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Analysis and Application of Polling Models

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Let me begin this essay by quoting a few passages from a nontechnical article by Dr. Martin A. Leibowitz (1968) entitled “Queues” in an old issue of Scientific American that refer to a polling model [11].

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  1. Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8573, Japan

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  1. Institut für Angewandte Informatik und Informationssysteme, Universität Wien, Lenaugasse 2/8, 1080, Wien, Austria

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  2. Informatik IV, Universität Dortmund, August-Schmidt-Straße 12, 44227, Dortmund, Germany

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  3. GMD Institut für Medienkommunikation, Schloß Birlinghoven, Postfach 1316, 53754, Sankt Augustin, Germany

    Martin Reiser

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Takagi, H. (2000). Analysis and Application of Polling Models. In: Haring, G., Lindemann, C., Reiser, M. (eds) Performance Evaluation: Origins and Directions. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1769. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46506-5_18

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