Two identical jobs with deterministically identical processing times arrive at a Web server simultaneously (Twins), but leave the system thirty seconds apart. Is the service predictable? Is their sojourn time predictable? This issue arises in modern day ...
Fairness is a major issue in the operation of queues, perhaps it is the reason why queues were formed in the first place. Recent studies show that the fairness of a queueing system is important to customers not less than the actual delay they ...
Two identical jobs with deterministically identical processing times arrive at a web server simultaneously (Twins), but leave the system thirty seconds apart. Is the service predictable? Is their sojourn time predictable? This issue arises in modern day ...
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