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Some properties of the throughput function of closed networks of queues. (English) Zbl 0569.90029

The throughput function of a closed network of queues is shown to be Schur concave and arrangement increasing. As a consequence of these properties, loading and server-assignment policies can be compared based on the majorization and the arrangement orderings. Implications of the results are discussed.

MSC:

90B22 Queues and service in operations research
60K25 Queueing theory (aspects of probability theory)
60K20 Applications of Markov renewal processes (reliability, queueing networks, etc.)
90B10 Deterministic network models in operations research
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