 ##  [Network Calculus](/network-calculus) 

  ##  [Network Calculus](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/network-calculus-0) 

  
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**Information &amp; Communication Dictionary**

 
Definition

A deterministic analytical framework that represents traffic by arrival curves and system capacity by service curves to derive provable worst-case bounds on queue backlog, delay and resource usage in networked systems.