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On the Equilibrium in a Queuing System with Retrials and Strategic Arrivals

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  • Alexandra Borodina

    (Institute of Applied Mathematical Research, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia
    Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies, Petrozavodsk State University, 185035 Petrozavodsk, Russia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Vladimir Mazalov

    (Institute of Applied Mathematical Research, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia
    Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies, Petrozavodsk State University, 185035 Petrozavodsk, Russia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

This paper considers a callback single-server system with an orbit and a First-Come First-Served (FCFS) service discipline. Customers (users, clients) that encounter a busy server are sent into orbit and then have the option to retry service after an exponential period of time. In addition, each customer entering the system uses a strategy and must independently decide when to arrive in the system within a fixed admission period of time so that the expected sojourn time is minimal. We interpret the arrival process as a Nash equilibrium solution of a noncooperative game when the arrival intensity is completely described by an unknown distribution function, and then we propose a way to find an equilibrium for the case when the client’s waiting time for service is obviously limited. The analytical solution for the equilibrium is illustrated numerically for two-person and three-person games.

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  • Alexandra Borodina & Vladimir Mazalov, 2023. "On the Equilibrium in a Queuing System with Retrials and Strategic Arrivals," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:11:y:2023:i:16:p:3535-:d:1218143
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