Error bounds on a practical approximation for finite tandem queues

Error bounds on a practical approximation for finite tandem queues

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Article ID: iaor20003422
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 21
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 201
End Page Number: 208
Publication Date: Nov 1997
Journal: Operations Research Letters
Authors: ,
Keywords: tandem queues
Abstract:

A simple practical approximation is studied for a two-stage tandem queue with a finite first station. Explicit small error bounds are obtained for the mean queue length and the tail probabilities of the second queue. These error bounds are based on a new application of an existing error bound theorem for comparing Markov chains. The extension requires the so-called bias-terms to be bounded by a bounding function that can be unbounded or oppositely become small. The extension is of interest for further exploitation.

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