On M/G/1 system under NT policies with breakdowns,startup and closedown

This paper studies the vacation policies of an M/G/1 queueing system with server breakdowns, startup and closedown times, in which the length of the vacation period is controlled either by the number of arrivals during the vacation period, or by a timer. After all the customers are served in the queue exhaustively, the server is shutdown (deactivates) by a closedown time. At the end of the shutdown time, the server immediately takes a vacation and operates two different policies: (i) The server reactivates as soon as the number of arrivals in the queue reaches to a predetermined threshold N or the waiting time of the leading customer reaches T units; and (ii) The server reactivates as soon as the number of arrivals in the queue reaches to a predetermined threshold N or T time units have elapsed since the end of the closedown time. If the timer expires or the number of arrivals exceeds the threshold N, then the server reactivates and requires a startup time before providing the service until the system is empty. If some customers arrive during this closedown time, the service is immediately started without leaving for a vacation and without a startup time. We analyze the system characteristics for each scheme.     

Two thresholds of a batch arrival queueing system under modified T vacation policy with startup and closedown

This paper studies the operating characteristics of the variant of an M^[x]/G/1 vacation queue with startup and closedown times. After all the customers are served in the system exhaustively, the server shuts down (deactivates) by a closedown time, and then takes at most J vacations of constant time length T repeatedly until at least one customer is found waiting in the queue upon returning from a vacation. If at least one customer is present in the system when the server returns from a vacation, then the server reactivates and requires a startup time before providing the service. On the other hand, if no customers arrive by the end of the J th vacation, the server remains dormant in the system until at least one customer arrives. We will call the vacation policy modified T vacation policy. We derive the steady‐state probability distribution of the system size and the queue waiting time. Other system characteristics are also investigated. The long‐run average cost function per unit time is developed to determine the suitable thresholds of T and J that yield a minimum cost. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An M/G/1 queue under hysteretic vacation policy with an early startup and un-reliable server

This paper considers the bi-level control of an M/G/1 queueing system, in which an un-reliable server operates N policy with a single vacation and an early startup. The server takes a vacation of random length when he finishes serving all customers in the system (i.e., the system is empty). Upon completion of the vacation, the server inspects the number of customers waiting in the queue. If the number of customers is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold m, the server immediately performs a startup time; otherwise, he remains dormant in the system and waits until m or more customers accumulate in the queue. After the startup, if there are N or more customers waiting for service, the server immediately begins serving the waiting customers. Otherwise the server is stand-by in the system and waits until the accumulated number of customers reaches or exceeds N. Further, it is assumed that the server breaks down according to a Poisson process and his repair time has a general distribution. We obtain the probability generating function in the system through the decomposition property and then derive the system characteristics     

The performance measures and randomized optimization for an unreliable server M/G/1 vacation system

This paper examines an M^[x]/G/1 queueing system with a randomized vacation policy and at most J vacations. Whenever the system is empty, the server immediately takes a vacation. If there is at least one customer found waiting in the queue upon returning from a vacation, the server will be immediately activated for service. Otherwise, if no customers are waiting for service at the end of a vacation, the server either remains idle with probability p or leaves for another vacation with probability 1 − p. This pattern continues until the number of vacations taken reaches J. If the system is empty by the end of the Jth vacation, the server becomes idle in the system. Whenever one or more customers arrive at server idle state, the server immediately starts providing service for the arrivals. Assume that the server may meet an unpredictable breakdown according to a Poisson process and the repair time has a general distribution. For such a system, we derive the distributions of important system characteristics, such as system size distribution at a random epoch and at a departure epoch, system size distribution at busy period initiation epoch, the distributions of idle period, busy period, etc. Finally, a cost model is developed to determine the joint suitable parameters (p^∗, J^∗) at a minimum cost, and some numerical examples are presented for illustrative purpose.     

Batch arrival queues under vacation policies with server breakdowns and startup/closedown times

This paper studies the operating characteristics of an M^[x]/G/1 queueing system under vacation policies with startup/closedown times, where the vacation time, the startup time, and the closedown time are generally distributed. When all the customers are served in the system exhaustively, the server shuts down (deactivates) by a closedown time. After shutdown, the server operates one of (1) multiple vacation policy and (2) single vacation policy. When the server reactivates since shutdown, he needs a startup time before providing the service. If a customer arrives during a closedown time, the service is immediately started without a startup time. The server may break down according to a Poisson process while working and his repair time has a general distribution. We analyze the system characteristics for the vacation models.     

