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Some Asymptotic Results for the M/M/∞ Queue with Ranked Servers

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We consider an M/M/∞ model with m primary servers and infinitely many secondary ones. An arriving customer takes a primary server, if one is available. We derive integral representations for the joint steady state distribution of the number of occupied primary and secondary servers. Letting ρ=λ/μ be the ratio of arrival and service rates (all servers work at rate μ), we study the joint distribution asymptotically for ρ→∞. We consider both m=O(1) and m scaled to be of the same order as ρ. We also give results for the marginal distribution of the number of secondary servers that are occupied.

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Knessl, C. Some Asymptotic Results for the M/M/∞ Queue with Ranked Servers. Queueing Systems 47, 201–250 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:QUES.0000035314.35882.5b

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