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The Indices Analysis of a Repairable Computer System Reliability

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Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 139))

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In paper, a mathematical model was developed by the supplementary variable method, which is consisted of hardware and software in series. The hardware is repaired to be as good as new; while the software is repaired periodically with decreasing life time and after a period of time, it is repaired as a new one. Under the assumption that the life times of hardware and software both follow exponential distribution and the repair times are subject to general distribution, we take the reliability indices of a repairable computer system.

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Qiao, X., Ma, D., Zhao, Z., Sun, F. (2012). The Indices Analysis of a Repairable Computer System Reliability. In: Xie, A., Huang, X. (eds) Advances in Electrical Engineering and Automation. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 139. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27951-5_45

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