Computer Performance Evaluation
Professor Alexandre BRANDWAJN
Equivalence and Decomposition
Brandwajn, A.: Equivalence and Decomposition in Queueing Systems – A Unified Approach”,
Performance Evaluation 5, 175-185 (1985).
Baynat, B., Dallery, Y.: Approximate techniques for general closed queueing networks with
subnetworks having population constraints, European Journal of Operational Research 69 (1993),
250-264.
Blake, R.: Optimal Control of Thrashing, Performance Evaluation Review 11, no. 4, 8-26 (1983).
Blum, A., Donatiello, L., Heidelberger, P., Mac Nair, E. A.: Experiments with Decomposition of
Extended Queueing Network Models, International Conference on Modelling and Tools for
Performance Analysis, INRIA, Paris (France), 1984.
Chandy, K. M., Herzog, U, Woo, L.: Parametric analysis of queueing networks, IBM J. Res.
Develop. 19, 36-42 (1975).
Courtois, P.J.: Decomposability: Queueing and Computer Applications, Academic Press, New
York, 1977.
Marie, R.: An approximate analytical method for general queueing networks, IEEE Trans. on
Software Eng., SE-5, 530-538 (1979).
Vantilborgh, H.: Exact aggregation in exponential queueing networks, J. ACM 25, 620-629 (1978).
Vantilborgh, H.: Aggregation with an error of O(epsilon^2), J. of the ACM 32, no. 1, 162-190
(1985).
Fork and Join Systems
Balsamo, S., Donatiello, L., Van Dijk, N.M.: Bound Performance Models of Heterogeneous
Parallel Processing Systems, IEEE Trans. Parallel and Distr. Systems, vol. 9, no. 10, 1041-1056
(1998).
Dallery, Y., Liu, Z., Towsley, D.: Equivalence, Reversibility, Symmetry and Concavity Properties in
Fork-Join Queueing Networks with Blocking, J. ACM, vol. 41, no. 5, 903-942 (1994).
Dallery, Y. Liu, Z., Towsley, D.: Properties of Fork/Join Queueing Networks with Blocking Under
Various Operating Mechanisms, IEEE Trans. Robotics and Automation, vol. 13, no. 4, 503-518
(1997).
Flatto, L., Hahn, S.: Two Parallel Queues Created by Arrivals with Two Demands I, SIAM J.
Applied Math, vol. 44, no. 5, 1041-1053 (1984); Erratum, vol. 45, p. 168 (1985).
Flatto, L.: Two Parallel Queues Created by Arrivals with Two Demands II, SIAM J. Applied Math,
vol. 45, no. 5, 861-878 (1985).
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Frostig, E., Lehtonen, T.: Stochastic Comparisons for Fork-Join Queues with Exponential
Processing Times, J. Appl. Prob., vol. 34, 487-497(1997).
Lui, J.C., Muntz, D., Towsley, D.: Computing Performance Bounds of Fork-Join Parallel Programs
Under a Multiprocessing Environment, IEEE Trans. Parallel and Distr. Systems, vol. 9, no. 3, 295311 (1998).
Thomasian, A., Tantawi, A.N.: Approximate Solutions for M/G/1 Fork/Join Synchronization, Proc.
1994 Winter Simulation Conf., 361-368, Orlando, FL, Dec. 1994.
Varki, E.: Mean Value Technique for Closed Fork-Join Networks, Performance Evaluation Review
27, no. 1, 103-112 (1999).
Methods and Applications
Akyildziz, I. F.: General Closed Queueing Networks with Blocking, 12-th IFIP WG 7.3 International
Symposium on Computer Performance, Brussels (Belgium), 1987, 283-303.
Balakrishnan, H., Stemm, M., Seshan, S., Katz, R.: Analyzing Stability in Wide-Area Network
Performance, Performance Evaluation Review 25, no.1, 2-12 (1997).
Buzen, J. P.: Computational Algorithms for Closed Queueing Networks with Exponential Servers,
Comm. of the ACM 16, no. 9, 527-531 (1973).
Carrasco, J.A., Escriba, J., Calderson, A.: Efficient Exploration of Availability Models Guided by
Failure Distances, Performance Evaluation Review 24, no. 1, 242-251 (1996).
