Performance analysis for Bernoulli feedback queues subject to disasters: a system with batch Poisson arrivals under a multiple vacation policy

ABSTRACT We analyze an M/G/1 system with batch Poisson arrivals and instantaneous Bernoulli feedback, operating under a Multiple Vacation Policy. The system is subject to disasters that occur according to an independent Poisson process and are followed by (random) repair periods with general distribution. The analysis is carried out using the supplementary variable method. The Laplace transform of the time between two consecutive disasters is obtained and the existence of the stationary regime for the system is shown. Besides obtaining the stationary distribution for the number of customers in the system, we use the information regarding the rates of occurrence of various events provided by the supplementary variable solution to obtain a great variety of additional results. These include the Laplace transform of the busy period distribution and the probability that a customer completes service. We indicate areas of application of our model to real-life systems, in particular in Vehicle ad hoc Networks (VANETs), and we use the analytic results obtained to optimize such a system under a Quality of Service constraint. Finally, we analyze a variant of the system subject to disasters even when the server is not busy.