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Markov processes whose steady state distribution is matrix-exponential with an application to the GI/PH/1 queue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

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

This paper is concerned with a bivariate Markov process {Xt, Nt ; t ≧ 0} with a special structure. The process Xt may either increase linearly or have jump (downward) discontinuities. The process Xt takes values in [0,∞) and Nt takes a finite number of values. With these and additional assumptions, we show that the steady state joint probability distribution of {Xt, Nt ; t ≧ 0} has a matrix-exponential form. A rate matrix T (which is crucial in determining the joint distribution) is the solution of a non-linear matrix integral equation. The work in this paper is a continuous analog of matrix-geometric methods, which have gained widespread use of late. Using this theory, we present a new and considerably simplified characterization of the waiting time and queue length distributions in a GI/PH/1 queue. Finally, we show that the Markov process can be used to study an inventory system subject to seasonal fluctuations in supply and demand.

Keywords

BIVARIATE MARKOV PROCESS

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Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 1989 , pp. 159 - 180
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1989 

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