Statistical non-parametric algorithms to estimate the optimal software rejuvenation schedule

Proceedings of IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing, PRDC

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 77-84

  Dohi, T ^a   Goseva Popstojanova K ^b,c   Trivedi, K S ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Aging; Application software; Availability; Humans; Job shop scheduling; Scheduling algorithm; Software algorithms; Software performance; Software safety; Software testing

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ALGORITHMS; APPLICATION PROGRAMS; AVAILABILITY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; JOB SHOP SCHEDULING; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION; SAFETY TESTING; SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ASYMPTOTIC PROPERTIES; HUMANS; NON-PARAMETRIC ALGORITHM; SOFTWARE ALGORITHMS; SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE; SOFTWARE SAFETY; STATISTICAL ALGORITHM; STATISTICAL ESTIMATION;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 84949519090     PISSN: 15410110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PRDC.2000.897287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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