Decay properties and quasi-stationary distributions for stopped Markovian bulk-arrival and bulk-service queues

Decay properties and quasi-stationary distributions for stopped Markovian bulk-arrival and bulk-service queues

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Article ID: iaor20108168
Volume: 66
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 275
End Page Number: 311
Publication Date: Nov 2010
Journal: Queueing Systems
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: bulk arrivals, bulk queues
Abstract:

We consider decay properties including the decay parameter, invariant measures and quasi-stationary distributions for a Markovian bulk-arrival and bulk-service queue which stops when the waiting line is empty. Investigating such a model is crucial for understanding the busy period and other related properties of the Markovian bulk-arrival and bulk-service queuing processes. The exact value of the decay parameter λ C is first obtained. We show that the decay parameter can be easily expressed explicitly. The invariant measures and quasi-distributions are then revealed. We show that there exists a family of invariant measures indexed by λ∈[0,λ C ]. We then show that under some mild conditions there exists a family of quasi-stationary distributions also indexed by λ∈[0,λ C ]. The generating functions of these invariant measures and quasi-stationary distributions are presented. We further show that this stopped Markovian bulk-arrival and bulk-service queueing model is always λ C -transient. Some deep properties regarding λ C -transience are examined and revealed. The clear geometric interpretation of the decay parameter is explained. A few examples are then provided to illustrate the results obtained in this paper.

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