Monday, October 21, 2019

What are some real life scenarios where the Erlang-B formula would be used?

Hi guys! So this is a bit of a homework question but it’s something that I can’t find the answer to online.

The question itself is as follows and is a part of a larger assignment where we have to implement the Erlang B formula in code and run some simulations using it. The coding aspect is easy, no issues there.

“Identify a simple real world scenario involving a resource which has a capacity to handle a maximum number of N simultaneous voice calls and where the use of the Erlang-B formula would be appropriate”.

I’m having trouble identifying such a scenario. I understand that the formulas function is to calculate the GOS and I know what all the terms in the equation mean/do but I have no clue where it would be used in real life.

An initial thought of mine was cell towers however I have no clue how many channels they usually have and the sort of network traffic that they would see.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you guys!



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