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On Distributed Communications

IV. Priority, Precedence, and Overload

By: Paul Baran

See Also:

Volume I.Volume II.Volume III.Volume V.Volume VI.Volume VII.Volume VIII.Volume IX.Volume X.

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Contents

Preface HTML

Summary HTML

Acknowledgments HTML

Section I: Introduction HTML

Section II: Traffic Overload HTML

Section III: The Distributed Adaptive Message Block Network HTML

Section IV: User Control HTML

Section V: Media Control HTML

Section VI: Perishability Control HTML

Section VII: Conclusions HTML

Appendix A:
DCS Speed of Service Criteria HTML

Appendix B:
Minimize--Selected Excerpts from Air Force Regulations HTML

Appendix C:
Commercial Telephone Traffic Overload Protection Techniques HTML

List of Publications in the Series HTML

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