On the incomplete results for the heterogeneous server problem

Queueing Systems

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-191

  De Véricourt, Francis ^a   Zhou, Yong Pin ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple heterogeneous servers; Slow server problem

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS SERVERS; OPTIMALITY; ROUTING POLICIES; SERVER PROBLEM;

EID: 33645786133     PISSN: 02570130     EISSN: 15729443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11134-006-5067-8     Document Type: Article

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