Abstract
We consider a polling system on a space with general independent arrival, service and walking times. We present necessary and sufficient conditions for stability, based on drift analysis of both the workload and the residual inter-arrival times within some embedded times called cycles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 187-194 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Operations Research Letters |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 1997 |