Applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) context continuously generate large amounts data. The data must be processed and monitored to allow rapid decision making. However, wireless connection that links such devices remote servers can lead loss. Thus, new forms a explored ensure system’s availability reliability as whole. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming increasingly empowered ...

Unintentional failures affect links and nodes in communication networks. Recovery mechanisms are the key tool for achieving the dependability required by the services using the network. However, high dependability in communication networks comes at a high cost in terms of the capacity needed by these mechanisms. The traffic from all services and users is carried by the same backbone network. Si...

In traditional development processes, each type of analysis is generally based on a dedicated model, which requires substantial amount of training to be used effectively. Performing dependability evaluation along with other analyses at architectural level allows both making architectural tradeoffs and predicting the effects of architectural decisions on the dependability of an application. This...

Digital telecommunication networks represent a fusion of concepts, techniques, and technologies from the fields of both communication and computing. The evaluation of such systems can likewise draw on methodologies which have evolved in both disciplines, bringing them together in a fashion that is suited to the needs of integrated services digital networks. With this aim, we discuss how quality...

Since 1995, the Performance and Dependability Symposium (PDS) has been a high-quality international forum for researchers and practitioners to report on the state-of-the-art of the evaluation of the impact of faults on the operation and performance of computer and communication systems. Where in the early years of PDS the considered faults were typically accidental (hardware failures, software ...