Chakka, R.: Spectral Expansion Solution for a Finite Capacity Multiserver System in a Markovian
Environment, in Proceeding Third International Workshop on Queueing Networks with Finite
Capacity, England, 1995.
Chame, J., Dubois, M.: Cache Inclusion and Processor Sampling in Multiprocessor Simulations,
Performance Evaluation Review 21, no. 1, 36-47 (1993).
Chen, S., Towsley, D.: A Performance Evaluation of RAID Architectures, IEEE Transactions on
Computers 45, no. 10, 1116-1130 (1996).
Cheng, W.C., Muntz, R.R.: Bounding Errors Introduced by Clustering of Customers in Closed
Product-Form Queuing Networks, JACM 43, no. 4, 641-669 (1996).
Coffman, E.G., Fayolle, G., Mitrani, I.: Two Queues With Alternating Service Periods, in
Performance '87, 12th International Symposium on Computer Performance, Brussels, 1987, 227237.
Conway, A. E., Georganas, N.D.: Recal, A New Efficient Algorithm for the Exact Analysis of
Multiple-Chain Closed Queueing Networks, J. of the ACM 33, no. 4, 768-791 (1986).
Conway, A., Pinsky, E., Tridandapani, S.: Efficient Decomposition Methods for the Analysis of
Multi-Facility Blocking Models, J. of the ACM 41, no. 4, 648-675 (1994).
De Souza e Silva, E., Ochoa, P.M.: State Space Exploration in Markov Models, Performance
Evaluation Review no. 20, no. 1, 152-166 (1992).
Fayolle, G., Mitrani, I, Iasnogorodski, R.: Sharing a Processor among Many Job Classes, J. of the
ACM 27, no. 3, 519-532 (1980).
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Fayolle, G., Iasnogorodski, R., Malyshev, V.: Random walks in the quarter plane : algebraic
methods, boundary value problems, and applications. New York : Springer, 1999.
Gong, Wei-Bo, Yang, H.: Rational Approximants for Some Performance Analysis Problems, IEE
Transactions on Computers 44, no. 12, 1394-1404 (1995).
Greenberg, A. G., Srikant, R.: Computational Techniques for Accurate Performance Evaluation of
Multirate, Multihop Communication Networks, Performance Evaluation Review 23, no, 1, 253-260
(1995).
Heyman, D.P, Lakshman, T.V., Neidhardt, A. L.: A new Method for Analyzing Feedback-Based
Protocols with Applications to Engineering Web Traffic over the Internet, Performance Evaluation
Review 25, no.1, 24-38 (1997).
Horton, G., Leutenegger, S.T.: A Multi-Level Solution Algorithm for Steady-State Markov Chains,
Performance Evaluation Review 22, no. 1, 191-200 (1994).
Jacob, B.L., Chen, P.M., Silverman, S.R., Mudge, T.N.: An Analytical Model for Designing
Memory Hierarchies, IEEE Transactions on Computers 45, no. 10, 1180-1194 (1996).
Kuehn, P.: Analysis of Complex Queueing Networks by Decomposition, 8-th International
Teletraffic Congress, Melbourne, 1976, 236-1 - 236-8.
Liu, T., Kleinrock, L.: Performance Analysis of Finite-Buffered Multistage Interconnection
Networks with a General Traffic Pattern, Performance Evaluation Review 19, no. 1, 68-78 (1991).
Lui, J.C.S., Muntz, R.R., Towsley, D.: Balancing Load in a Multi-Server System, IEEE
Transactions on Computers 44, no. 12, 1371-1382 (1995).
Matta, I., Shankar, A. U.: Z-Iteration: A Simple Method for Throughput Estimation in TimeDependent Multi-Class Systems, Performance Evaluation Review 23, no 1, 126-135 (1995).
Meo, M., Marsan, M.A.: Approximate Analytical Models for Dual-Band GSM Networks Design &
Planning, IEEE Infocom 2000, 26-30 March 2000, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Mitchell, K., Sohraby, K., van de Liefvoort, A., Place, J.: Approximation Models of Wireless
Cellular Networks Using Moment Matching, IEEE Infocom 2000, 26-30 March 2000, Tel Aviv,
Israel.
