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Optimizing queues with deadlines under infrequent monitoring

Systems and Control 2024-03-22 v1 Networking and Internet Architecture Systems and Control

Abstract

In this paper, we aim to improve the percentage of packets meeting their deadline in discrete-time M/M/1 queues with infrequent monitoring. More specifically, we look into policies that only monitor the system (and subsequently take actions) after a packet arrival. We model the system as an MDP and provide the optimal policy for some special cases. Furthermore, we introduce a heuristic algorithm called "AB-n" for general deadlines. Finally, we provide numerical results demonstrating the desirable performance of "AB-n" policies.

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@article{arxiv.2403.14525,
  title  = {Optimizing queues with deadlines under infrequent monitoring},
  author = {Faraz Farahvash and Ao Tang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.14525},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 pages, 6 figures