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On the rate of convergence for infinite server Erlang-Sevastyanov’s problem. (English) Zbl 1307.60138
Summary: Polynomial convergence rates in total variation are established in Erlang-Sevastyanov type problems with an infinite number of servers and a general distribution of service under assumptions on the intensity of service.

##### MSC:
 60K25 Queueing theory (aspects of probability theory) 60J27 Continuous-time Markov processes on discrete state spaces 68M20 Performance evaluation, queueing, and scheduling in the context of computer systems 90B22 Queues and service in operations research
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