Computer System Performance Modeling In Perspective : a Tribute To The Work Of Prof Kenneth C Sevcik.

Computer system performance evaluation is a key discipline for the understanding of the behavior and limitations of large scale computer systems and networks. This volume provides an overview of the milestones and major developments of the field. The contributions to the book include many of the pri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gelenbe, E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: World Scientific 2006.
Temas:
Sevcik, Kenneth C.
Computer systems > Evaluation.
Computer systems > Reliability.
Electronic digital computers > Evaluation.
Systèmes informatiques > Évaluation.
Systèmes informatiques > Fiabilité.
Ordinateurs > Évaluation.
Computer systems > Evaluation
Computer systems > Reliability
Electronic digital computers > Evaluation
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Ken Sevcik as an Advisor and Mentor
  • Chapter 2 Shadow Servers and Priority Scheduling
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Single Class Models
  • 3. Multi-Class Models
  • 4. Importance of Priorities
  • 5. The Shadow Server Approximaton
  • 6. Extensions
  • 7. Comments on Significance
  • References
  • Chapter 3 On the Chronology of Dynamic Allocation Index Policies: The Pioneering Work of K.C. Sevcik
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Sevcik's Smallest-Rank-First Index Policy
  • 3. Background and Chronology
  • 4. Examples
  • 5. Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Operational Analysis
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Dead Cows
  • 3. Dead Cows in Markovian Queueing Networks
  • 4. The Birth of Operational Analysis
  • 5. The Fundamental Assumptions of Operational Analysis
  • 6. Controversy
  • 7. Salute
  • 8. An Historical Footnote
  • References (Published)
  • References (Unpublished Technical.

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