TASK ALLOCATION FOR MAXIMIZING RELIABILITY OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER-SYSTEMS

被引:126
作者
SHATZ, SM
WANG, JP
GOTO, M
机构
[1] SE LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,HAMMOND,LA
[2] OKI ELECT IND CO LTD,TOKYO,JAPAN
关键词
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; TASK ALLOCATION;
D O I
10.1109/12.165396
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
For distributed systems, we define system reliability as the probability that the system can run an entire task successfully. When the system's hardware configuration is fixed, the system reliability is mainly dependent on the software design. This paper deals with the task allocation problem, an essential phase in distributed software design, with the goal of maximizing the system reliability. A quantitative problem model, algorithms for optimal and suboptimal solutions, and simulation results are provided and discussed.
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页码:1156 / 1168
页数:13
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