Using control theory to achieve service level objectives in performance management

2001 7th IEEE/IFIP International Symposium on Integrated Network Management Proceedings: Integrated Management Strategies for the New Millennium

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 841-854

  Parekh, S ^a   Gandhi, N ^b   Hellerstein, J ^a   Tilbury, D ^b   Jayram, T ^a   Bigus, J ^a  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Control system analysis; Control systems; Control theory; Design methodology; Mathematical model; Software systems; System identification; Tuning

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; DESIGN; GROUPWARE; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS; ROOT LOCI; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; TUNING;

CLASSICAL CONTROL THEORY; COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARES; COLLABORATIVE WORK; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; FIRST-PRINCIPLES APPROACHES; HISTORICAL MEASUREMENTS; SERVICE LEVEL OBJECTIVE; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS;

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EID: 84952314862     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INM.2001.918084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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