Mitra, D., Mitrani, I.: Control and Coordination Policies for Systems with Buffers, Performance
Evaluation Review 17, no. 1., 156-170 (1989).
Muntz, R.R., de Souza e Silva, E., Goyal, A.: Bounding Availability of Repairable Computer
Systems, IEEE Trans. on Computers 38, 1714-1723 (1989).
Paxson, V.: Empirically derived analytic models of wide-area TCP connections, IEEE/ACM
Transactions on Networking 2, 316-336 (1994).
Pingali, S., Towsley, D., Kurose, J.F., A Comparison of Sender-Initiated and receiver Initiated
Reliable Multicast Protocols, Performance Evaluation Review 22, no. 1, 221-230 (1994).
Reiser, M.: Mean Value Analysis of Queueing Networks, a New Look an Old Problem, 4-th
International Symposium on Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems, Vienna
(Austria), 1979.
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Woodward, M.: Size-Limited Batch Movement in Product-Form Closed Discrete-Time Queueing
Networks, Performance Evaluation Review 25, no. 1, 139-146 (1997).
Yang, C.L., Kubat, P.: Efficient Computation of Most Probable States for Communication
Networks with Multimode Components, IEEE Trans. on Communications 37, 535-538 (1989).
Zhang, H., Knightly, E.W.: Providing End-to-End Statistical Performance Guarantees with
Bounding Interval Dependent Stochastic Models, Performance Evaluation Review 22, no. 1, 211220 (1994).
Priority Queues
Blondia, C.: An M/G/1 Finite Capacity Queue with Vacations and Priorities, 12th International
Symposium on Computer Performance, December 1987, Brussels, Belgium, 305-325, (1987).
Bondi, A., Buzen, J. P.: The Response Times of Priority Classes Under Preemptive Resume in
M/G/m Queues, Performance Evaluation Review 12, no. 3, 195-201 (1984).
Bondi, A.B., Chuang Y-M.: A New MVA-Based Approximation for Closed Queueing Networks with
a Preemptive Priority Server, Performance Evaluation 8, 195-221 (1988).
Brandwajn, A., Jow, Yung-li L.: A Note on Service Interruptions, Performance Evaluation Review
13, no. 2, 140-146 (1985).
Bryant, R. M., Krzesinski, A. E., Teunissen, P.: The MVA Preempt Resume Approximation,
Performance Evaluation Review, Special Issue, August 1983, 12-27.
Bunday, B.D., Khorram, E. Bokhari, H.M.: The G/M/r machine interference model with a mixture of
priority and ordinary machines, in Proc. Third International Workshop of Queueing Networks with
Finite Capacity, July 1995, Ilkley, UK.
Chandy, K. M., Lachsmi, M. S.: An Approximation Technique for Queueing Networks with
Preemptive Priority Queues, Dept. of Computer Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, TX
7812, 1982.
Eager, D., Lipscomb, J.N.: The AMVA Priority Approximation, Performance Evaluation 9, 173-193
(1988).
Epema, D. H. J.: Mean Waiting Times in a General Feedback Queue with Priorities, 14th
International Symposium on Computer Performance Modelling, Measurement and Evaluation,
Edinburgh (UK), 1990, 221-235.
Jaiswal, N.K. and Thiruvengadam: Finite source priority queues, SIAM Journal of Applied
Mathematics 15, 1273-1293 (1967).
Kameda, H: A finite-source queue with different customers, J. of the ACM 29, 478-491 (1982).
Kaufman, J. S.: Approximation Methods for Networks of Queues with Priorities, Performance
Evaluation 4, 183-198 (1984).
Mitrani, I., King, P.J.B.: Multiprocessor Systems with Preemptive Priorities, Performance
Evaluation 1, no. 2, 118-125 (1981).
Paterok, M. Fischer, O.: Feedback Queues with Preemption-Distance Priorities, Performance
Evaluation Review 17, no. 1, 136-145 (1989).
