NETWORKS & SYSTEMS

Little’s Law

correlates the average number of presences, throughput rate and residence time of the stable system.

L=λWL=\lambda W

symbols, variables and units

L: average quantity; λ: quantity/time; W: average residence time.

applicable conditions and boundaries

is long-term stable and has consistent statistical caliber; whether it includes service time or only queue needs to be clarified.

formula source code

The following is a copyable LaTeX expression.

L=\lambda W

Reference and Extended Learning

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