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Least Busy Alternative Routing in Queueing and Loss Networks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2009

P. J. Hunt  and
C. N. Laws
P. J. Hunt
Affiliation:
Statistical Laboratory University of Cambridge, 16 Mill Lane Cambridge, CB2 1SB, United Kingdom
C. N. Laws
Affiliation:
Statistical Laboratory University of Cambridge, 16 Mill Lane Cambridge, CB2 1SB, United Kingdom
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Abstract

This paper is divided into two distinct parts: the first considers a loss network, the second a queueing network. In each case, we consider a fully connected network consisting of a large number of links (queues) and operating under a dynamic routing policy known as least busy alternative routing. Using weak convergence results, we can examine the behavior of the networks as the number of links (queues) increases to infinity. We find that, despite the models having similarities and being amenable to the same analytical tools, they exhibit important differences in character.

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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , October 1992 , pp. 439 - 456
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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