The virtual waiting time of the M/G/1 queue with impatient customers

Jongho Bae, Sunggon Kim, Eui Yong Lee

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Abstract

The M/G/1 queue with impatient customers is studied. The complete formula of the limiting distribution of the virtual waiting time is derived explicitly. The expected busy period of the queue is also obtained by using a martingale argument.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)485-494
Number of pages10
JournalQueueing Systems
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2001

Keywords

  • Busy period
  • Impatient customer
  • M/G/1 queue
  • Virtual waiting time

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