Title :
A general methodology for characterizing access patterns and analyzing Web server performance
Author :
Iyengar, Arun K. ; MacNair, Edward A. ; Squillante, Mark S. ; Zhang, Li
Author_Institution :
Div. of Res., IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
We develop a general methodology for characterizing Web server access patterns based on a spectral analysis of finite collections of observed data from real systems. Our approach is used together with the access logs from the IBM Web site for the 1996 Olympic Games to demonstrate some of its advantages over previous methods and to analyze certain aspects of large-scale Web server performance
Keywords :
information networks; network servers; statistical analysis; IBM Web site; Web server; Web server performance; access logs; access patterns; observed data; Large-scale systems; Pattern analysis; Performance analysis; Prefetching; Read only memory; Spectral analysis; Stochastic processes; Tellurium; Web and internet services; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1998. Proceedings. Sixth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8566-2
DOI :
10.1109/MASCOT.1998.693691
