Notation
Queuing models can be represented using Kendall's notation:
- A/B/S/K/N/D
where:
- A is the interarrival time distribution
- B is the service time distribution
- S is the number of servers
- K is the system capacity
- N is the calling population
- D is the service discipline assumed
Many times the last members are omitted, so the notation becomes A/B/S and it is assumed that K =, N = and D = FIFO.
Some standard notation for distributions (A or B) are:
- M for a Markovian (poisson, exponential) distribution
- Eκ for an Erlang distribution with κ phases
- D for degenerate (or deterministic) distribution (constant)
- G for general distribution (arbitrary)
- PH for a phase-type distribution
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