Class Queue
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable,Copyable
- Direct Known Subclasses:
Delay
The Queue node is the fundamental service station in queueing networks. It models a system where jobs wait in a buffer and are processed by one or more servers according to a scheduling strategy. Common examples include CPU schedulers, disk I/O queues, network routers, and service desks.
Key features:
- Multiple scheduling strategies: FCFS, PS, LCFS, priority-based, etc.
- Single or multi-server configurations
- Load-dependent and class-dependent service rates
- Support for preemptive and non-preemptive policies
- Polling server capabilities with various polling types
- Switchover times between job classes
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionprotected Map<JobClass, Distribution> Delay-off time distributions for function tasks (teardown time).protected Map<JobClass, Distribution> Setup time distributions for function tasks (cold start time).Fields inherited from class jline.lang.nodes.ServiceStation
serviceProcessesFields inherited from class jline.lang.nodes.Station
balkingStrategies, balkingThresholds, cap, classCap, dropRule, impatienceTypes, lcdScaling, ljcdCutoffs, ljcdScaling, ljdCutoffs, ljdScaling, lldScaling, numberOfServers, patienceDistributions, retrialDelayDistributions, retrialMaxAttempts, switchoverTimesFields inherited from class jline.lang.nodes.ServiceNode
schedPolicy, schedStrategy, schedStrategyParFields inherited from class jline.lang.nodes.Node
dropStrategy, input, model, nodeIndex, output, server, statefulIdx, stationIdx -
Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoidaddServerType(ServerType serverType) Adds a server type to this queue for heterogeneous multiserver configuration.booleancontainsJobClass(JobClass jobClass) Checks whether this queue has a service process configured for the specified job class.getDelayOffTime(JobClass jobClass) Gets the delay-off time distribution for a job class.Gets the scheduling policy for heterogeneous servers.Gets all heterogeneous service distributions for this queue.Gets the set of class indices with immediate feedback enabled.intGets the number of server types configured for this queue.Gets the scheduling policy type (preemptive or non-preemptive).Gets the scheduling strategy used by this queue.doublegetSchedStrategyPar(JobClass jobClass) Gets the scheduling strategy parameter for a specific job class.getServerType(int id) Gets a server type by its ID.getServerType(String name) Gets a server type by its name.Gets the list of server types configured for this queue.getService(JobClass jobClass) Gets the service time distribution for a specific job class.getService(JobClass jobClass, ServerType serverType) Gets the service time distribution for a specific job class and server type.getSetupTime(JobClass jobClass) Gets the setup time distribution for a job class.getSwitchover(JobClass jobClass) Gets the switchover time for a job class (POLLING scheduling strategy).getSwitchover(JobClass fromClass, JobClass toClass) Gets the switchover time from one job class to another.booleanChecks if immediate feedback is enabled for any class at this queue.booleanhasImmediateFeedback(int classId) Checks if immediate feedback is enabled for a specific class at this queue.booleanChecks if this queue has delay-off times enabled.booleanChecks if this queue is configured as a heterogeneous multiserver queue.booleanChecks if immediate feedback is enabled for all classes.voidPrints a summary of this queue's configuration to standard output.voidSets a class-dependent scaling function for service rates.voidsetDelayOff(JobClass jobClass, Distribution setupTime, Distribution delayoffTime) Sets the setup time and delay off time for a job class.voidSets the scheduling policy for heterogeneous servers.voidsetImmediateFeedback(boolean enabled) Enables or disables immediate feedback for all job classes at this queue.voidsetImmediateFeedback(JobClass jobClass) Enables immediate feedback for a specific job class at this queue.voidsetImmediateFeedbackForClasses(List<JobClass> jobClasses) Enables immediate feedback for multiple job classes at this queue.voidsetJointClassDependence(Map<JobClass, Matrix> scalingTables, Matrix cutoffs) Sets per-class joint class-dependent scaling for service rates.voidsetJointDependence(Matrix scalingTable) Sets joint class-dependent scaling with auto-computed cutoffs.voidsetJointDependence(Matrix scalingTable, Matrix cutoffs) Sets joint class-dependent scaling for service rates using a lookup table.voidsetLimit(int limit) Sets the maximum number of jobs for LPS scheduling.voidsetLoadDependence(Matrix alpha) Sets load-dependent service rate scaling factors.voidsetNumberOfServers(int numberOfServers) Sets the number of servers at this queueing station.voidsetPollingK(int k) Sets the K value for K-LIMITED polling (only valid for POLLING scheduling strategy with K-LIMITED type).voidsetPollingType(PollingType pollingType) Sets the polling type for this queue (only valid for POLLING scheduling strategy).voidsetPollingType(PollingType pollingType, int k) Sets the polling type for this queue with K value for K-LIMITED (only valid for POLLING scheduling strategy).voidsetSchedStrategyPar(JobClass jobClass, double weight) Sets the scheduling strategy parameter for a specific job class.voidsetService(JobClass jobClass, ServerType serverType, Distribution distribution) Sets the service time distribution for a specific job class and server type.voidsetSwitchover(JobClass fromClass, JobClass toClass, Distribution switchoverTime) Sets the switchover time from one job class to another (for general scheduling strategies).voidsetSwitchover(JobClass jobClass, Distribution switchoverTime) Sets the switchover time for a job class (only valid for POLLING scheduling strategy).booleanChecks if all job classes have at least one compatible server type.Methods inherited from class jline.lang.nodes.ServiceStation
