%0 Journal Article %1 muntz1989bounding %A Muntz, Richard R. %A de Souza e Silva, E. %A Goyal, A. %D 1989 %J Computers, IEEE Transactions on %K availability %N 12 %P 1714-1723 %R 10.1109/12.40849 %T Bounding availability of repairable systems %U http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=40849 %V 38 %X Markov models are widely used for the analysis of availability of computer/communication systems. Realistic models often involve state-space cardinalities that are so large that it is impractical to generate the transition-rate matrix let alone solve for availability measures. An approximation technique is presented for determining steady-state availability. Of particular interest is that the method also provides bounds on the error. Examples are given to illustrate the method

@article{muntz1989bounding, abstract = {Markov models are widely used for the analysis of availability of computer/communication systems. Realistic models often involve state-space cardinalities that are so large that it is impractical to generate the transition-rate matrix let alone solve for availability measures. An approximation technique is presented for determining steady-state availability. Of particular interest is that the method also provides bounds on the error. Examples are given to illustrate the method}, added-at = {2014-10-15T21:49:03.000+0200}, author = {Muntz, Richard R. and de Souza e Silva, E. and Goyal, A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20aa12884399cae0a550aecbb96cb7240/avail_map_stud}, description = {IEEE Xplore Abstract - Bounding availability of repairable systems}, doi = {10.1109/12.40849}, interhash = {a424c6fe7f3ae61938e257a61efec32f}, intrahash = {0aa12884399cae0a550aecbb96cb7240}, issn = {0018-9340}, journal = {Computers, IEEE Transactions on}, keywords = {availability}, month = dec, number = 12, pages = {1714-1723}, timestamp = {2014-10-15T21:49:03.000+0200}, title = {Bounding availability of repairable systems}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=40849}, volume = 38, year = 1989 }