Kendall’s notation: A/B/C/K/m/Z
A, Inter-arrival distribution
- M exponential
- D constant or deterministic
- Ek Erlang
- G General
B, Service time distribution
C, Number of Servers
K, Capacity (maximum number of requests/customers allowed)of the system. Includes request/customers in the queue as well as those being service.
m Population size (number of customers that might enter or request services)
Z Service Discipline - this can include such systems as FIFO(First In, First Out), LIFO(abbreviated as Last In, First Out), SIRO (abbreviated as Service In Random Order), Pxxx (Priority service, preemptive and non-preemptive)