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On a Problem Concerning a Central Storage Device Served by Multiple Terminals

Published: 01 July 1965 Publication History

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A storage or processing device with a fixed number of cells in considered. If a chance-mechanism selects which of M persons is to transmit an element of message to the device, the probability is found that the device will be filled without a complete message having been introduced into it. This probability should be useful in determining the “optimum” number of persons who can use the device. The problem is treated as one in an M-dimensional random walk.

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cover image Journal of the ACM
Journal of the ACM  Volume 12, Issue 3
July 1965
141 pages
ISSN:0004-5411
EISSN:1557-735X
DOI:10.1145/321281
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Association for Computing Machinery

New York, NY, United States

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Published: 01 July 1965
Published in JACM Volume 12, Issue 3

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