Modeling and analysis of software rejuvenation in cable modem termination systems

Proceedings - International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, ISSRE

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 159-170

  Liu, Yun ^a   Trivedi, Kishor S ^a   Ma, Yue ^b   Han, James J ^b   Levendel, Haim ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Availability; Coaxial cables; Communication cables; Costs; Hardware; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Modems; Power cables; Software maintenance; Switches

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; CABLES; COAXIAL CABLES; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COSTS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; MAINTENANCE; MODEMS; PETRI NETS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SWITCHES; TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES;

CABLE MODEM TERMINATION SYSTEM; HYBRID FIBER COAXIAL; MEASUREMENT-BASED APPROACH; MODEL AND ANALYSIS; POWER CABLES; SOFTWARE REJUVENATION; STOCHASTIC PETRI NETS; STOCHASTIC REWARD NETS;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 84948744815     PISSN: 10719458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSRE.2002.1173239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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