10 Questions
What is the mean processing time for parallel links?
It is the mean of the processing time over all parallel links divided by the sum of the parallel probabilities
How is the serial term defined?
The sum of the two processing times over all nodes
What does the loop contribution depend on?
The probability of looping and the total number of loops
How is the loop contribution calculated when expected to loop N times?
$N$
If a routine loops N times, each loop taking TL seconds and then TA seconds are spent outside the loop, what is the total mean time through the process?
$TA + NTL$
What is the parallel term in the context of processing time?
Mean of the processing time over all parallel links
How is the serial term defined?
Intuitively obvious as the sum of two processing times
What does the PL/(1 - PL) term reduce to when substituting N/(N + 1) for the probability of looping?
N
How is the loop contribution most simply understood?
By adding the link processing time and TA seconds
In what way is the mean processing time for parallel links calculated?
(PL + 1)/(1 - PL)
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