Stochastic Activity Networks: Formal Definitions and Concepts

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  • William H. Sanders
  • John F. Meyer
چکیده

Stochastic activity networks have been used since the mid1980s for performance, dependability, and performability evaluation. They have been used as a modeling formalism in three modeling tools (METASAN, UltraSAN, and Möbius), and have been used to evaluate a wide range of systems. This chapter provides the formal definitions and basic concepts associated with SANs, explaining their behavior and their execution policy precisely.

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تاریخ انتشار 2000