A simple approach for analyzing feedback vacation queues with levy input process

We introduce a simple approach for modeling and analyzing a SII/G/I queue where the server may take repeated vacations. Whenever a busy period ends the server takes a vacation of random duration. At the end of each vacation the server may either take a new vacation or resume service; if the queue is found empty the server always takes a new vacation. Furthermore, the queuing system allows Bernoulli feedback of customers. Three classes of service disciplines, random gated, 1-limited and exhaustive, are considered. The random gated service discipline generalizes several known service disciplines. The customers arrival process is assumed to be a Levy process (i.e., satisfies the stationary and independent increments (SII property). We obtain explicit expressions for several performance measures of the system. These performance measures include the mean and second moment of the cycle time, the mean queue length at the beginning of a cycle of service and the expected delay observed by a customer. Furthermore, our analysis provides a uniform method to get several results previously obtained by Baba, Chiarawongse and Sriniwasan, and Takine, Takagi and Hasegawa.     

Performance Analysis of the GI/M/1 Queue with Single Working Vacation and Vacations

In this paper, we consider a new class of the GI/M/1 queue with single working vacation and vacations. When the system become empty at the end of each regular service period, the server first enters a working vacation during which the server continues to serve the possible arriving customers with a slower rate, after that, the server may resume to the regular service rate if there are customers left in the system, or enter a vacation during which the server stops the service completely if the system is empty. Using matrix geometric solution method, we derive the stationary distribution of the system size at arrival epochs. The stochastic decompositions of system size and conditional system size given that the server is in the regular service period are also obtained. Moreover, using the method of semi-Markov process (SMP), we gain the stationary distribution of system size at arbitrary epochs. We acquire the waiting time and sojourn time of an arbitrary customer by the first-passage time analysis. Furthermore, we analyze the busy period by the theory of limiting theorem of alternative renewal process. Finally, some numerical results are presented.     

Discrete NT-policy single server queue with Markovian arrival process and phase type service

We consider a discrete time single server queueing system in which arrivals are governed by the Markovian arrival process. During a service period, all customers are served exhaustively. The server goes on vacation as soon as he/she completes service and the system is empty. Termination of the vacation period is controlled by two threshold parameters N and T, i.e. the server terminates his/her vacation as soon as the number waiting reaches N or the waiting time of the leading customer reaches T units. The steady state probability vector is shown to be of matrix-geometric type. The average queue length and the probability that the server is on vacation (or idle) are obtained. We also derive the steady state distribution of the waiting time at arrivals and show that the vacation period distribution is of phase type.     

Analysis of M/M/S queues with 1-limited service

In this paper, a multiple server queue, in which each server takes a vacation after serving one customer is studied. The arrival process is Poisson, service times are exponentially distributed and the duration of a vacation follows a phase distribution of order 2. Servers returning from vacation immediately take another vacation if no customers are waiting. A matrix geometric method is used to find the steady state joint probability of number of customers in the system and busy servers, and the mean and the second moment of number of customers and mean waiting time for this model. This queuing model can be used for the analysis of different kinds of communication networks, such as multi-slotted networks, multiple token rings, multiple server polling systems and mobile communication systems.     

Batch arrival queue with N-policy and at most J vacations

This paper studies the operating characteristics of an M^[x]/G/1 queueing system with N-policy and at most J vacations. The server takes at most J vacations repeatedly until at least N customers returning from a vacation are waiting in the queue. If no customer arrives by the end of the Jth vacation, the server becomes idle in the system until the number of arrivals in the queue reaches N. We derive the system size distribution at a random epoch and departure epoch, as well as various system characteristics.     

Operating characteristic analysis on the M/G/1 system with a variant vacation policy and balking

This paper studies the operating characteristics of an M^[x]/G/1 queueing system under a variant vacation policy, where the server leaves for a vacation as soon as the system is empty. The server takes at most J vacations repeatedly until at least one customer is found waiting in the queue when the server returns from a vacation. If the server is busy or on vacation, an arriving batch balks (refuses to join) the system with probability 1 − b. We derive the system size distribution at different points in time, as well as the waiting time distribution in the queue. Finally, important system characteristics are derived along with some numerical illustration.     

Analysis of M/G/1-Queues with Setup Times and Vacations under Six Different Service Disciplines

Single server M/G/1-queues with an infinite buffer are studied; these permit inclusion of server vacations and setup times. A service discipline determines the numbers of customers served in one cycle, that is, the time span between two vacation endings. Six service disciplines are investigated: the gated, limited, binomial, exhaustive, decrementing, and Bernoulli service disciplines. The performance of the system depends on three essential measures: the customer waiting time, the queue length, and the cycle duration. For each of the six service disciplines the distribution as well as the first and second moment of these three performance measures are computed. The results permit a detailed discussion of how the expected value of the performance measures depends on the arrival rate, the customer service time, the vacation time, and the setup time. Moreover, the six service disciplines are compared with respect to the first moments of the performance measures.     

