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Queue Content Analysis in a 2-Class Discrete-Time Queueing System under the Slot-Bound Priority Service Rule
Joint Authors
De Clercq, Sofian
Steyaert, Bart
Bruneel, Herwig
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The paper we present here introduces a new priority mechanism in discrete-time queueing systems.
It is a milder form of priority when compared to HoL priority, but it favors customers of one type over the other when compared to regular FCFS.
It also provides an answer to the starvation problem that occurs in HoL priority systems.
In this new priority mechanism, customers of different priority classes entering the system during the same time slot are served in order of their respective priority class—hence the name slot-bound priority.
Customers entering during different slots are served on an FCFS basis.
We consider two customer classes (pertaining to two levels of priority) such that type-1 customers are served before type-2 customers that enter the system during the same slot.
A general independent arrival process and generally distributed service times are assumed.
Expressions for the probability generating function (PGF) of the system content (number of type-j customers, j=1,2) in regime are obtained using a slot-to-slot analysis.
The first moments are calculated, as well as an approximation for the probability mass functions associated with the found PGFs.
Lastly, some examples allow us some deeper insight into the inner workings of the slot-bound priority mechanism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
De Clercq, Sofian& Steyaert, Bart& Bruneel, Herwig. 2012. Queue Content Analysis in a 2-Class Discrete-Time Queueing System under the Slot-Bound Priority Service Rule. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-20.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
De Clercq, Sofian…[et al.]. Queue Content Analysis in a 2-Class Discrete-Time Queueing System under the Slot-Bound Priority Service Rule. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-20.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
De Clercq, Sofian& Steyaert, Bart& Bruneel, Herwig. Queue Content Analysis in a 2-Class Discrete-Time Queueing System under the Slot-Bound Priority Service Rule. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1001589
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1001589