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An invariance relationship for the G/G/1 queue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Bhaskar Sengupta*
Affiliation:
AT & T Bell Laboratories
*
Postal address: Room HO 3L-309, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ 07733, USA.
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Abstract

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In this note, we show that for a stationary FCFS G/G/1 queue, the virtual waiting time and the time spent in the system by the customer in service have the same distribution. We assume that the latter is zero if the queue is empty.

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1989 

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