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Architecting dynamic reconfiguration in dependable systems. / Gomes, Antonio Tadeu A.; Batista, Thais V.; Joolia, Ackbar et al.
Architecting Dependable Systems IV. ed. / Rogério de Lemos; Cristina Gacek; Alexander Romanovsky. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2007. p. 237-261 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 4615).

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Gomes, ATA, Batista, TV, Joolia, A & Coulson, G 2007, Architecting dynamic reconfiguration in dependable systems. in R de Lemos, C Gacek & A Romanovsky (eds), Architecting Dependable Systems IV. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4615, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 237-261, DSN 2006 Workshop on Architecting Dependable Systems (DSN 2006 WADS) , Philadelphia, Penn., United States, 27/06/06. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74035-3_11

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Gomes, A. T. A., Batista, T. V., Joolia, A., & Coulson, G. (2007). Architecting dynamic reconfiguration in dependable systems. In R. de Lemos, C. Gacek, & A. Romanovsky (Eds.), Architecting Dependable Systems IV (pp. 237-261). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 4615). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74035-3_11

Vancouver

Gomes ATA, Batista TV, Joolia A, Coulson G. Architecting dynamic reconfiguration in dependable systems. In de Lemos R, Gacek C, Romanovsky A, editors, Architecting Dependable Systems IV. Berlin: Springer Verlag. 2007. p. 237-261. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-74035-3_11

Author

Gomes, Antonio Tadeu A. ; Batista, Thais V. ; Joolia, Ackbar et al. / Architecting dynamic reconfiguration in dependable systems. Architecting Dependable Systems IV. editor / Rogério de Lemos ; Cristina Gacek ; Alexander Romanovsky. Berlin : Springer Verlag, 2007. pp. 237-261 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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