ISSN:
1573-7640
Keywords:
Performance models
;
multiprogrammed systems
;
response times
;
marked multivariate point processes
;
statistical analysis of trace data
;
database management systems
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
Notes:
Abstract We consider the formulation of marked multivariate point process models for job response times in multiprogrammed computer systems. Complementing queueing network representation of the structure of the system to be modeled, the particularR-process (Response time process) model we propose permits representation of resource contention, facilitates the incorporation of realistic workload characteristics into system performance predictions, and can reproduce inhomogeneities observed in running systems. Specification of the structure of theR-process model is conditional on workload marks; this effectively separates the difficult problem of formal representation of workload characteristics from the overall problem of response time prediction. To illustrate these ideas, an application to database management systems is considered. Evidence of the predictive capability of theR-process model, based on statistical analysis of response time data from an IMS system, is also given.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00975885
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