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Subject: Re: Prj 2
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:19:49 -0700
From: Bill Cheng <william@bourbon.usc.edu>

Someone wrote:

  > Bill Cheng wrote:
  > > Someone wrote:
  > >
  > >   > "Â The return value of GetInterval() should be an integer having a
  > >   > unit of milliseconds. To make things easier to manage, we limit
  > >   > the value of this integer to be between 1 and 10,000. This means
  > >   > that before GetInterval() returns, you must examine the value it
  > >   > plans to return. If it's too small, set it to 1, if it's too
  > >   > large, set it to 10,000. This also applies to the values you read
  > >   > from tsfile. "
  > >   > 
  > >   > Does it mean if rate is 0 must return 10000 and if value
  > >   > returned by GetInterval is < 1 then we should return 1?
  > >
  > > Correct!
  > > --
  > > Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu <URL:http://merlot.usc.edu/william/usc/>
  > 
  > Could we also assume service time ranges from 1 to 10000, if mu is too 
  > small or too large?

GetInterval() is a generic function.  It doesn't care if
you are doing inter-arrival time or service time.  You
can use it for anything you want, if appropriate.
--
Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu <URL:http://merlot.usc.edu/william/usc/>