On the optimization of free resources using non-homogeneous Markov chain software rejuvenation model

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1724-1732

  Koutras, Vasilis P ^a   Platis, Agapios N ^a   Gravvanis, George A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Continuous time Markov chain; Cyclic non homogeneous Markov chain; Markov reward models; Optimal rejuvenation policy; Performability; Software rejuvenation

Indexed keywords

FREE MEMORY; INTERNAL STATE; SOFTWARE AGING; SOFTWARE REJUVENATION MODEL; SYSTEM FAILURES;

COST FUNCTIONS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34447639749     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.09.017     Document Type: Article

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