Brownian Control Problems for a Multiclass M/M/1 Queueing Problem with Model Uncertainty

We consider a multidimentional Brownian control problem (BCP) with model uncertainty that formally emerges from a multiclass M/M/1 queueing control problem under heavy traffic with model uncertainty. The BCP is formulated as a multidimensional stochastic differential game with two players: a minimiz...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mathematics of operations research 2019-05, Vol.44 (2), p.739-766
1. Verfasser: Cohen, Asaf
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Zusammenfassung:We consider a multidimentional Brownian control problem (BCP) with model uncertainty that formally emerges from a multiclass M/M/1 queueing control problem under heavy traffic with model uncertainty. The BCP is formulated as a multidimensional stochastic differential game with two players: a minimizer who has an equivalent role to the decision maker in the queueing control problem and a maximizer whose role is to set up the uncertainty of the model. The dynamics are driven by a Brownian motion. We show that a state-space collapse properly holds. That is, the multidimensional BCP can be reduced to a one-dimensional BCP with model uncertainty that also takes the form of a two-player stochastic differential game. Then, the value function of both games is characterized as the unique solution to a free-boundary problem from which we extract equilibria for both games. Finally, we analyze the dependence of the value function and the equilibria on the ambiguity parameters.
ISSN:0364-765X
1526-5471
DOI:10.1287/moor.2018.0944