A recursive method for the F-policy G/M/1/K queueing system with an exponential startup time

This paper deals with the optimal control of a finite capacity G/M/1 queueing system combined the F-policy and an exponential startup time before start allowing customers in the system. The F-policy queueing problem investigates the most common issue of controlling arrival to a queueing system. We provide a recursive method, using the supplementary variable technique and treating the supplementary variable as the remaining interarrival time, to develop the steady-state probability distribution of the number of customers in the system. We illustrate a recursive method by presenting three simple examples for exponential, 3-stage Erlang, and deterministic interarrival time distributions, respectively. A cost model is developed to determine the optimal management F-policy at minimum cost. We use an efficient Maple computer program to determine the optimal operating F-policy and some system performance measures. Sensitivity analysis is also studied.     

Maximum entropy analysis to the N policy M/G/1 queueing system with a removable server

We study a single removable server in an M/G/1 queueing system operating under the N policy in steady-state. The server may be turned on at arrival epochs or off at departure epochs. Using the maximum entropy principle with several well-known constraints, we develop the approximate formulae for the probability distributions of the number of customers and the expected waiting time in the queue. We perform a comparative analysis between the approximate results with exact analytic results for three different service time distributions, exponential, 2-stage Erlang, and 2-stage hyper-exponential. The maximum entropy approximation approach is accurate enough for practical purposes. We demonstrate, through the maximum entropy principle results, that the N policy M/G/1 queueing system is sufficiently robust to the variations of service time distribution functions.     

Optimal control of the N policy M/G/1 queueing system with server breakdowns and general startup times

This paper deals with an N policy M/G/1 queueing system with a single removable and unreliable server whose arrivals form a Poisson process. Service times, repair times, and startup times are assumed to be generally distributed. When the queue length reaches N(N ? 1), the server is immediately turned on but is temporarily unavailable to serve the waiting customers. The server needs a startup time before providing service until there are no customers in the system. We analyze various system performance measures and investigate some designated known expected cost function per unit time to determine the optimal threshold N at a minimum cost. Sensitivity analysis is also studied.     

Comparative analysis for the N policy M/G/1 queueing system with a removable and unreliable server

In this paper we analyze a single removable and unreliable server in the N policy M/G/1 queueing system in which the server breaks down according to a Poisson process and the repair time obeys an arbitrary distribution. The method of maximum entropy is used to develop the approximate steady-state probability distributions of the queue length in the M/G(G)/1 queueing system, where the second and the third symbols denote service time and repair time distributions, respectively. A study of the derived approximate results, compared to the exact results for the M/M(M)/1, M/E₂(E₃)/1, M/H₂(H₃)/1 and M/D(D)/1 queueing systems, suggest that the maximum entropy principle provides a useful method for solving complex queueing systems. Based on the simulation results, we demonstrate that the N policy M/G(G)/1 queueing model is sufficiently robust to the variations of service time and repair time distributions.     

Performance analysis approximation in a queueing system of type M/G/1

In this work, we apply the strong stability method to obtain an estimate for the proximity of the performance measures in the M/G/1 queueing system to the same performance measures in the M/M/1 system under the assumption that the distributions of the service time are close and the arrival flows coincide. In addition to the proof of the stability fact for the perturbed M/M/1 queueing system, we obtain the inequalities of the stability. These results give with precision the error, on the queue size stationary distribution, due to the approximation. For this, we elaborate from the obtained theoretical results, the STR-STAB algorithm which we execute for a determined queueing system: M/Coxian − 2/1. The accuracy of the approach is evaluated by comparison with simulation results.     

A recursive method for the N policy G/M/1 queueing system with finite capacity

This paper studies a single removable server in a G/M/1 queueing system with finite capacity operating under the N policy. We provide a recursive method, using the supplementary variable technique and treating the supplementary variable as the remaining interarrival time, to develop the steady-state probability distributions of the number of customers in the system. The method is illustrated analytically for exponential interarrival time distribution. Numerical results for various system performance measures are presented for four different interarrival time distributions such as exponential, 2-stage hyperexponential, 4-stage Erlang, and deterministic.     

Vacation policies in an M/G/1 type queueing system with finite capacity

This paper deals with a queueing system with finite capacity in which the server passes from the active state to the inactive state each time a service terminates withv customers left in the system. During the active (inactive) phases, the arrival process is Poisson with parameter (₀). Denoting byu _n the duration of thenth inactive phase and byx _n the number of customers present at the end of thenth inactive phase, we assume that the bivariate random vectors {(v _n ,x _n ),n 1} are i.i.d. withx _n v+l a.s. The stationary queue length distributions immediately after a departure and at an arbitrary instant are related to the corresponding distributions in the classical model.     

具有可利用服务员的M/G/1排队模型

本文考虑了具有可利用服务员的M／G／1有有限容量的排队模型．当工作量超过k(k是常数或者随机变量),可利用服务员参与工作,一直到工作量少于或等于k．可利用服务员的速率依赖于目前工作量．应用Level-crossing方法,获得了工作量的平稳分布．应用Kolmogorov向后微分方程方法,构造更新方程以获得忙期的Laplace变换．     

具有随机N—策略的M／G／1排队系统

本文讨论具有随机N-策略的M/G/1排队系统,采用向量Markov过程方法得到该系统有关的排队指标。上述结果可以看作是普通的和N-策略的M/G/1排队系统的推广。     

An Arrival Time Approach to M/G/1-type Queues with Generalized Vacations

We propose a simple way, called the arrival time approach, of finding the queue length distributions for M/G/1-type queues with generalized server vacations. The proposed approach serves as a useful alternative to understanding complicated queueing processes such as priority queues with server vacations and MAP/G/1 queues with server vacations.     

