Title :
On the quantitative evaluation of functionality in distributed intelligence systems
Author :
Valraud, Francçis R H ; Levis, Alexander H.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Inf. & Decision Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A quantitative methodology is presented for identifying and evaluating the shortfalls and overlaps between the desired functionality of a distributed intelligence system, as characterized by the requirements and the functionality of a proposed or implemented system. The approach is based on developing compatible Petri net representations of the requirements and of the system architecture which form the basis for the comparison of the desired and actual functionalities. By using the theory of Petri net invariants, the functionalities in both representations are obtained. They can then be compared to determine shortfalls and overlaps. The methodology is applied to a distributed intelligence system that models a distributed command center
Keywords :
Petri nets; distributed processing; knowledge based systems; compatible Petri net representations; distributed command center; distributed intelligence system; quantitative methodology; system architecture; Bars; Contracts; Intelligent systems; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Mathematical model; Performance evaluation; Process design; Switches; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Albany, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1987-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISIC.1989.238712
