A GI/Geo/1 queue with negative and positive customers

The arrival of a negative customer to a queueing system causes one positive customer to be removed if any is present. Continuous-time queues with negative and positive customers have been thoroughly investigated over the last two decades. On the other hand, a discrete-time Geo/Geo/1 queue with negative and positive customers appeared only recently in the literature. We extend this Geo/Geo/1 queue to a corresponding GI/Geo/1 queue. We present both the stationary queue length distribution and the sojourn time distribution.     

The N-policy of a discrete time Geo/G/1 queue with disasters and its application to wireless sensor networks

We analyze an N-policy of a discrete time Geo/G/1 queue with disasters. We obtain the probability generating functions of the queue length, the sojourn time, and regeneration cycles such as the idle period and the busy period. We apply the queue to a power saving scheme in wireless sensor networks under unreliable network connections where data packets are lost by external attacks or shocks. We present various numerical experiments for application to power consumption control in wireless sensor networks. We investigate the characteristics of the optimal N-policy that minimizes power consumption and derive practical insights on the operation of the N-policy in wireless sensor networks.     

Discrete-time GI/Geo/1 queue with multiple working vacations

Consider the discrete time GI/Geo/1 queue with working vacations under EAS and LAS schemes. The server takes the original work at the lower rate rather than completely stopping during the vacation period. Using the matrix-geometric solution method, we obtain the steady-state distribution of the number of customers in the system and present the stochastic decomposition property of the queue length. Furthermore, we find and verify the closed property of conditional probability for negative binomial distributions. Using such property, we obtain the specific expression for the steady-state distribution of the waiting time and explain its two conditional stochastic decomposition structures. Finally, two special models are presented.      

On the steady-state queue size distribution of the discrete-timeGeo/G/1 queue with repeated customers

In this paper, we study the steady-state queue size distribution of the discrete-timeGeo/G/1 retrial queue. We derive analytic formulas for the probability generating function of the number of customers in the system in steady-state. It is shown that the stochastic decomposition law holds for theGeo/G/1 retrial queue. Recursive formulas for the steady-state probabilities are developed. Computations based on these recursive formulas are numerically stable because the recursions involve only nonnegative terms. Since the regularGeo/G/1 queue is a special case of theGeo/G/1 retrial queue, the recursive formulas can also be used to compute the steady-state queue size distribution of the regularGeo/G/1 queue. Furthermore, it is shown that a continuous-timeM/G/1 retrial queue can be approximated by a discrete-timeGeo/G/1 retrial queue by dividing the time into small intervals of equal length and the approximation approaches the exact when the length of the interval tends to zero. This relationship allows us to apply the recursive formulas derived in this paper to compute the approximate steady-state queue size distribution of the continuous-timeM/G/1 retrial queue and the regularM/G/1 queue.Partially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada through grant OGP0046415.Partially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada through grant OGP0105828.     

Geo/G/1 queues with disasters and general repair times

This paper discusses discrete-time single server Geo/G/1 queues that are subject to failure due to a disaster arrival. Upon a disaster arrival, all present customers leave the system. At a failure epoch, the server is turned off and the repair period immediately begins. The repair times are commonly distributed random variables. We derive the probability generating functions of the queue length distribution and the FCFS sojourn time distribution. Finally, some numerical examples are given.     

Second-Order Tail Behavior of the Busy Period Distribution of Certain GI/G/1 Queues

We consider the stable GI/G/1 queue in which the service time distribution has a dominated-varying tail. Under simple assumptions, we obtain the first- and second-order tail behavior of the busy period distribution in this queue.     

Deviation matrix and asymptotic variance for GI/M/1-type Markov chains

We investigate deviation matrix for discrete-time GI/M/1-type Markov chains in terms of the matrix-analytic method, and revisit the link between deviation matrix and the asymptotic variance. Parallel results are obtained for continuous-time GI/M/1-type Markov chains based on the technique of uniformization. We conclude with A. B. Clarke＇s tandem queue as an illustrative example, and compute the asymptotic variance for the queue length for this model.     

具有成批到达和二次可选服务的Geo~([X])/Geo/1排队

在经典Geo/Geo/1排队系统的模型中引入成批到达和二次可选服务,研究了具有成批到达和二次可选服务的Geo/Geo/1排队模型.针对具体的系统模型建立了Markov链,使用矩阵几何解的方法,研究了系统的各项指标,得到了系统的稳态队长和等待时间分布的母函数,并给出了该模型的两个特例.     

On the probability of abandonment in queues with limited sojourn and waiting times

Consider the Geo/Geo/1 queue with impatient customers and let X reflect the patience distribution. We show that systems with a smaller patience distribution X in the convex-ordering sense give rise to fewer abandonments (due to impatience), irrespective of whether customers become patient when entering the service facility.     

