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HPDC
1999
IEEE
15 years 9 months ago
Predicting the CPU Availability of Time-shared Unix Systems on the Computational Grid
In this paper we focus on the problem of making short and medium term forecasts of CPU availability on timeshared Unix systems. We evaluate the accuracy with which availability ca...
Richard Wolski, Neil T. Spring, Jim Hayes
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WSC
2008
15 years 7 months ago
A simplified modeling approach for human system interaction
Despite increasing dependency on technology, the importance of humans is expected to increase and to provide a realistic basis for decision support; both technical and organizatio...
Torbjorn P. E. Ilar
WSC
2008
15 years 7 months ago
A plug-in-based architecture for random number generation in simulation systems
Simulations often depend heavily on random numbers, yet the impact of random number generators is recognized seldom. The generation of random numbers for simulations is not trivia...
Roland Ewald, Johannes Rossel, Jan Himmelspach, Ad...
136
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ASMTA
2008
Springer
113views Mathematics» more  ASMTA 2008»
15 years 7 months ago
Exact Sojourn Time Distribution in an Online IPTV Recording System
In this paper we analytically derive the sojourn time of a user accessing an online IPTV recording service. Basically, the system consists of a server (or server farm) and the band...
Tobias Hoßfeld, Kenji Leibnitz, Marie-Ange R...
127
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MASCOTS
2004
15 years 6 months ago
Structured Stochastic Modeling of Fault-Tolerant Systems
Fault-tolerant mechanisms have been increasingly used to develop safety-critical systems in the past years. Therefore the accurate description of these mechanisms is crucial if we...
Cristiano Bertolini, Leonardo Brenner, Paulo Ferna...