Burst completion vs queue empty

Fluid FIFO model | 5,000/s for 10s | service 1,000/s | later arrivals 500/s

Burst completion vs queue empty Fluid FIFO model | 5,000/s for 10s | service 1,000/s | later arrivals 500/s t=0..10: burst sends 50,000 total t=0..10: completes 10,000 t=10: backlog 40,000; arrival drops to 500/s t=10..50: finishes remaining 40,000 burst jobs t=10..50: adds 20,000 later jobs behind burst t=50: burst done; queue still holds 20,000 t=50..90: net drain 500/s; queue empty Alternative: zero arrivals after t=10 Alternative: entire queue empty at t=50 Arrivals · Sequence participant Arrivals Queue · Sequence participant Queue Worker · Sequence participant Worker Legend default message