Title :
A fuzzy approach to reliability estimation of mobile agent-based systems
Author :
Daoud, Mosaab ; Mahmoud, Qusay H.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Guelph, Guelph
Abstract :
In this paper we explore the reliability of mobile agent-based systems under the assumption of uncertainty regarding the system´s environment (network). The lack of information about the failure rates of processors and communications links make it hard to estimate the required reliability using the conventional approach. To solve this problem, a fuzzy approach is suggested and experiments are conducted through Monte Carlo simulation. The results show the robustness of the proposed approach.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; fuzzy set theory; mobile agents; reliability theory; Monte Carlo simulation; communications links; fuzzy approach; mobile agent-based systems; processors failure rates; reliability estimation; Computer network reliability; Computer networks; Fuzzy systems; Hardware; Mobile communication; Robustness; Software reliability; Switches; Telecommunication network reliability; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2007. ISIC. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0990-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0991-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2007.4413852
