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aoi_fcfs_mm1.m
1function [meanAoI, varAoI, peakAoI] = aoi_fcfs_mm1(lambda, mu)
2%AOI_FCFS_MM1 Mean, variance, and peak AoI for M/M/1 FCFS queue
3%
4% [meanAoI, varAoI, peakAoI] = aoi_fcfs_mm1(lambda, mu)
5%
6% Computes the Age of Information metrics for an M/M/1 queue with
7% First-Come First-Served (FCFS) discipline.
8%
9% Parameters:
10% lambda (double): Arrival rate (Poisson arrivals)
11% mu (double): Service rate (exponential service)
12%
13% Returns:
14% meanAoI (double): Mean (average) Age of Information
15% varAoI (double): Variance of Age of Information
16% peakAoI (double): Mean Peak Age of Information
17%
18% Formulas (from Inoue et al., IEEE Trans. IT, 2019):
19% Mean AoI: E[A] = (1/mu) * (1 + 1/rho + rho^2/(1-rho))
20% Peak AoI: E[Apeak] = (1/mu) * (1 + 1/rho + rho/(1-rho))
21%
22% Reference:
23% Y. Inoue, H. Masuyama, T. Takine, T. Tanaka, "A General Formula for
24% the Stationary Distribution of the Age of Information and Its
25% Application to Single-Server Queues," IEEE Trans. Information Theory,
26% vol. 65, no. 12, pp. 8305-8324, 2019.
27%
28% See also: aoi_lcfspr_mm1, aoi_fcfs_mgi1, aoi_optimal_rate
29
30% Copyright (c) 2012-2026, Imperial College London
31% All rights reserved.
32
33% Validate inputs
34if lambda <= 0
35 line_error(mfilename, 'Arrival rate lambda must be positive');
36end
37if mu <= 0
38 line_error(mfilename, 'Service rate mu must be positive');
39end
40
41% Compute utilization
42rho = lambda / mu;
43
44% Check stability
45if rho >= 1
46 line_error(mfilename, 'System unstable: rho = lambda/mu = %.4f >= 1', rho);
47end
48
49% Mean AoI (Proposition 1 / Corollary from Section III-A)
50% E[A] = (1/mu) * (1 + 1/rho + rho^2/(1-rho))
51% = (1/mu) * (1 + mu/lambda + rho^2/(1-rho))
52meanAoI = (1/mu) * (1 + 1/rho + rho^2/(1-rho));
53
54% Mean Peak AoI
55% E[Apeak] = E[T] + E[Y] where T is system time, Y is interarrival time
56% For M/M/1: E[T] = 1/(mu-lambda), E[Y] = 1/lambda
57% E[Apeak] = 1/(mu-lambda) + 1/lambda = (1/mu) * (1/rho + 1/(1-rho))
58% = (1/mu) * (1 + 1/rho + rho/(1-rho))
59peakAoI = (1/mu) * (1 + 1/rho + rho/(1-rho));
60
61% Variance of AoI
62% From the paper, the second moment can be derived from the LST.
63% For M/M/1 FCFS, using results from Section III-A:
64% E[A^2] can be computed from -d^2/ds^2 A*(s)|_{s=0}
65%
66% The variance is computed using the known formula:
67% Var[A] = E[A^2] - (E[A])^2
68%
69% For M/M/1 FCFS, using the closed-form results:
70% Second moment: E[A^2] = 2/mu^2 * (1/rho^2 + 1/rho + rho^2/(1-rho)^2 + 1/(1-rho))
71E_A = meanAoI;
72E_A2 = (2/mu^2) * (1/rho^2 + 1/rho + rho^2/(1-rho)^2 + 1/(1-rho) + rho/(1-rho));
73varAoI = E_A2 - E_A^2;
74
75% Ensure non-negative variance (numerical safety)
76if varAoI < 0
77 varAoI = 0;
78end
79
80end