Article ID: | iaor2004979 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 26 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 163 |
End Page Number: | 173 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2001 |
Journal: | Mathematics of Operations Research |
Authors: | Robert P., Dumas Vincent |
A stochastic model of a parallel system with synchronization constraints is analyzed from a Markovian point of view. Some ergodic properties of this model are proved. We also give bounds on the throughput using results concerning branching processes.