Title :
Conjoint simulation-a technique for the combined performance and dependability analysis of large-scale computer systems
Author :
Hein, Axel ; Goswami, Kumar K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Comput. Sci. III, Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
In this paper we propose an approach which seamlessly integrates two modeling techniques to facilitate the simulation and analysis of performance and dependability of large-scale parallel computer systems. The approach, called Conjoint Simulation, combines object-oriented, process-based simulation with Petri net modeling. The approach splits a system into a performance model and a dependability model. The models are developed independently but interact at run time to provide both performance and dependability metrics. This separation facilitates model representation, development, and maintenance
Keywords :
Petri nets; object-oriented programming; performance evaluation; Petri net modeling; combined performance; conjoint simulation; dependability analysis; large-scale computer systems; object-oriented process-based simulation; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer science; Concurrent computing; Design optimization; Large scale integration; Object oriented modeling; Performance analysis; Petri nets;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Performance and Dependability Symposium, 1996., Proceedings of IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7484-9
DOI :
10.1109/IPDS.1996.540208