Why queues explode
Change arrival pressure and watch a single-server queue build up.
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How it works
How it works.
Discrete-event M/M/1 model with exponential interarrival and service times. Stable mean queue length Lq = ρ²/(1 − ρ).
Assumptions and limits
One server, unlimited waiting room, independent exponential times. Theoretical steady-state values require arrivals < service.