Journal: Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences

Found 68 papers in total
Geometric-form bounds for the GI(x)/M/1 queueing system
Geometric-form bounds for the GI(x)/M/1 queueing system
1999,
The GI/M/1 queueing system was long ago studied by considering the embedded...
Computing call admission capacities in linear networks
Computing call admission capacities in linear networks
1999,
We study call admission rates in a linear communication network with each call...
More on using forced idle time to improve performance in polling models
More on using forced idle time to improve performance in polling models
1999,
A recent interesting paper by Cooper et al. shows how for some cyclic production...
Optimal repair of a series system with fixed repair times
Optimal repair of a series system with fixed repair times
1999,
Consider a system consisting of n components in series, subject to failures, with one...
Bathtub functions and burn-in
Bathtub functions and burn-in
1999,
Components which have bathtub shapes are reasonable candidates for burn-in in the...
Heavy traffic approximations for a system of infinite servers with load balancing
Heavy traffic approximations for a system of infinite servers with load balancing
1999,
We consider an exponential queueing system with multiple stations, each of which has...
Bias optimality in a queue with admission control
Bias optimality in a queue with admission control
1999,
We consider a finite capacity queueing system in which each arriving customer offers a...
Generalized stochastic convexity and stochastic orderings of mixtures
Generalized stochastic convexity and stochastic orderings of mixtures
1999,
In this paper, a new concept called generalized stochastic convexity is introduced as...
Inequalities between event and time averages
Inequalities between event and time averages
1999,
We consider a stochastic process with an embedded point process in a stationary and...
Counterexamples to a conjecture on bounds for the loss probability in finite-buffer queues
Counterexamples to a conjecture on bounds for the loss probability in finite-buffer queues
1999,
In this paper, we provide counterexamples to a conjecture, made by Miyazawa and Tijms,...
Average run lengths for moving average control charts
Average run lengths for moving average control charts
1999,
We are interested in E[ N ], the mean time until the most recent k values of a...
Optimal growth in continuous-time with credit risk
Optimal growth in continuous-time with credit risk
1999,
We consider asset allocation strategies for the case where an investor can allocate...
On conditions for mixtures of increasing failure rate distributions to have an increasing failure rate
On conditions for mixtures of increasing failure rate distributions to have an increasing failure rate
1999,
Consider a family of distributions with survival distributions that are log concave...
On the number of refusals in a busy period
On the number of refusals in a busy period
1999,
Formulas are derived for moments of the number of refused customers in a busy period...
On the steady-state distribution of number in the queue Geom/G/1
On the steady-state distribution of number in the queue Geom/G/1
1999,
Discrete-time queues are frequently used in telecommunication networks. This paper...
Optimality of control limit maintenance policies under non-stationary deterioration
Optimality of control limit maintenance policies under non-stationary deterioration
1999,
Control limit type policies are widely discussed in the literature, particularly...
Redialling policies: Optimality and success probabilities
Redialling policies: Optimality and success probabilities
1999,
Since callers encountering busy signals often want to redial, modern communication...
Move-to-front rule for accessing several records
Move-to-front rule for accessing several records
1999,
The move-to-front rule is applied on a model where several records are accessed each...
Quasi-product form to a multinode queueing system with a common exponential set-up server
Quasi-product form to a multinode queueing system with a common exponential set-up server
1999,
We consider a K-node queueing system sharing a set-up server. Each node has a node...
A two-timescale stochastic approximation scheme for simulation-based parametric optimization
A two-timescale stochastic approximation scheme for simulation-based parametric optimization
1998,
A two-timescale stochastic approximation scheme which uses coupled iterations is used...
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