# Queuing Theory

> Size a system from arrival and service rates, so capacity and wait time are predicted rather than guessed.

Record: `algorithms:queuing-theory`
Kind: algorithm
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms#algorithms-queuing-theory
Closure: https://banes-lab.com/json/records/algorithms/queuing-theory/closure

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## Domain

- [Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/algorithms-domain/architecture.md)

## Tier

- [leaf](https://banes-lab.com/records/vocabulary/domain-tier-leaf.md)

## Principle

- [Queuing Theory](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/queuing-theory.md)

## Composes

- [Capacity Planning](https://banes-lab.com/records/algorithms/capacity-planning.md)
- [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/algorithms/performance-core.md)

## Math type

- [Probability](https://banes-lab.com/records/reasoning/math-type-probability.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)
- [Architectural Clusters](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/algorithms/algorithms-domain-architectural-clusters.md)
- [The mathematics](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/reasoning/the-mathematics.md)
- [Domain tiers](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema/the-vocabulary-domain-tier.md)