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On the tails of waiting-time distributions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

A. G. Pakes
A. G. Pakes*
Affiliation:
Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Abstract

Results are given which relate the tail behaviour of the service and limiting waiting time distributions of a GI/G/1 queue. A limit theorem for the maxima of waiting times is given.

Keywords

GI/G/1BRANCHING PROCESSESSUB-EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , September 1975 , pp. 555 - 564
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1975 

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