G/1.- 3. The Queue M/M/1.- II. Continuous Time Storage Models.- 4. The Basic Storage Model.- III. Markov-Modulated Storage Models.- 5. The Markov-Modulated Single Server Queue.- 6. A Fluid Model for Data Communication.- 7. A Data Communication Model with Packets.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Appendix C.