Intelligent probing: A cost-effective approach to fault diagnosis in computer networks

IBM Systems Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 372-385

  Brodie, Mark ^a   Rish, Irina ^a   Ma, Sheng ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

FAULT DIAGNOSIS;

FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036994888     PISSN: 00188670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/sj.413.0372     Document Type: Article

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