Ergodic theorems for queuing systems with dependent inter-arrival times

We study a G/GI/1 single-server queuing model with i.i.d. service times that are independent of a stationary process of inter-arrival times. We show that the distribution of the waiting time converges to a stationary law as time tends to infinity provided that inter-arrival times satisfy a Gärtner-Ellis type condition. A convergence rate is given and a law of large numbers established. These results provide tools for the statistical analysis of such systems, transcending the standard case with independent inter-arrival times.