Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1704646 | Applied Mathematical Modelling | 2013 | 12 Pages |
Consider a GI/M/1 queue with multiple vacations. As soon as the system becomes empty, the server either begins an ordinary vacation with probability q (0⩽q⩽1)(0⩽q⩽1) or takes a working vacation with probability 1-q1-q. We assume the vacation interruption is controlled by Bernoulli. If the system is non-empty at a service completion instant in a working vacation period, the server can come back to the normal busy period with probability p (0⩽p⩽1)(0⩽p⩽1) or continue the vacation with probability 1-p1-p. Using the matrix-analytic method, we obtain the steady-state distributions for the queue length both at arrival and arbitrary epochs. The waiting time and sojourn time are also derived by different methods. Finally, some numerical examples are presented.