Dependability Metrics: GI-Dagstuhl Research Seminar, Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, October 5 - November 1, 2005, Advanced Lectures

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Irene Eusgeld, Felix Freiling, Ralf H. Reussner
Springer Science & Business Media, May 30, 2008 - Computers - 305 pages

This tutorial book gives an overview of the current state of the art in measuring the different aspects of dependability of systems: reliability, security and performance.

 

Contents

Introduction to Dependability Metrics
2
I Foundations
6
On Metrics and Measurements
7
Validation of Predictions with Measurements
14
From Design to Deployment
19
Basic and Dependent Metrics
37
Goal Question Metric
39
Quality of Service Modeling Language
43
Human Factors
188
IV Performance Metrics
196
Introduction to Performance Metrics
197
PerformanceRelated Metrics in the ISO 9126 Standard
204
Analytical Performance Metrics
207
Performance Metrics in Software Design Models
219
Techniques and Tools
226
Performance Metrics for Specific Domains
233

Markov Models
48
II Reliability Metrics
56
Hardware Reliability
57
Software Reliability
104
III Security Metrics
126
Introduction to Security Metrics
127
Cryptographic Attack Metrics
133
Security Measurements and Metrics for Networks
157
Industrial Approaches and Standards for Security Assessment
166
Economic Security Metrics
176
V Overlapping Metrics
241
Introduction to Overlapping Attributes
243
Performability
245
A Subjective Overview
255
Appendixpdf
258
Biographies of Contributorspdf
261
Referencespdf
267
Subject Indexpdf
301
Author Indexpdf
304
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