Sharp Bounds and Simple Approximations for the Erlang Delay and Loss Formulas

Some sharp bounds and simple approximations are obtained for the Erlang delay formula and for the Erlang loss formula. One of the results is then used to get a simple analytical solution for the Server Allocation Problem.

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Year of publication:	1988
Authors:	Harel, Arie
Published in:	Management Science. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences - INFORMS, ISSN 0025-1909. - Vol. 34.1988, 8, p. 959-972
Publisher:	Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences - INFORMS
Subject:	queues \| Erlang delay formula \| Erlang loss formula \| inequalities \| approximations \| server allocation problem

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Other identifiers:	10.1287/mnsc.34.8.959 [DOI]
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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