EE 6420 Queueing Theory

Spring 2026

Course Staff

Instructor:

Jay Cheng (¾G  ³Ç), Delta 811 (¥x¹FÀ] 811), ext. 62207.

Lectures: T6R5R6, Delta 208 (¥x¹FÀ] 208).

Office Hours: T5, after classes, or by appointment.

Announcements

The following schedule is subject to change as the course progresses, and you should come back frequently for the most recent update.
    Week 1: Probability, Chapter 1, pp. 1~10
    Week 2: Probability, Chapter 1, pp. 11~14 + Chapter 2, pp. 1~4
    Week 3: Probability, Chapter 3,
    Week 4: Probability, Chapters 4~5
    Week 5: Probability, Chapters 6~7
    Week 6: Probability, Chapters 8~9
    Week 7: Probability, Chapters 10~11

    Week 8: Chapter 1, pp. 1~8 + Chapter 2, pp. 1~3
    Week 9: Chapter 2, pp. 4~13
    Week 10: Chapter 2, pp. 14~25
    Week 11: Chapter 3, pp. 1~15
    Week 12: Chapter 3, pp. 16~30
    Week 13: Chapter 4, pp. 1~14
    Week 14: Chapter 4, pp. 15~28
    Week 15: Chapter 4, pp. 29~46
    Week 16: Chapter 5, pp. 1~14

Textbook

J. F. Shortle, J. M. Thompson, D. Gross, and C. M. Harris, "Fundamentals of Queueing Theory," 5th Ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2018.
(Textbook website: http://mason.gmu.edu/~jshortle/fqt5th.html)

References

S. Ghahramani, "Fundamentals of Probability, with Stochastic Processes," 3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005.

S. Resnick, "A Probability Path," Birkhauserl, 1999.

Randolph Nelson, "Probability, Stochastic Processes, and Queueing Theory: The Mathematics of Computer Performance Modelling," New York, NY: Springer, 1995.

L. Kleinrock, "Queueing Systems, Vol. 1: Theory," New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1975.

L. Kleinrock, "Queueing Systems, Vol. 2: Computer Applications," New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1976.

Course Descriptions

This course is an introduction to the elementary queueing theory and its applications.

Syllabus

1. Introduction

2. Review of Probability and Stochastic Processes

3. Simple Markovian Queueing Models

4. Advanced Markovian Queueing Models

5. Networks, Series, and Cyclic queues

6. General Arrival or Service Patterns

Grading

Your grade = Homeworks & Exams (50%) + In-class Q&A and presentation (50%)

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