Statistical multiplexing of correlated slow traffic sources

A statistical multiplexer supporting Markov, fixed-packet sources is studied. Unlike previous considerations, the time-constant of the sources is assumed to be greater than system time-unit (packet service time). As a result, the resulting arrival process is correlated but packets cannot be generated over consecutive discrete-time instants whose distance is less than the source time-constant, although the source may be active. The interesting case of double-time-constant Markov sources is also considered. As an example, numerical results are derived for the case of multiplexing packetized voice sources