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On the ergodicity of networks of ·/GI/1/N queues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Panagiotis Konstantopoulos*
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Jean Walrand*
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
*
Present address: INRIA, Unité de Recherche Sophia-Antipolis, 2004 Route des Lucioles, 06565 Valbonne Cedex, France.
∗∗Postal address: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Abstract

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In this paper we consider a network of ·/GI/1/N queues with finite-length buffers. A suitable Markov process for the time-evolution of this system is defined. This process is subsequently shown to be ergodic under the conditions of Borovkov (1987).

Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1990 

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