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Optimal control and scheduling in a multi-class queueing network: Results and conjectures

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Abstract

Dynamic scheduling and control in queuing networks are addressed. A two-station queuing network with two types of jobs is studied. Type 1 jobs visit both stations 1 and 2 in sequence, and type 2 jobs visit station 1 only. The problem is to control the (external) arrival processes and the service processes, as well as to schedule the server at station 1 among the two types of jobs. The objective is to minimize a discounted cost function over an infinite time horizon. The approach is based on stochastic intensity representation of point processes. The problem is divided into several cases, each corresponding to a certain parameter range. Optimal control and scheduling are derived for some cases. For the other cases, conjectures for the optimality of certain simple threshold policies are presented.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)582-586
JournalProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Volume2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 29th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control Part 6 (of 6) - Honolulu, HI, USA
Duration: 5 Dec 19907 Dec 1990

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