On Increasing the Accuracy of Modeling Multi-Service Overflow Systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal Streams

In this article, we present an analysis of the accuracy level of methods for modeling the multi-service overflow systems that service Erlang, Engset, and Pascal traffic. In systems with traffic overflow, new calls that cannot be serviced by the primary resources are overflown (directed) to other ava...

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Main Authors: Mariusz Głąbowski, Damian Kmiecik, Maciej Stasiak
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Electronics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/508
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Damian Kmiecik
Maciej Stasiak
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description In this article, we present an analysis of the accuracy level of methods for modeling the multi-service overflow systems that service Erlang, Engset, and Pascal traffic. In systems with traffic overflow, new calls that cannot be serviced by the primary resources are overflown (directed) to other available resources that can service a given call, that is, to the secondary resources (alternative resources). In the article, we focus on studying the influence of methods for determining the parameters of traffic that overflows to the secondary resources on the accuracy of determining the traffic characteristics of overflow systems. Our analysis revealed that the main source of the inaccuracy of the existing methods is their approach to determining both the average value and the variance of multi-service Pascal traffic streams offered to the secondary resources. Therefore, we proposed a new method for determining the parameters of Pascal overflow traffic. The method is based on the decomposition of multi-service primary resources into single-service resources and the subsequent conversion of Engset and Pascal streams into equivalents of Erlang traffic. The results of the analytical calculations obtained on the basis of the new method are then compared with the results of simulation experiments for a number of selected structures of overflow systems that service Erlang, Engset, and Pascal traffic. The results of the study indicate that the proposed theoretical model has a significantly higher accuracy than the models proposed in the literature. The method can be used in the analysis, dimensioning, and optimization of multi-service telecommunication systems composed of separated resources, for example, mobile cellular systems.
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spelling doaj.art-517474d4fbba47f28c7c10a63f86ddc52023-12-11T17:56:50ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922021-02-0110450810.3390/electronics10040508On Increasing the Accuracy of Modeling Multi-Service Overflow Systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal StreamsMariusz Głąbowski0Damian Kmiecik1Maciej Stasiak2Institute of Communication and Computer Networks, Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Polanka 3, 60-965 Poznan, PolandInstitute of Communication and Computer Networks, Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Polanka 3, 60-965 Poznan, PolandInstitute of Communication and Computer Networks, Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Polanka 3, 60-965 Poznan, PolandIn this article, we present an analysis of the accuracy level of methods for modeling the multi-service overflow systems that service Erlang, Engset, and Pascal traffic. In systems with traffic overflow, new calls that cannot be serviced by the primary resources are overflown (directed) to other available resources that can service a given call, that is, to the secondary resources (alternative resources). In the article, we focus on studying the influence of methods for determining the parameters of traffic that overflows to the secondary resources on the accuracy of determining the traffic characteristics of overflow systems. Our analysis revealed that the main source of the inaccuracy of the existing methods is their approach to determining both the average value and the variance of multi-service Pascal traffic streams offered to the secondary resources. Therefore, we proposed a new method for determining the parameters of Pascal overflow traffic. The method is based on the decomposition of multi-service primary resources into single-service resources and the subsequent conversion of Engset and Pascal streams into equivalents of Erlang traffic. The results of the analytical calculations obtained on the basis of the new method are then compared with the results of simulation experiments for a number of selected structures of overflow systems that service Erlang, Engset, and Pascal traffic. The results of the study indicate that the proposed theoretical model has a significantly higher accuracy than the models proposed in the literature. The method can be used in the analysis, dimensioning, and optimization of multi-service telecommunication systems composed of separated resources, for example, mobile cellular systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/508telecommunications networksperformance evaluationanalytical modelingtraffic overflow
spellingShingle Mariusz Głąbowski
Damian Kmiecik
Maciej Stasiak
On Increasing the Accuracy of Modeling Multi-Service Overflow Systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal Streams
Electronics
telecommunications networks
performance evaluation
analytical modeling
traffic overflow
title On Increasing the Accuracy of Modeling Multi-Service Overflow Systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal Streams
title_full On Increasing the Accuracy of Modeling Multi-Service Overflow Systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal Streams
title_fullStr On Increasing the Accuracy of Modeling Multi-Service Overflow Systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal Streams
title_full_unstemmed On Increasing the Accuracy of Modeling Multi-Service Overflow Systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal Streams
title_short On Increasing the Accuracy of Modeling Multi-Service Overflow Systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal Streams
title_sort on increasing the accuracy of modeling multi service overflow systems with erlang engset pascal streams
topic telecommunications networks
performance evaluation
analytical modeling
traffic overflow
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/508
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