Notes of M/G/1 system under the {\langle p, T \rangle} policy with second optional service

We optimize the operating cost of the ${\langle p, T \rangle}We optimize the operating cost of the áp, T ?{\langle p, T \rangle} policy for an M/G/1 queueing system with second optional service, where the customer may depart from the system either after the first essential service with probability 1 − r or at the end of the first service may immediately go for a second service with probability r. Moreover, the server takes a vacation of fixed length T if the system becomes empty. If customers are found in the queue after T time units have elapsed since the end of the busy period, the server reactivates with probability p or leaves for a vacation of the same length T with probability 1 − p. Alternatively, if no customers present in the queue upon returning from the vacation, the server leaves for another a vacation of the same length. We call this áp, T ?{\langle p, T \rangle} policy. The total expected cost function per unit time is developed to determine the optimal thresholds of p and T at a minimum cost. Based on the optimal cost the explicit form for joint optimum values of p and T are obtained.     

A modified vacation model M[x]/G/1 system

This paper studies the operating characteristics of an M^[x]/G/1 queueing system under a modified vacation policy, where the server leaves for a vacation as soon as the system is empty. The server takes at most J vacations repeatedly until at least one customer is found waiting in the queue when the server returns from a vacation. We derive the system size distribution at different points in time, as well as the waiting time distribution in the queue. Further, we derive some important characteristics including the expected length of the busy period and idle period. This shows that the results generalize those of the multiple vacation policy and the single vacation policy M^[x]/G/1 queueing system. Finally, a cost model is developed to determine the optimum of J at a minimum cost. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Steady state analysis of a bulk queue with multiple vacations,setup times with N-policy and closedown times

In this paper a M^X/G (a, b)/1 queueing system with multiple vacations, setup time with N-policy and closedown times is considered. On completion of a service, if the queue length is ξ, where ξ < a, then the server performs closedown work. Following closedown the server leaves for multiple vacations of random length irrespective of queue length. When the server returns from a vacation and if the queue length is still less than ‘N’, he leaves for another vacation and so on, until he finds ‘N’ (N > b) customers in the queue. That is, if the server finds at least ‘N’ customers waiting for service, then he requires a setup time ‘R’ to start the service. After the setup he serves a batch of ‘b’ customers, where b ⩾ a. Various characteristics of the queueing system and a cost model with the numerical solution for a particular case of the model are presented.     

Single line queue with repeated demands

We analyze a model of a queueing system in which customers can only call in to request service: if the server is free, the customer enters service immediately, but if the service system is occupied, the unsatisfied customer must break contact and reinitiate his request later. Such a customer is said to be in “orbit”. In this paper we consider three models characterized by the discipline governing the order of re-request of service from orbit. First, all customers in orbit can reapply, but are discouraged and reduce their rate of demand as more customers join the orbit. Secondly, the FCFS discipline operates for the unsatisfied customers in orbit. Finally, the LCFS discipline governs the customers in orbit and the server takes an exponentially distributed vacation after each service is completed. We calculate several characteristics quantities of such systems, assuming a general service-time distribution and different exponential distributions for the times between arrivals of first and repeat requests.     

The Discrete-Time GI/Geo/1 Queue with Multiple Vacations

We study a discrete-time GI/Geo/1 queue with server vacations. In this queueing system, the server takes vacations when the system does not have any waiting customers at a service completion instant or a vacation completion instant. This type of discrete-time queueing model has potential applications in computer or telecommunication network systems. Using matrix-geometric method, we obtain the explicit expressions for the stationary distributions of queue length and waiting time and demonstrate the conditional stochastic decomposition property of the queue length and waiting time in this system.     

Analysis of multi-server queues with station and server vacations

In this paper, we consider GI/M/c queues with two classes of vacation mechanisms: Station vacation and server vacation. In the first one, all the servers take vacation simultaneously whenever the system becomes empty, and they also return to the system at the same time, i.e., station vacation is a group vacation for all servers. This phenomenon occurs in practice, for example, when the system consists of a set of machines monitored by a single operator, or the system consists of inseparable interconnected parallel machines. In such situations the whole station has to be treated as a single entity for vacation when the system is utilized for a secondary task. For the second class of vacation mechanisms, each server takes its own vacation whenever it complexes a service and finds no customers waiting in the queue, which occurs, for instance in the post office, when each server is a relatively independent working unit, and can itself be used for other purposes. For both models, we derive steady state probabilities that have matrix geometric form, and develop computational algorithms to obtain numerical solutions. We also analyze and make comparisons of these models based on numerical observations.