getServiceProcess, setService, setService, setServiceMethods inherited from class jline.lang.nodes.Station
getBalkingStrategy, getBalkingStrategyLocal, getBalkingThresholds, getBalkingThresholdsLocal, getCap, getClassCap, getDropRule, getImpatienceType, getImpatienceTypeLocal, getLimitedClassDependence, getLimitedJointClassDependence, getLimitedJointClassDependenceCutoffs, getLimitedJointDependence, getLimitedJointDependenceCutoffs, getLimitedLoadDependence, getMaxRetrialAttempts, getMaxRetrialAttemptsLocal, getNumberOfServers, getPatience, getPatienceLocal, getRetrialDelayDistribution, getRetrialDelayDistributionLocal, getServiceRates, getSourceRates, getSwitchoverTime, hasBalking, hasBalkingLocal, hasPatience, hasPatienceLocal, hasRetrial, hasRetrialLocal, hasSwitchoverTime, isReferenceStation, isServiceDefined, isServiceDefined, isServiceDisabled, isServiceDisabled, setBalking, setBalking, setCap, setCapacity, setChainCapacity, setClassCap, setDropRule, setLimitedClassDependence, setLimitedJointClassDependence, setLimitedJointDependence, setLimitedLoadDependence, setPatience, setPatience, setRetrial, setRetrial, setSwitchoverTimeMethods inherited from class jline.lang.nodes.StatefulNode
clearState, getState, getStatefulIndex, getStatePrior, getStateSpace, resetStateSpace, setState, setState, setStatePrior, setStateSpaceMethods inherited from class jline.lang.nodes.Node
getAttribute, getDropStrategy, getInput, getModel, getNodeIndex, getOutput, getOutputStrategies, getRoutingStrategy, getSections, getServer, getStatefulIdx, getStationIdx, isStateful, reset, resetRouting, setKChoicesRouting, setModel, setNodeIdx, setProbRouting, setRLRouting, setRouting, setRouting, setStationIdx
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Field Details
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setupTimes
Setup time distributions for function tasks (cold start time). Maps job classes to their setup time distributions. -
delayOffTimes
Delay-off time distributions for function tasks (teardown time). Maps job classes to their delay-off time distributions.
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Constructor Details
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Queue
Creates a new queueing station with the specified scheduling strategy. Configures the appropriate server type based on the scheduling strategy. The queue is automatically added to the network model.- Parameters:
model- the network model to add this queue toname- the name for this queueing stationschedStrategy- the scheduling strategy to use (e.g., FCFS, PS, LCFS)- Throws:
RuntimeException- if the scheduling strategy is not supported
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Queue
Creates a new queueing station with default processor sharing (PS) scheduling.- Parameters:
model- The network model to add this queue toname- The name for this queueing station
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Method Details
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containsJobClass
Checks whether this queue has a service process configured for the specified job class.- Parameters:
jobClass- The job class to check- Returns:
- true if a service process exists for this job class, false otherwise
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getSchedPolicy
Gets the scheduling policy type (preemptive or non-preemptive).- Returns:
- The scheduling policy type (PR for preemptive, NP for non-preemptive)
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getSchedStrategy
Gets the scheduling strategy used by this queue.- Overrides:
getSchedStrategyin classStation- Returns:
- The scheduling strategy (e.g., FCFS, PS, LCFS, etc.)
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getSchedStrategyPar
Gets the scheduling strategy parameter for a specific job class.For strategies like DPS (Discriminatory Processor Sharing) and GPS (Generalized Processor Sharing), this returns the weight or priority parameter for the job class.
- Overrides:
getSchedStrategyParin classServiceNode- Parameters:
jobClass- The job class to get the parameter for- Returns:
- The scheduling parameter value, or 0.0 if not set
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getService
Gets the service time distribution for a specific job class.- Parameters:
jobClass- The job class to get the service distribution for- Returns:
- The service time distribution for this job class
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printSummary
public void printSummary()Prints a summary of this queue's configuration to standard output.The summary includes the queue name, service processes for each job class, their mean service times and squared coefficients of variation, number of servers, and output routing configuration.
