Heavy traffic analysis of M/G/1 type queueing systems with Markov-modulated arrivals

M/G/1 type queueing systems whose arrival rate is a function of an independent continuous time Markov chain are considered. We suggest a simple analytical approach which allows rigorous mathematical analysis of the stationary characteristics under heavy traffic. Their asymptotic behaviour is described in terms of characteristics of the modulating process (defined as a solution of a set of linear algebraic equations). The analysis is based on certain “semi-explicit” formulas for the performance characteristics. This research was supported by INTAS under grant No. 96-0828.     

On periodic phenomena and stationary distribution of queueing system M/G/1 with group arrivals and batch service

In this paper several models of queueing system M/G/1 with group arrivals and batch service are considered, and the following fundamental questions are considered: (1) what is the structure of the phase space of the imbedded Markov chain? (2) what are the necessary and sufficient conditions causing the imbedded Markov chain to be reducible or irreducible, and periodic or aperiodic? (3) what are the necessary and sufficient conditions of the existence of stationary distribution? The generating function of stationary distribution is obtained.     

Queue-length and waiting-time distributions of discrete-time GI X/Geom/ 1 queueing systems with early and late arrivals

In this paper, we give a unified approach to solving discrete-time GI ^X/Geom/ 1 queues with batch arrivals. The analysis has been carried out for early- and late-arrival systems using the supplementary variable technique. The distributions of numbers in systems at prearrival epochs have been expressed in terms of roots of associated characteristic equations. Furthermore, distributions at arbitrary as well as outside observer's observation epochs have been obtained using the relation derived in this paper. We also present delay analyses for both the systems. Numerical results are presented for various interarrival-time and batch-size distributions. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Complete characterisation of the customer delay in a queueing system with batch arrivals and batch service

Whereas the buffer content of batch-service queueing systems has been studied extensively, the customer delay has only occasionally been studied. The few papers concerning the customer delay share the common feature that only the moments are calculated explicitly. In addition, none of these surveys consider models including the combination of batch arrivals and a server operating under the full-batch service policy (the server waits to initiate service until he can serve at full capacity). In this paper, we aim for a complete characterisation—i.e., moments and tail probabilities - of the customer delay in a discrete-time queueing system with batch arrivals and a batch server adopting the full-batch service policy. In addition, we demonstrate that the distribution of the number of customer arrivals in an arbitrary slot has a significant impact on the moments and the tail probabilities of the customer delay.     

基于Geo/Geo/1(E,SV)排队系统的均衡止步策略

基于单重休假Geo/Geo/1排队系统,研究顾客的均衡止步策略,首次将休假服务机制引入到离散时间排队经济学模型中. 顾客基于“收入--支出”结构,自主决定去留. 利用拟生灭过程理论,运用差分方程求解技巧,对系统进行了稳态分析,得到了顾客的平均逗留时间;进而构造适当的函数,给出了寻找均衡止步策略的具体方法并证明之;而后分析了在均衡策略下, 系统的稳态行为和社会收益;最后通过数值实验讨论了系统参数对均衡行为的影响.     

Delay analysis of a two-class batch-service queue with class-dependent variable server capacity

In this paper, we analyse the delay of a random customer in a two-class batch-service queueing model with variable server capacity, where all customers are accommodated in a common single-server first-come-first-served queue. The server can only process customers that belong to the same class, so that the size of a batch is determined by the length of a sequence of same-class customers. This type of batch server can be found in telecommunications systems and production environments. We first determine the steady state partial probability generating function of the queue occupancy at customer arrival epochs. Using a spectral decomposition technique, we obtain the steady state probability generating function of the delay of a random customer. We also show that the distribution of the delay of a random customer corresponds to a phase-type distribution. Finally, some numerical examples are given that provide further insight in the impact of asymmetry and variance in the arrival process on the number of customers in the system and the delay of a random customer.     

Sojourn time analysis of a two-phase queueing system with exhaustive batch-service and its vacation model

We consider an M/G/1-type, two-phase queueing system, in which the two phases in series are attended alternatively and exhaustively by a moving single-server according to a batch-service in the first phase and an individual service in the second phase. We show that the two-phase queueing system reduces to a new type of single-vacation model with non-exhaustive service. Using a double transform for the joint distribution of the queue length in each phase and the remaining service time, we derive Laplace-Stieltjes transforms for the sojourn time in each phase and the total sojourn time in the system. Furthermore, we provide the moment formula of sojourn times and numerical examples of an approximate density function of the total sojourn time.     

带有Bernoulli反馈的多级适应性休假的Geo/G/1排队系统分析

考虑带有Bernoulli反馈的多级适应性休假的Geo/G/1离散时间排队系统.通过引入服务员忙期和使用一种简洁的分解方法,讨论了队长的瞬时分布,得到了在任意时刻n队长为j的概率关于时刻n的z-变换的递推式,及队长平稳分布的递推式,且证明了稳态队长的随机分解性质.最后,给出了在特殊情形下相应的一些结果和数值计算实例.     

Taxonomy of batch queueing models in manufacturing systems

Batching plays an important role in performance evaluation of manufacturing systems. Three types of batching are commonly seen: transfer batches, parallel batches and serial batches. To model the batching behavior correctly, a comprehensive classification of batching is proposed. Eight types of batching behavior are classified and corresponding queueing models are given. The newly proposed models are validated by simulation.     

Discrete-Time Geo X /G/1 Queue with Preemptive Repeat Different Priority

This paper considers a discrete-time Geo ^X /G/1 queue accepting two classes of messages with preemptive repeat different priority. Service times of messages of each priority class are i.i.d. according to a general discrete distribution function that may differ between two classes. The completion time and the stability condition for our system are investigated. By using the supplementary variable method and the generating function technique, we derive the joint system contents distributions at various observation instants and also compute the probability distribution for the unfinished work.     

