DocumentCode
1346177
Title
Availability Analysis of a Fault-Tolerant Computer System
Author
Cin, Mario Dal
Author_Institution
Institut fÿr Informationsverarbeitung, Universitÿt Tÿbingen: ingen; Köstlinstr. 6, 74 Tÿbingen, WEST GERMANY.
Issue
3
fYear
1980
Firstpage
265
Lastpage
268
Abstract
Queueing network theory is applied in order to determine the availability of a fault-tolerant multiprocessor computer system. Mean repair times and utilizations of system units are computed. Subsystem availabilities are obtained by the decomposition technique of queueing network theory.
Keywords
Availability; Built-in self-test; Computer network reliability; Computer networks; Control systems; Fault tolerant systems; Intelligent networks; Power system reliability; Queueing analysis; Steady-state; Fault-tolerance; Mean repair times; Queueing networks; Steady-state availability; Subsystem availability;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1980.5220816
Filename
5220816
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