Isi Mitrani

Francois Baccelli

Alain Jean-Marie

It is widely recognized that the complexity of parallel and distributed systems is such that proper tools must be employed during their design stage in order to achieve the quantitative goals for which they are intended. This volume collects recent research results obtained within the Basic Research Action Qmips, which bears on the quantitative analysis of parallel and distributed architectures. Part 1 is devoted to research on the usage of general formalisms stemming from theoretical computer science in quantitative performance modeling of parallel systems. It contains research papers on process algebras, on Petri nets, and on queueing networks. The contributions in Part 2 are concerned with solution techniques. This part is expected to allow the reader to identify among the general formalisms of Part I, those that are amenable to an efficient mathematical treatment in the perspective of quantitative information. The common theme of Part 3 is the application of the analytical results of Part 2 to the performance evaluation and optimization of parallel and distributed systems. Part 1. Stochastic Process Algebras are used by N. Gotz, H. Hermanns, U. Herzog, V. Mertsiotakis and M. Rettelbach as a novel approach for the struc tured design and analysis of both the functional behaviour and performability (i.e performance and dependability) characteristics of parallel and distributed systems. This is achieved by integrating stochastic modeling and analysis into the powerful and well investigated formal description techniques of process algebras.

Quantitative Methods in Parallel Systems

Erol Gelenbe

Analysis and Synthesis of Computer Systems presents a broad overview of methods that are used to evaluate the performance of computer systems and networks, manufacturing systems, and interconnected services systems. Aside from a highly readable style that rigorously addresses all subjects, this second edition includes new chapters on numerical methods for queueing models and on G-networks, the latter being a new area of queuing theory that one of the authors has pioneered. This book will have a broad appeal to students, practitioners and researchers in several different areas, including practicing computer engineers as well as computer science and engineering students. Contents:Basic Tools of Probabilistic ModellingThe Queue with Server of Walking Type and Its Applications to Computer System ModellingQueueing Network ModelsQueueing Networks with Multiple Classes of Positive and Negative Customers and Product Form SolutionMarkov-Modulated QueuesDiffusion Approximation Methods for General Queueing NetworksApproximate Decomposition and Iterative Techniques for Closed Model SolutionSynthesis Problems in Single-Resource Systems: Characterisation and Control of Achievable PerformanceControl of Performance in Mutliple-Resource SystemsA Queue with Server of Walking Type Readership: Academic, students, professionals, telecommunications industry, operations management and industry. Keywords:Computer Systems;Computer Networks;Queuing Theory;Quality of Service;Performance Evaluation

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