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MOMENTS OF THE DURATION OF BUSY PERIODS OF MX/G/1/n SYSTEMS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2008

António Pacheco
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and CEMATInstituto Superior Técnico—Technical University of Lisbon1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal E-mail: apacheco@math.ist.utl.pt
H. Ribeiro
Affiliation:
CEMAT and Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão Morro do Lena–Alto do Vieiro 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal E-mail: mhcr@estg.ipleiria.pt
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Abstract

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We derive a simple recursion to compute moments of arbitrary order of the duration of busy periods of MX/G/1/n systems starting with an arbitrary number of customers in the system.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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