Queueing Analysis : A Foundation of Performance Evaluation - v.1, Pt.1 : Vacation and Priority Systems

Queueing models with the server's vacations and/or priority-based scheduling can be used for the performance evaluation of many computer and communication systems.

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible analysis of these queueing models in the framework of M/G/1 systems.

The method of imbedded Markov chains, the delay cycle analysis, and the method of supplementary variables are extensively used to study the M/G/1, M/G/1 with vacations, and M/G/1 with priorities.

Only a basic understanding of queueing systems is assumed.

A comprehensive bibliography of books on queues and teletraffic engineering completes the volume.