Reliability Analysis of On-Line Computer Systems with a Spare Processor Using Computer-Aided Algebraic Manipulation

Abstract

This paper discusses the reliability of operation of an on-line computer system with a spare processor, described by a semi-Markov process model. Analytical solutions are obtained by using computer-aided algebraic manipulation techniques. The main purpose of the paper is to demonstrate that the difficulties of obtaining analytic solutions to Markov processes by standard techniques can be considerably reduced by the application of algebraic symbol manipulation languages. To the author's knowledge, the results of the reliability analysis are also new.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA122768

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  • Rahul Chattergy

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

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  • C4I

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  • Computers
  • Equations
  • Linear Algebraic Equations
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  • Mathematics
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  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Reliability
  • Statistics
  • Steady State
  • Step Functions
  • Time Intervals
  • Transitions

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  • Engineering

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.