Modeling and control design for performance management of web servers via an LPV approach

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-275

  Qin, Wubi ^a   Wang, Qian ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hosting center; Linear parameter varying (LPV) modeling and control; Performance management; Quality of service (QoS); Web server

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIDDLEWARE; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; QUEUEING THEORY; SCHEDULING; TIME VARYING CONTROL SYSTEMS;

LINEAR-PARAMETER-VARYING (LPV); PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT;

WEB SERVICES;

EID: 33947690698     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2006.886433     Document Type: Article

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