Mean value analysis for polling systems

The present paper deals with the problem of calculating mean delays in polling systems with either exhaustive or gated service. We develop a mean value analysis (MVA) to compute these delay figures. The merits of MVA are in its intrinsic simplicity and its intuitively appealing derivation. As a cons...

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Published inQueueing systems Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 35 - 44
Main Authors Winands, E. M. M., Adan, I. J. B. F., van Houtum, G.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2006
Subjects
Algorithms
Computer science
Customer services
Linear equations
Mathematical analysis
Queuing theory
Random variables
Studies
Value analysis
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Summary:The present paper deals with the problem of calculating mean delays in polling systems with either exhaustive or gated service. We develop a mean value analysis (MVA) to compute these delay figures. The merits of MVA are in its intrinsic simplicity and its intuitively appealing derivation. As a consequence, MVA may be applied, both in an exact and approximate manner, to a large variety of models. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0257-0130
1572-9443
DOI:10.1007/s11134-006-7898-8