Title :
Tool to evaluate performance in distributed heterogeneous processing
Author :
McCann, J.A. ; Manning, K.J.
Author_Institution :
City Univ., London, UK
Abstract :
The next generation computing architectures will consist of a fusion of heterogeneous systems interoperating. This concept is gaining popularity yet there are currently few tools available for performance visualisation and management of heterogeneous interoperating systems using middleware. This paper looks at the design of middleware performance tools, using our current project as an example, focusing on information systems processing. We discuss the issues such as performance metrics (obtained from a user market study), raw performance data extraction, its analysis, and finally performance presentation and visualisation
Keywords :
distributed processing; open systems; performance evaluation; data visualisation; distributed heterogeneous processing; heterogeneous interoperating systems; information systems processing; middleware; next generation computing architectures; performance evaluation; performance metrics; performance presentation; performance visualisation; raw performance data extraction; user market study; Computer architecture; Data analysis; Data mining; Data visualization; Information systems; Internet; Measurement; Middleware; Performance analysis; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel and Distributed Processing, 1998. PDP '98. Proceedings of the Sixth Euromicro Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8332-5
DOI :
10.1109/EMPDP.1998.647196