带启动期的Geo/Geo/1/SWV排队系统

考虑带启动期的Geo／Geo／1单重工作休假排队系统，简记为Geo／Geo／1／SWV。服务台在休假期间，不是立即停止服务，而是以较低的服务率为顾客提供服务。应用拟生灭链以及矩阵几何解的方法，本文给出了稳态下顾客数的概率分布、平均队长以及顾客的平均逗留时间，最后通过数值例子说明我们的模型可以较好的模拟一些实际问题。     

Geo/Geo/1/N型离散时间单重工作休假排队

本文研究了Geo／Geo／1／N型离散时间单重工作休假排队。服务台在假期以较低的速率服务顾客而非停止工作。使用拟生灭链，我们得到稳态下系统中顾客数的分布、顾客的等待时间以及消失概率。更进一步，我们通过数值例子分析了参数对顾客平均等待时间和消失概率的影响来说明我们的模型能够有效的代表一些实际问题。     

Geo/Geo/1 retrial queue with non-persistent customers and working vacations

In this paper, we consider a Geo/Geo/1 retrial queue with non-persistent customers and working vacations. The server works at a lower service rate in a working vacation period. Assume that the customers waiting in the orbit request for service with a constant retrial rate, if the arriving retrial customer finds the server busy, the customer will go back to the orbit with probability q (0≤q≤1), or depart from the system immediately with probability $\bar{q}=1-q$ . Based on the necessary and sufficient condition for the system to be stable, we develop the recursive formulae for the stationary distribution by using matrix-geometric solution method. Furthermore, some performance measures of the system are calculated and an average cost function is also given. We finally illustrate the effect of the parameters on the performance measures by some numerical examples.     

Time-dependent analysis of a queue with batch arrivals andn levels of nonpreemptive priority

A queueing system with batch arrivals andn classes of customers with nonpreemptive priorities between them is considered. Each batch arrives according to the Poisson distribution and contains customers of all classes while the service times follow arbitrary distributions with different probability density functions for each class. For such a model the system states probabilities both in the transient and in the steady state are analysed and also expressions for the Laplace transforms of the busy period densities for each class and for the general busy period are obtained.     

Optimization and sensitivity analysis of controlling arrivals in the queueing system with single working vacation

This paper analyzes the F-policy M/M/1/K queueing system with working vacation and an exponential startup time. The F-policy deals with the issue of controlling arrivals to a queueing system, and the server requires a startup time before allowing customers to enter the system. For the queueing systems with working vacation, the server can still provide service to customers rather than completely stop the service during a vacation period. The matrix-analytic method is applied to develop the steady-state probabilities, and then obtain several system characteristics. We construct the expected cost function and formulate an optimization problem to find the minimum cost. The direct search method and Quasi-Newton method are implemented to determine the optimal system capacity K, the optimal threshold F and the optimal service rates (μ_B,μ_V) at the minimum cost. A sensitivity analysis is conducted to investigate the effect of changes in the system parameters on the expected cost function. Finally, numerical examples are provided for illustration purpose.     

The concert queueing game: strategic arrivals with waiting and tardiness costs

We consider the noncooperative choice of arrival times by individual users, who seek service at a first-come first-served queueing system that opens up at a given time. Each user wishes to obtain service as early as possible, while minimizing the expected wait in the queue. This problem was recently studied within a simplified fluid-scale model. Here, we address the unscaled stochastic system, assuming a finite (possibly random) number of homogeneous users, exponential service times, and linear cost functions. In this setting, we establish that there exists a unique Nash equilibrium, which is symmetric across users, and characterize the equilibrium arrival-time distribution of each user in terms of a corresponding set of differential equations. We further establish convergence of the Nash equilibrium solution to that of the associated fluid model as the number of users is increased. We finally consider the price of anarchy in our system and show that it exceeds 2, but converges to this value for a large population size.     

Geo/Geo/1 retrial queue with working vacations and vacation interruption

Consider a Geo/Geo/1 retrial queue with working vacations and vacation interruption, and assume requests in the orbit try to get service from the server with a constant retrial rate. During the working vacation period, customers can be served at a lower rate. If there are customers in the system after a service completion instant, the vacation will be interrupted and the server comes back to the normal working level. We use a quasi birth and death process to describe the considered system and derive a condition for the stability of the model. Using the matrix-analytic method, we obtain the stationary probability distribution and some performance measures. Furthermore, we prove the conditional stochastic decomposition for the queue length in the orbit. Finally, some numerical examples are presented.     

A repairable Geo X /G/1 retrial queue with Bernoulli feedback and impatient customers

Abstract This paper deals with a discrete-time batch arrival retrial queue with the server subject to starting failures.Diferent from standard batch arrival retrial queues with starting failures,we assume that each customer after service either immediately returns to the orbit for another service with probabilityθor leaves the system forever with probability 1θ(0≤θ1).On the other hand,if the server is started unsuccessfully by a customer(external or repeated),the server is sent to repair immediately and the customer either joins the orbit with probability q or leaves the system forever with probability 1 q(0≤q1).Firstly,we introduce an embedded Markov chain and obtain the necessary and sufcient condition for ergodicity of this embedded Markov chain.Secondly,we derive the steady-state joint distribution of the server state and the number of customers in the system/orbit at arbitrary time.We also derive a stochastic decomposition law.In the special case of individual arrivals,we develop recursive formulae for calculating the steady-state distribution of the orbit size.Besides,we investigate the relation between our discrete-time system and its continuous counterpart.Finally,some numerical examples show the influence of the parameters on the mean orbit size.