Fluid queue driven by aGI/GI/1 queue

Consider a model consisting of two phases: the GI/GI/1 queue and a buffer which is fed by a fluid arriving from a single-server queue. The fluid output from the GI/GI/1 queue is of the on/off type with on- and off-periods distributed as successive busy and idle periods in the GI/GI/1 queue. The fluid pours out of the buffer at a constant rate. The steady-state performance of this model is studied. We derive the Laplace-Stieltjes transform of the stationary distribution function of the buffer content in the case of the M/GI/1 queue in the first phase. It is shown that this distribution depends on the form of the service-time distribution. Therefore, the replacement of an M/GI/1 queue by an M/M/1 queue is not correct, in general. Continuity estimates are derived in the cast where the buffer is fed from the GI/GI/1 queue. Proceedings of the Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models, Moscow Russia, 1996, Part II.     

带启动时间的Geom/Geom/1多重工作休假排队

本文中研究了一个带有启动时间的Geom/Geom/1多重工作休假排队模型。服务台在休假期间,不停止服务,而是以较低的服务率为顾客提供服务。运用拟生灭过程和矩阵几何解的方法,给出了该模型的稳态队长分布,并求出了平均队长以及顾客的平均逗留时间。     

Numerical Computation and Tail Asymptotic for Stationary Indices of a Discrete-Time Vacation Queue

In this paper we study a Geo/Geo/1 queue with T-IPH vacations, where T-IPH denotes the discrete-time phase type distribution defined on a birth and death process with countably many states. Both the multiple and single vacation strategies are considered. For each case, based on the system of stationary equations and using complex analysis method, we firstly give the probability generating functions (PGFs) of stationary distributions for queue length and sojourn time. Moreover, by analysis the PGFs, recursive and asymptotic formulas for additional queue length and additional delay are also given. Finally, we further give some numerical examples to show the effectiveness of the method.     

The Finite Capacity GI/M/1 Queue with Server Vacations

We consider the GI/M/1/K queue where the server takes exponentially distributed vacations when there are no customers left to serve in the queue. We obtain the queue length distribution at arrival epochs and random epochs for the multiple vacation case. We present heuristic algorithms to compute the blocking probability for this system. Several numerical examples are presented to analyze the behaviour of the blocking probability and to test the performance of the heuristics.     

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.     

Duality relations for certain single server queues

In this paper, relations are given between the joint distribution of several variables in a GI/G/1 queue and the joint distribution of variables associated with the busy cycle in the dual queue, that is in the queue which results from the original when the interarrival times and the service times are interchanged. It is assumed that the primal queue has the preemptive-resume last-come-first-served queue discipline while the dual queue may have any queue discipline which is work conserving. These relations generalize a result given recently for M/G/1 and GI/M/1 queues.     

The GI/M/1 queue with exponential vacations

In this paper, we give a detailed analysis of the GI/M/1 queue with exhaustive service and multiple exponential vacation. We express the transition matrix of the imbedded Markov chain as a block-Jacobi form and give a matrix-geometric solution. The probability distribution of the queue length at arrival epochs is derived and is shown to decompose into the distribution of the sum of two independent random variables. In addition, we discuss the limiting behavior of the continuous time queue length processes and obtain the probability distributions for the waiting time and the busy period.     

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.     

多重休假GI／G／1排队系统的非统计平衡理论

文献[1]引入了一类具有广泛应用前景的随机过程-Markov骨架过程，文献[2]研究了GI/G/1排队系统，本文对其进行了拓展，研究了多重休假GI/G/1排队模型。求出了此模型的到达过程，等待时间及队长的概率分布。     

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.     

An interpolation approximation for the GI/G/1 queue based on multipoint Padé approximation

The performance evaluation of many complex manufacturing, communication and computer systems has been made possible by modeling them as queueing systems. Many approximations used in queueing theory have been drawn from the behavior of queues in light and heavy traffic conditions. In this paper, we propose a new approximation technique, which combines the light and heavy traffic characteristics. This interpolation approximation is based on the theory of multipoint Padé approximation which is applied at two points: light and heavy traffic. We show how this can be applied for estimating the waiting time moments of the ^GI/G/1 queue. The light traffic derivatives of any order can be evaluated using the MacLaurin series analysis procedure. The heavy traffic limits of the ^GI/G/1 queue are well known in the literature. Our technique generalizes the previously developed interpolation approximations and can be used to approximate any order of the waiting time moments. Through numerical examples, we show that the moments of the steady state waiting time can be estimated with extremely high accuracy under all ranges of traffic intensities using low orders of the approximant. We also present a framework for the development of simple analytical approximation formulas. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.