Queuing Theory Formulas
Queuing Theory Formulas
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Queuing theory
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Time in system: W Wq
W expected total time in system
Wq expected waiting time in queue
L expected number in system
Little's formula: L .W or Lq .Wq
Lq expected number in queue
P0 probability that system is empty
1
M/M/1 W P0 1
2 2 / 2 P0 1
M/G/1 Lq
21 /
(Pollaczek‐Khintchine)
( / ) s
M / M / s ‐ loss B ( s , / ) s s! n
( / )
(Erlang‐B: probability of loss)
n 0 n!
( / ) s
s ! 1
s
M / M / s ‐ delay C ( s, / ) s 1
( / ) n ( / ) s
(Erlang‐C: probability of waiting)
n 0 n!
s ! 1
s
1
Wq C s, /
P0
1
s 1
( / )
n
( / ) s s
n0
n!
s ! 1
s
Probability distributions
Uniform distribution
Binomial distribution 1
x [ a, b]
f ( x) b a
n 0 otherwise
f (k ) p k (1 p) n k k {0,1, 2,..., n}
k
Mean: n.p Variance: n.p.(1‐p) Mean: (a+b)/2 Variance: (b‐a)2/12
Normal distribution
Geometric distribution
x 2
f (k ) (1 p) k p k {0,1, 2,3,...} 1
f ( x) e 2 2
2 2
Poisson distribution
Erlang‐k distribution
k
e (sum of k identical exponential distributions)
f (k ) k {0,1, 2,...}
k!
k x k 1e x
Mean: λ Variance: λ f ( x) x0
(k 1)!
Mean: k/ λ Variance: k/ λ 2