Probability, Statistics and Random Processes

13

Queuing Theory

Prerequisites

Before you start reading this unit, you should:

• Have some knowledge about distributions like Poisson distribution, exponential distribution, and negative exponential distribution
• Have the idea of queues that are formed at various situations
• Have the idea of solving difference questions
• Know the different series available, their sums to n terms, and infinity

Learning Objectives

After going through this unit, you would be able to:

• Identify the situations that generate queuing problems
• Understand various elements of a queuing system and each of its description
• Differentiate between different models of queuing theory and their performance measures
• Able to apply the situations to particular models described in the ...