The covariance structure of queues and related processes – a survey of recent work
- 1 June 1975
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Advances in Applied Probability
- Vol. 7 (2) , 383-415
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1426082
Abstract
This paper surveys recent results on the covariance structure of processes generated by queues and related stochastic processes. The generated processes include the numberX(t) of customers at timet, the waiting timeWnof thenth customer and the inter-departure intervalDn, i.e., the interval between departures of thenth and (n+1)th customers. The importance of these results is discussed, particularly in the field of estimation.Keywords
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