Title :
Performance evaluation of ASAP3 for steady-state output analysis
Author :
Steiger, Natalie M. ; Lada, Emily K. ; Wilson, James R.
Author_Institution :
Maine Bus. Sch., Maine Univ., Orono, ME
Abstract :
An experimental performance evaluation of ASAP3 is presented, including several queueing systems with characteristics typically encountered in practical applications of steady-state simulation analysis procedures. Based on the method of nonoverlapping batch means, ASAP3 is a sequential procedure designed to produce a confidence-interval estimator of a steady-state mean response that satisfies user-specified precision and coverage-probability requirements. ASAP3 is compared with its predecessor ASAP and the batch means procedure of Law and Carson (LC) in the following test problems: (a) queue waiting times in the M/M/1/LIFO, M/H2/1, and M/M/1 queues with 80% server utilization; and (b) response (sojourn) times in a central server model of a computer system. Regarding conformance to the given precision and coverage-probability requirements, ASAP3 compared favorably with the ASAP and LC procedures. Regarding the average sample sizes needed to satisfy progressively more stringent precision requirements, ASAP3´s efficiency was reasonable for the given test problems
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; estimation theory; queueing theory; ASAP3; M/H2/1 queues; M/M/1 queues; M/M/1/LIFO queues; central server model; confidence-interval estimator; coverage-probability requirement; nonoverlapping batch means; queue waiting times; queueing system; response times; steady-state mean response; steady-state simulation analysis; user-specified precision; Analytical models; Discrete event simulation; Hydrogen; Industrial engineering; Performance analysis; Queueing analysis; Steady-state; Synthetic aperture sonar; System testing; Time factors;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2005 Proceedings of the Winter
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9519-0
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2005.1574322
