ISBN: 3-540-64949-2
TITLE: Computer Performance Evaluation
AUTHOR: Puigjaner, Ramon; Savino, Nunzio N.; Serra, Bartomeu (Eds.)
TOC:

Invited Paper 
A Modular and Scalable Simulation Tool for Large Wireless Networks 1 
R. Bagrodia, M. Gerla 
Software Performance Tools 
Designing Process Replication and Threading Policies: A Quantitative 
Approach 15 
M. Litoiu, J. Rolia, G. Serazzi 
SREPT: Software Reliability Estimation and Prediction Tool 27 
S. Ramani, S.S. Gokhale, K.S. Trivedi 
Reusable Software Components for Performability Tools and Their 
Utilization for Web-Based Configurable Tools 37 
A.P.A. van Moorsel, Y. Huang 
Compositional Performance Modelling with TIPPtool 51 
H. Hermanns, U. Herzog, U. Klehmet, V. Mertsiotakis, M. Siegle 
Network Performance 
QNA-MC: A Performance Evaluation Tool for Communication Networks 
with Multicast Data Streams 63 
G. Schneider, M. Schuba, B.R. Haverkort 
Response Times in Client-Server Systems 75 
A.J. Field, P.G. Harrison, J. Parry 
A Queueing Model with Varying Service Rate for ABR 93 
R. Nez-Queija 
Simulative Performance Evaluation of the Temporary Pseudonym Method 
for Protecting Location Information in GSM Networks 105 
P. Reichl, D. Kesdogan, K. Junghrtchen, M. Schuba 
Measurement and Modelling Tools 
A Model Driven Monitoring Approach to Support the Multi-view 
Performance Analysis of Parallel Responsive Applications 117 
J. Garca, J. Entrialgo, F. Surez, D.F. Garca 
Instrumentation of Synchronous Reactive Systems for Performance 
Analysis: A Case Study 129 
A. Valderruten, J. Mosquera, V.M. Gulas 
Algorithmic Techniques 
A Perturbation and Reduction Based Algorithm 142 
J.-M. Fourneau, L. Mokdad 
A Comparison of Numerical Splitting-Based Methods for Markovian 
Dependability and Performability Models 154 
V. Su, J.A. Carrasco 
Probability, Parallelism and the State Space Exploration Problem 165 
W. Knottenbelt, M. Mestern, P.G. Harrison, P. Kritzinger 
An Improved Multiple Variable Inversion Algorithm for Reliability 
Calculation 180 
T. Luo, K.S. Trivedi 
Case Studies 
Performance Evaluation of Web Proxy Cache Replacement Policies 193 
M. Arlitt, R. Friedrich, T. Jin 
Performance Analysis of a WDM Bus Network Based on GSPN Models 207 
G. Franceschinis, A. Fumagalli, R. Grasso 
Scheduling Write Backs for Weakly-Connected Mobile Clients 219 
K.W. Froese, R.B. Bunt 
On Choosing a Task Assignment Policy for a Distributed Server System 231 
M. Harchol-Balter, M.E. Crovella, C.D. Murta 
Petri Net Techniques 
Structured Characterization of the Markov Chain of Phase-Type SPN 243 
S. Donatelli, S. Haddad, P. Moreaux 
Markov Regenerative Stochastic Petri Nets with General Execution 
Policies: Supplementary Variable Analysis and a Prototype Tool 255 
R. German 
MVA Techniques 
A Queue-Shift Approximation Technique for Product-Form Queueing 
Networks 267 
P.J. Schweitzer, G. Serazzi, M. Broglia 
Experiments with Improved Approximate Mean Value Analysis Algorithms 280 
H. Wang, K.C. Sevcik 
Software Performance Evaluation Methods 
Extending SMART2 to Predict the Behaviour of PL/SQL Applications 292 
J.L. Anciano Martin, N.N. Savino Vzquez, J.A. Corbacho, R. Puigjaner 
Performance Evaluation of Distributed Object Architectures 306 
S. Dumas, D. Boudigue, G. Gardarin 
Performance Engineering Evaluation of CORBA-based Distributed 
Systems with SPEED 321 
C.U. Smith, L.G. Williams 
Tool Presentations 
Edinet: An Execution Driven Interconnection Network Simulator for DSM 
Systems 336 
J. Flich, P. Lpez, M.P. Malumbres, J. Duato 
Snuffle: Integrated Measurement and Analysis Tool for Internet and its 
Use in Wireless In-House Environment 340 
B. Rathke, Th. Assimakopoulos, R. Morich, G. Schulte, A. Wolisz 
A Tool to Model Network Transient States with the Use of 
Diffusion Approximation 344 
T. Czachorski, M. Pastuszka, F. Pekergin 
HIMAP: Architecture, Features, and Hierarchical Model Specification 
Techniques 348 
M. Sridharan, S. Ramasubramanian, A.K. Somani 
SvPablo: A Multi-language Performance Analysis System 352 
L. De Rose, Y. Zhang, D.A. Reed 
A Toolbox for Functional and Quantitative Analysis of DEDS 356 
F. Bause, P. Buchholz, P. Kemper 
A Reconfigurable Hardware Tool for High Speed Network Simulation 360 
C. Labb, F. Reblewski, S. Martin, J.-M. Vincent 
JAGATH: A Methodology and Its Application for Distributed Systems 
Performance Evaluation and Control 365 
S. Santha, U. Pooch 
Hierarchical Stochastic Reward Net Solver Package 369 
T. Sakaguchi, A.K. Somani 
Authors Index 375 
END
