Description
Book SynopsisThis work covers the evaluation of the performance of computer communication systems. It covers developments in computer performability, bringing together two subjects that have been treated separately in different communities, namely computer and communication system performance evaluation.
Trade Review"...examines various computer techniques for analyzing computing performance in the presence of failures." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)
Table of ContentsContributing Authors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Introduction.
Queues with Breakdowns.
The Uniformization Method in Performability Analysis.
Closed-Form Solutions for Performability.
Markov-Reward Models and Hyperbolic Systems.
Monotonicity and Error Bound Results.
The Task Completion Time in Degradable Systems.
Rare Event Simulation.
Specification and Construction of Performability Models.
A Survey of Performability Modelling Tools.
Bibliography.
Concise Glossary.
Index.