- Overrides:
printSummaryin classNode
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setClassDependence
Sets a class-dependent scaling function for service rates.The function takes a matrix representing the number of jobs of each class at the station and returns a scaling factor for the service rate. This enables modeling of systems where service rates depend on the job mix.
- Parameters:
beta- A function that maps job class populations to a service rate scaling factor- Throws:
RuntimeException- if the scheduling strategy doesn't support class dependence
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setLoadDependence
Sets load-dependent service rate scaling factors.Each element alpha[n] specifies the service rate scaling when there are n jobs at the station. This enables modeling of systems where performance degrades under load.
- Parameters:
alpha- A matrix of scaling factors indexed by the number of jobs- Throws:
RuntimeException- if the scheduling strategy doesn't support load dependence
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setJointDependence
Sets joint class-dependent scaling for service rates using a lookup table.The scaling table is indexed by the per-class population vector (n1, n2, ..., nR) and returns the service rate scaling factor for that state. The table is stored in linearized form with index = n1 + n2*(N1+1) + n3*(N1+1)*(N2+1) + ...
- Parameters:
scalingTable- Linearized lookup table for (n1, n2, ..., nR) -> scalingcutoffs- Per-class cutoffs [N1, N2, ..., NR]- Throws:
RuntimeException- if the scheduling strategy doesn't support joint dependence
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setJointDependence
Sets joint class-dependent scaling with auto-computed cutoffs.Cutoffs are automatically computed using the formula: ceil(6000^(1/(M*K))) where M is the number of stations and K is the number of classes.
- Parameters:
scalingTable- Linearized lookup table for (n1, n2, ..., nR) -> scaling- Throws:
RuntimeException- if the scheduling strategy doesn't support joint dependence
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setJointClassDependence
Sets per-class joint class-dependent scaling for service rates.Unlike setJointDependence which uses a single scaling factor for all classes, this method allows each class to have its own scaling table indexed by the per-class population vector (n1, n2, ..., nK).
This is essential for Flow-Equivalent Server (FES) aggregation where the service rate for class c in state (n1,...,nK) equals the throughput of class c in an isolated subnetwork.
- Parameters:
scalingTables- Map from JobClass to linearized scaling tablecutoffs- Per-class cutoffs [N1, N2, ..., NR]- Throws:
RuntimeException- if the scheduling strategy doesn't support joint class dependence
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setNumberOfServers
public void setNumberOfServers(int numberOfServers) Sets the number of servers at this queueing station.For infinite server (IS) queues, this method has no effect as they always have unlimited servers.
- Overrides:
setNumberOfServersin classStation- Parameters:
numberOfServers- The number of parallel servers (must be positive)
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setSchedStrategyPar
Sets the scheduling strategy parameter for a specific job class.For weighted scheduling strategies (DPS, GPS, etc.), this sets the weight or priority parameter that determines the job class's share of the service capacity.
- Parameters:
jobClass- The job class to set the parameter forweight- The scheduling parameter value (e.g., weight, priority)
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setLimit
public void setLimit(int limit) Sets the maximum number of jobs for LPS scheduling. For LPS: limit is the max number of jobs that can execute in PS mode.- Parameters:
limit- the maximum number of concurrent jobs in PS mode- Throws:
RuntimeException- if called on non-LPS queue
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setPollingType
Sets the polling type for this queue (only valid for POLLING scheduling strategy).- Parameters:
pollingType- the polling type (GATED, EXHAUSTIVE, or KLIMITED)
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setPollingType
Sets the polling type for this queue with K value for K-LIMITED (only valid for POLLING scheduling strategy).- Parameters:
pollingType- the polling type (GATED, EXHAUSTIVE, or KLIMITED)k- the K value for K-LIMITED polling (ignored for other types)
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setPollingK
public void setPollingK(int k) Sets the K value for K-LIMITED polling (only valid for POLLING scheduling strategy with K-LIMITED type).- Parameters:
k- the K value (must be greater than 0)
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setSwitchover
Sets the switchover time for a job class (only valid for POLLING scheduling strategy).- Parameters:
jobClass- the job classswitchoverTime- the switchover time distribution
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setSwitchover
Sets the switchover time from one job class to another (for general scheduling strategies).- Parameters:
fromClass- the job class to switch fromtoClass- the job class to switch toswitchoverTime- the switchover time distribution
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getSwitchover
Gets the switchover time from one job class to another.- Parameters:
fromClass- the job class to switch fromtoClass- the job class to switch to- Returns:
- the switchover time distribution, or null if not set
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getSwitchover
Gets the switchover time for a job class (POLLING scheduling strategy).- Parameters:
jobClass- the job class- Returns:
- the switchover time distribution, or null if not set
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setDelayOff
Sets the setup time and delay off time for a job class. This is typically used for function-based tasks that have initialization overhead.- Parameters:
jobClass- the job classsetupTime- the setup time distributiondelayoffTime- the delay off time distribution
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getSetupTime
Gets the setup time distribution for a job class.- Parameters:
jobClass- the job class- Returns:
- the setup time distribution, or null if not set
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getDelayOffTime
Gets the delay-off time distribution for a job class.- Parameters:
jobClass- the job class- Returns:
- the delay-off time distribution, or null if not set
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isDelayOffEnabled
public boolean isDelayOffEnabled()Checks if this queue has delay-off times enabled. Delay-off is considered enabled if any job class has both a setup time and a delay-off time distribution configured.- Returns:
- true if delay-off is enabled, false otherwise
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addServerType
Adds a server type to this queue for heterogeneous multiserver configuration.When server types are added, the queue becomes a heterogeneous multiserver queue where different server types can have different service rates and serve different subsets of job classes.
