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 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 1997 |