You Have Seen That, in an M/D/1 Problem, the Average

question 86

Essay

You have seen that, in an M/D/1 problem, the average queue length is exactly one-half the average queue length of an otherwise identical M/M/1 problem. Are all other performance statistics one-half as large also? Explain.

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