The total number of servers at this queue becomes the sum of all server type counts.
- Parameters:
serverType- the server type to add- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException- if serverType is null or already added
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getServerTypes
Gets the list of server types configured for this queue.- Returns:
- a new list containing the server types
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getNumServerTypes
public int getNumServerTypes()Gets the number of server types configured for this queue.- Returns:
- the number of server types, or 0 if homogeneous
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isHeterogeneous
public boolean isHeterogeneous()Checks if this queue is configured as a heterogeneous multiserver queue.- Returns:
- true if server types are defined, false for homogeneous queue
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setHeteroSchedPolicy
Sets the scheduling policy for heterogeneous servers.This policy determines how jobs are assigned to server types when a job's class is compatible with multiple server types.
- Parameters:
policy- the heterogeneous scheduling policy- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException- if policy is null
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getHeteroSchedPolicy
Gets the scheduling policy for heterogeneous servers.- Returns:
- the heterogeneous scheduling policy
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setService
Sets the service time distribution for a specific job class and server type.This method is used for heterogeneous multiserver queues where different server types may have different service rates for the same job class.
- Parameters:
jobClass- the job classserverType- the server typedistribution- the service time distribution- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException- if any parameter is null or serverType is not in this queue
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getService
Gets the service time distribution for a specific job class and server type.- Parameters:
jobClass- the job classserverType- the server type- Returns:
- the service time distribution, or null if not set
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getHeteroServiceDistributions
Gets all heterogeneous service distributions for this queue.- Returns:
- the map of server type to job class to distribution
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getServerType
Gets a server type by its ID.- Parameters:
id- the server type ID- Returns:
- the server type, or null if not found
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getServerType
Gets a server type by its name.- Parameters:
name- the server type name- Returns:
- the server type, or null if not found
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validateCompatibility
public boolean validateCompatibility()Checks if all job classes have at least one compatible server type.This validation is important because in heterogeneous queues, every job class must be able to be served by at least one server type.
- Returns:
- true if all job classes have at least one compatible server type
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setImmediateFeedback
public void setImmediateFeedback(boolean enabled) Enables or disables immediate feedback for all job classes at this queue. When enabled, jobs that self-loop at this station stay in service instead of rejoining the queue.- Parameters:
enabled- true to enable immediate feedback for all classes, false to disable
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setImmediateFeedback
Enables immediate feedback for a specific job class at this queue.- Parameters:
jobClass- the job class to enable immediate feedback for
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setImmediateFeedbackForClasses
Enables immediate feedback for multiple job classes at this queue.- Parameters:
jobClasses- list of job classes to enable immediate feedback for
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hasImmediateFeedback
public boolean hasImmediateFeedback()Checks if immediate feedback is enabled for any class at this queue.- Returns:
- true if immediate feedback is enabled for at least one class
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hasImmediateFeedback
public boolean hasImmediateFeedback(int classId) Checks if immediate feedback is enabled for a specific class at this queue.- Parameters:
classId- the class index (0-based)- Returns:
- true if immediate feedback is enabled for the specified class
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getImmediateFeedbackClasses
Gets the set of class indices with immediate feedback enabled.- Returns:
- set of class indices, or null if none are set
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isImmediateFeedbackAll
public boolean isImmediateFeedbackAll()Checks if immediate feedback is enabled for all classes.- Returns:
- true if immediate feedback is enabled for all classes
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