Day 2: Why AI Requests Wait: Bounded Queues and Deadlines

Day 2: Why AI Requests Wait: Bounded Queues and Deadlines An architecture diagram generated by Archify. Client · Send request and deadline · Architecture component Client Send request and deadline Admission gate · Reject when budget is full · Architecture component Admission gate Reject when budget is full Waiting queue · Bound size; expire old work · Architecture component Waiting queue Bound size; expire old work Scheduler · Select eligible live request · Architecture component Scheduler Select eligible live request Serving worker · Generate within budget · Architecture component Serving worker Generate within budget Response · Success or explicit timeout · Architecture component Response Success or explicit timeout request admitted only not expired capacity ready result Legend Frontend Backend Security Message bus External