Question: A computer router receives data packets that need to be transmitted to their destinations. The router operates in small time-slots that are such that on

A computer router receives data packets that need to be transmitted to their destinations. The router operates in small time-slots that are such that on a given time-slot only two things can happen: either a packet is received or no packets are received. The probability that a packet is received during a given time-slot isp, independently of any other time-slots. Packets are stored in a waiting queue at the router until they are successfully transmitted to their destination; there is no limit to how many packets can be stored. On any given time-slot, the router will also attempt to send out one packet from the waiting queue to its destination. The probability that a packet is successfully transmitted during a time-slot isq, independently of any other attempts. A packet that arrives and finds no other packets in the waiting queue will wait until the next time-slot to be transmitted. LetXndenote the number of packets waiting to be transmitted at the beginning of thenthtime-slot. Note that the state space ofXnisS= {0, 1, 2, 3,...}.

A.Computep0,0= P(Xn+1= 0 | Xn= 0).

B.Computepi,i= P(Xn+1= i | Xn= i)for i = 1, 2, 3,....

A.Indicate which of the following corresponds to the detailed balance equations for {Xn:n>=0}.

a.0 =0p +1p1,0andi =i1pi1,i+ipi,i +i+1pi+1,i , i=1,2,3,...

b.ip(1q) =i+1(1p)q, i=0,1,2,3,...

c.i =j=0jpj,i, i=0,1,2,3,...

d.iq(1p) =i+1(1q)p, i=0,1,2,3,...

e.None of the above

C.Explain in detailwhy isp < qa necessary and sufficient condition for {Xn: n>=0}to be positive recurrent.

D.Supposep= 0.5andq= 0.8. Compute ifori= 0, 1, 2,...., where= (0, 1, 2,...)is the stationary distribution of {Xn: n >=0}.

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