Polling systems in heavy traffic: Higher moments of the delay

Queueing Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 265-294

  Van Der Mei, R D ^a,b  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay; Heavy traffic; Higher moments; Polling systems

Indexed keywords

CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; CYCLIC POLLING; DELAY; GATED SERVICES; HEAVY LOAD CONDITIONS; HEAVY TRAFFICS; HIGHER MOMENTS; POLLING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033243588     PISSN: 02570130     EISSN: 15729443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019166432434     Document Type: Article

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