In this paper we consider a block replacement model in which a component can be replaced preventively at maintenance opportunities only. Maintenance opportunities occur randomly and are modelled through a renewal process. In the first, theoretical part of the paper we derive an optimality equation and show that the optimal opportunity block replacement policy can be described as a so-called one...

— This paper presents a new cache replacement policy based on Instruction-based Reuse Distance Prediction (IbRDP) Replacement Policy originally proposed by Keramidas, Petoumenos, and Kaxiras [5] and further optimized by Petoumenos et al. [6]. In these works [5,6] we have proven that there is a strong correlation between the temporal characteristics of the cache blocks and the access patterns of...

age replacement policy is concerned with finding an optional time tominimize the cost, at which time the unit is replaced even if itdoes not fail. so far, age replacement policy involving random agehas been proposed. this paper will assume the age of the unit is anuncertain variable, and find the optimal time to replace the unit.

Age replacement policy is concerned with finding an optional time tominimize the cost, at which time the unit is replaced even if itdoes not fail. So far, age replacement policy involving random agehas been proposed. This paper will assume the age of the unit is anuncertain variable, and find the optimal time to replace the unit.

In this research, we study an optimal overhaul–replacement policy of a multi-degraded repairable system sold with a free replacement warranty. In the proposed replacement policy, a maintenance action and failure are dependent on a system degradation level and the system age, and hence the replacement model will provide more effective maintenance decisions. Failure of the system is modeled using...

This paper deals with the condition-based maintenance of single-unit systems which are subject to the competing and dependent failures due deterioration and traumatic shock events. The main aim is to provide a model to assess the value of condition monitoring information for the maintenance decision-making. A condition-based periodic inspection/replacement policy is developed and compared with ...

The processor-to-memory communication on systemlevel buses dissipates a significant amount of the overall power in microprocessor-based architectures. A methodology has been set up to evaluate the effects of both encoding schemes and multi-level cache memories on the power consumption associated with the systemlevel address and data buses of a high-end computer system based on the PowerPC604e a...

The increasing gap between fast data processing speed and long access latency has become the bottleneck of memory intensive workloads. One way to reduce average load to use latency is to minimize cache misses. While cold misses can be eliminated via prefetching schemes, conflict misses cannot be avoided without an efficient replacement policy. Given future cache access sequences, Belady’s algor...