DocumentCode
2455032
Title
Efficiency of first-come first-served algorithms
Author
Loher, Urs
Author_Institution
Corp. Technol., Swisscom AG, Berne, Switzerland
fYear
1998
fDate
16-21 Aug 1998
Firstpage
108
Abstract
We derive a new upper bound on the efficiency of first-come first-served algorithms (FCFSA) based on a genie argument. This upper bound of 0.4906 is only slightly higher than today´s best known algorithm which achieves a maximum stable throughput of 0.4878
Keywords
access protocols; multi-access systems; FCFSA; efficiency; first-come first-served algorithms; genie argument; maximum stable throughput; upper bound; Algorithm design and analysis; Capacity planning; Filtering theory; Protocols; Throughput; Upper bound;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Theory, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5000-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISIT.1998.708696
Filename
708696
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