Foundations of Queueing Theory

3. 2 The Busy Period 43 3. 3 The M 1M IS System with Last Come, First Served 50 3. 4 Comparison of FCFS and LCFS 51 3. 5 Time-Reversibility of Markov Processes 52 The Output Process 54 3. 6 3. 7 The Multi-Server System in a Series 55 Problems for Solution 3. 8 56 4 ERLANGIAN QUEUEING SYSTEMS 59 4. 1 Introduction 59 4. 2 The System M I E/c/1 60 4. 3 The System E/cl Mil 67 4. 4 The System MIDI1 72 4. 5 Problems for Solution 74 PRIORITY SYSTEMS 79 5 5. 1 Description of a System with Priorities 79 Two Priority Classes with Pre-emptive Resume Discipline 5. 2 82 5. 3 Two Priority Classes with Head-of-Line Discipline 87 5. 4 Summary of Results 91 5. 5 Optimal Assignment of Priorities 91 5. 6 Problems for Solution 93 6 QUEUEING NETWORKS 97 6. 1 Introduction 97 6. 2 A Markovian Network of Queues 98 6. 3 Closed Networks 103 Open Networks: The Product Formula 104 6. 4 6. 5 Jackson Networks 111 6. 6 Examples of Closed Networks; Cyclic Queues 112 6. 7 Examples of Open Networks 114 6. 8 Problems for Solution 118 7 THE SYSTEM M/G/I; PRIORITY SYSTEMS 123 7. 1 Introduction 123 Contents ix 7. 2 The Waiting Time in MIGI1 124 7. 3 The Sojourn Time and the Queue Length 129 7. 4 The Service Interval 132 7.

Summary

3 The M 1M IS System with Last Come, First Served 50 3. 6 3. 8 56 4 ERLANGIAN QUEUEING SYSTEMS 59 4. 3 The System E/cl Mil 67 4. 5 Problems for Solution 74 PRIORITY SYSTEMS 79 5 5. 6 Problems for Solution 93 6 QUEUEING NETWORKS 97 6. 3 Closed Networks 103 Open Networks: The Product Formula 104 6. 5 Jackson Networks 111 6.

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Product details

• Authors: N U Prabhu, N. U. Prabhu, N.u. Prabhu
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 26.06.2009
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9780792399629
• ISBN: 978-0-7923-9962-9
• Pages: 206
• Illustrations: XIV, 206 p.
• Height (packing): 23.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 494 g
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science > Vol.7; International Series in Operations Research & Management Science > 7; International Series in Operations Research Management Science > 7
• Subjects: Stochastik, Operations Research, Unternehmensforschung, Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung und Statistik, Entscheidungstheorie, Wahrscheinlichkeit - Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, queueingtheory, Markovprocess, Markovchain