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A transient solution to an M/M/1 queue: a simple approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

P. R. Parthasarathy
P. R. Parthasarathy*
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
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∗ Postal address: Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 600–036, India.
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Abstract

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A time-dependent solution for the number in a single-server queueing system with Poisson arrivals and exponential service times is derived in a direct way.

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Letters to the Editor
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Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , December 1987 , pp. 997 - 998
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1987 

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