An analytical approach to architecture-based software performance and reliability prediction

Performance Evaluation

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-412

  Gokhale, Swapna S ^a   Wong, W Eric ^b   Horgan, J R ^c   Trivedi, Kishor S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

^c Tekordia Technologies   (United States)

^d Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Markov chain; Semi Markov process; Software architecture; Software performance; Software reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

SEMI-MARKOV PROCESS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 6444231796     PISSN: 01665316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peva.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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