Title :
Polling systems: applications, modeling, and optimization
Author :
Levy, Hanoch ; Sidi, Moshe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of comput. Sci., Tel-Aviv Univ., Israel
fDate :
10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The cyclic polling model, its enhancement by customer routing, and the replacement of a fixed polling order by a random polling order are reviewed. Modeling of polling systems, performance improvement, and system optimization issues are discussed. Examples are given that include token rings, ARQ and time-sharing schemes, random-access protocols, robotics and manufacturing systems. Emphasis is not on the analytical derivations of polling systems but rather on the description of the capabilities and limitations of the different polling models
Keywords :
factory automation; optimisation; protocols; queueing theory; robots; time-sharing systems; token networks; ARQ; customer routing; cyclic polling model; manufacturing systems; performance improvement; polling systems; random polling order; random-access protocols; robotics; system optimization; time-sharing schemes; token rings; Application software; Automatic repeat request; Computer aided manufacturing; Manufacturing systems; Performance analysis; Power system modeling; Robots; Routing; Time sharing computer systems; Token networks;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
