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Comparison of Two Approximations for the Loss Probability in Finite-Buffer Queues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2009

Masakiyo Miyazawa  and
Henk Tijms
Masakiyo Miyazawa
Affiliation:
Department of Information Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, Noda City, Chiba 278, Japan
Henk Tijms
Affiliation:
Department of Econometrics, Vrije University, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract

This paper deals with two related approximations that were recently proposed for the loss probability in finite-buffer queues. The purpose of the paper is twofold: first, to provide better insight and more theoretical support for both approximations, and second, to show by an experimental study how well both approximations perform. An interesting empirical finding is that in many cases of practical interest the two approximations provide upper and lower bounds on the exact value of the loss probability.

Type
Research Article
Information
Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 19 - 27
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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