Dynamic Modeling and Control of Congestion-Prone Systems
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Operations Research
- Vol. 24 (3) , 400-419
- https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.24.3.400
Abstract
This paper constructs a dynamic model of a general congestion-prone system using a nonlinear differential equation to represent the relation between throughput and the system load. Although the model is not stochastic, it can give a good approximation of the dynamics of oversaturated or undersaturated system operation. The model is used to study the stability and transient behavior of a congestion-prone system and to analyze policies for the control of congestion in a simple optimal control model.Keywords
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