11th EAI International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools

Research Article

Exact Computation and Bounds for the Coupling Time in Queueing Systems

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.5-12-2017.2274715,
        author={Sebastian  Samain and Ana  Busic},
        title={Exact Computation and Bounds for the Coupling Time in Queueing Systems},
        proceedings={11th EAI International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools},
        publisher={ACM},
        proceedings_a={VALUETOOLS},
        year={2018},
        month={8},
        keywords={perfect simulation algorithmic complexity queueing systems automata},
        doi={10.4108/eai.5-12-2017.2274715}
    }
    
  • Sebastian Samain
    Ana Busic
    Year: 2018
    Exact Computation and Bounds for the Coupling Time in Queueing Systems
    VALUETOOLS
    ACM
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.5-12-2017.2274715
Sebastian Samain1,*, Ana Busic1
  • 1: INRIA
*Contact email: samain.seb@gmail.com

Abstract

This paper is a work in progress on the exact computation and bounds of the expected coupling time for finite-state Markov chains. We give an exact formula in terms of generating series. We show how this may help to bound the expected coupling time for queueing networks.