A comprehensive approach to optimal software rejuvenation

Performance Evaluation

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 917-933

  Zhao, Jing ^a,d   Wang, Yanbin ^b   Ning, Gaorong ^c   Trivedi, Kishor S ^d   Matias Jr , Rivalino ^e   Cai, Kai Yuan ^c  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d USA   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accelerated life tests; Importance sampling; Memory leaks; Non parametric estimation; Optimal software rejuvenation; Semi Markov process

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED LIFE TESTS; MEMORY LEAKS; NON-PARAMETRIC ESTIMATIONS; SEMI MARKOV PROCESS; SOFTWARE REJUVENATION;

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ESTIMATION; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; TESTING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 84885152176     PISSN: 01665316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peva.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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