Asymptotic behavior of the loss probability for an M/G/1/N queue with vacations

In this paper, asymptotic properties of the loss probability are considered for an M/G/1/N queue with server vacations and exhaustive service discipline, denoted by an M/G/1/N-(V, E)-queue. Exact asymptotic rates of the loss probability are obtained for the cases in which the traffic intensity is smaller than, equal to and greater than one, respectively. When the vacation time is zero, the model considered degenerates to the standard M/G/1/N queue. For this standard queueing model, our analysis provides new or extended asymptotic results for the loss probability. In terms of the duality relationship between the M/G/1/N and GI/M/1/N queues, we also provide asymptotic properties for the standard GI/M/1/N model.     

一类具有到达损失、可选服务、反馈的M/G/1重试排队系统

考虑一个具有到达损失、可选服务、反馈的M/G/1重试排队系统.在假定重试区域中顾客具有相互独立的指数重试时间的情况下,得到了系统的转移概率矩阵和系统稳态的充分必要条件.列出微分方程,求得稳态时系统队长和重试区域中队长分布及相关指标.     

Interval estimation of mean response time for a G/M/1 queueing system: empirical Laplace function approach

Mean response time is an important performance measure for a queueing system. In this paper, we propose a consistent and asymptotically normal (CAN) estimator of the mean response time for a G/M/1 queueing system, which is based on the fixed point of empirical Laplace function. The confidence interval for the mean response time can be constructed by applying the proposed CAN estimator and its estimated variance. And we carried out a simulation study to perform the accuracy of the constructed confidence interval by calculating the coverage percentage and the relative average length of confidence interval. Detailed discussions of all simulation results for three various models of G/M/1‐type system are presented and some valuable conclusions are provided. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Wiener-Hopf analysis of an M/G/1 queue with negative customers and of a related class of random walks

Two variants of an M/G/1 queue with negative customers lead to the study of a random walkX _n+1=[X _n + _n ]⁺ where the integer-valued _n are not bounded from below or from above, and are distributed differently in the interior of the state-space and on the boundary. Their generating functions are assumed to be rational. We give a simple closed-form formula for , corresponding to a representation of the data which is suitable for the queueing model. Alternative representations and derivations are discussed. With this formula, we calculate the queue length generating function of an M/G/1 queue with negative customers, in which the negative customers can remove ordinary customers only at the end of a service. If the service is exponential, the arbitrarytime queue length distribution is a mixture of two geometrical distributions.Supported by the European grant BRA-QMIPS of CEC DG XIII.     

Tail asymptotics for M/G/1 type queueing processes with subexponential increments

Bivariate regenerative Markov modulated queueing processes {I _n ,L _n } are described. {I _n } is the phase process, and {L _n } is the level process. Increments in the level process have subexponential distributions. A general boundary behavior at the level 0 is allowed. The asymptotic tail of the cycle maximum, , during a regenerative cycle, , and the asymptotic tail of the stationary random variable L _∞, respectively, of the level process are given and shown to be subexponential with L _∞ having the heavier tail. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

M/G/1 retrial queueing systems with two types of calls and finite capacity

We consider anM/G/1 priority retrial queueing system with two types of calls which models a telephone switching system and a cellular mobile communication system. In the case that arriving calls are blocked due to the server being busy, type I calls are queued in a priority queue of finite capacityK whereas type II calls enter the retrial group in order to try service again after a random amount of time. In this paper we find the joint generating function of the numbers of calls in the priority queue and the retrial group in closed form. When ₁=0, it is shown that our results are consistent with the known results for a classical retrial queueing system.     

具有可选服务、反馈、一般重试时间的M/G/1排队系统

本文考虑了一个具有可选服务、反馈的M／G／1重试排队系统。在假定重试区域中只有队首的顾客允许重试的情况下，重试时间具有一般分布时，得到了系统稳态的充分必要条件。求得稳态时系统队长和重试区域中队长分布及相关指标。     

A Markov-modulated M/G/1 queue I: Stationary distribution

We consider an M/G/1 queueing system in which the arrival rate and service time density are functions of a two-state stochastic process. We describe the system by the total unfinished work present and allow the arrival and service rate processes to depend on the current value of the unfinished work. We employ singular perturbation methods to compute asymptotic approximations to the stationary distribution of unfinished work and in particular, compute the stationary probability of an empty queue.This research was supported in part by NSF Grants DMS-84-06110, DMS-85-01535 and DMS-86-20267, and grants from the U.S. Israel Binational Science Foundation and the Israel Academy of Sciences.     

Higher moments of the waiting time distribution in M/G/1 retrial queues

This work analyzes the waiting time distribution in the M/G/1 retrial queue. The first two moments of the waiting time distribution are known from the literature. In this work we obtain all the moments of the waiting time distribution.     

The M/G/1 queue with disasters and working breakdowns

In this paper, we analyze the M/G/1 queueing system with disasters and working breakdown services. The system consists of a main server and a substitute server, and disasters only occur while the main server is in operation. The occurrence of disasters forces all customers to leave the system and causes the main server to fail. At a failure instant, the main server is sent to the repair shop and the repair period immediately begins. During the repair period, the system is equipped with the substitute server which provides the working breakdown services to arriving customers. After introducing the concept of working breakdown services, we derive the system size distribution and the sojourn time distribution. We also obtain the results of the cycle analysis. In addition, numerical works are given to examine the relation between the sojourn time and the some system parameters.