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Sevcik, K.: Priority Scheduling Disciplines in Queueing Network Models of Computer Systems,
Proc. IFIP Congress 77, North Holland, Amsterdam (1977), 565-570.
Snyder, P. M., Stewart, W. J.: An Approximate Numerical Solution for Multiclass Preemptive
Priority Queues with General Service Time Distributions, Performance Evaluation Review 13, no.
2, 155-165 (1985).
van Doremalen, J.: A Mean Value Analysis of a Closed CP-Terminal System with Preemptive
Resume Priorities and General Service Time Distributions, 10th International Symposium on
Computer Performance, North Holland, 1984, 535-546.
Veran, M.: Exact Analysis of a Priority Queue with Finite Source, International Seminar on
Modelling and Performance Evaluation Methodology, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1984, 371-390.
Schmitt, W.: On Decomposition of Markovian Priority Queues and Their Application to the
Analysis in Closed Priority Queueing Networks, 10th International Symposium on Computer
Performance, North Holland, 1984, 393-407.
Maximum Entropy & Catastrophe Theory
Kouvatsos, D. D., Tabet-Aouel, N. M.: Product-Form Approximations for an Extended Class of
General Closed Queueing Networks, 14th International Symposium on Computer Performance,
Measurement and Evaluation, Edinburgh (UK), 1990, 301-315.
Kouvatsos, D., Awan, I.-U., Closed queueing networks with repetitive service blocking and
multiple job classes, in Proceeding Third International Workshop on Queueing Networks with
Finite Capacity, England, 1995.
Li, G.-L., Dowd, P.W.: An Analysis of Network Performance Degradation Induced by Workload
Fluctuations, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 3, no. 4, 433-440 (1995).
Nelson, R.: Stochastic Catastrophe Theory in Computer Performance Modeling, J. of the ACM 34,
no. 3, 661-685 (1987).
Walstra, R.: Nonexponential Networks of Queues: A Maximum Entropy Analysis, Performance
Evaluation Review 13, no. 2, 27-37 (1985).
Measurements and Workload Characterization
Barford, P., Crovella, M.: Generating Representative Web Workloads for Network and Server
Performance Evaluation, Performance Evaluation Review 26, no.1, 151-160 (1998).
Brown, A., Seltzer, M.: Operating System Benchmarking in the Wake of Lmbench: A Case Study
of the Perofmance of NetBSD on the Intel x86 Architecture, Performance Evaluation Review 25,
no. 1, 214-224 (1997).
Chen, P.M., Patterson, D.A.: A New Approach to I/O Performance Evaluation-Self-Scaling
Benchmarks, Predicted I/O Performance, Performance Evaluation Review 21, no. 1, 1-12 (1993).
Crovella, M., Bestavos, A.: Self-Similarity in World Wide Web Traffic, Evidence and Possible
Causes, Performance Evaluation Review 24, no. 1, 160-169 (1996).
Ferrari, D.: On the Foundations of Artificial Workload Design, Performance Evaluation Review 12,
no. 3, 8-26 (1984).
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Gribble, S.D., Manku, G.S., Roselli, D., Brewer, E.: Self-Similarity in File Systems, Performance
Evaluation Review 26, no.1, 141-150 (1998).
Heyman, D.P, Lakshman, T.V.: Source Models for VBR Broadcast-Video Traffic, IEEA/ACM
Transactions on Networking 4, no. 1, 40-48 (1996).
Kaplan, S.F., Smaragdakis, Y., Wilson, P.R.: Trace Reduction for Virtual Memory Simulations,
Performance Evaluation Review 27, no. 1, 47-58 (1999).
Kerola, T., Schwetman, H.: Monit: A Performance Monitoring Tool for Parallel and PseudoParallelPrograms, Performance Evaluation Review 15, no. 1, 163-174.
Krunz, M., Hughes, H.: A Traffic Model for MPEG-Coded VBR Streams, Performance Evaluation
Review 23, no. 1, 47-55 (1995).
Labovitz, C., Malan, C. R., Jahanian, F.: Internet Routing Instability, Computer Communication
Review 27, no. 4, 115-120 (1997).
Leland, W.E., Taqqu, M.S., Willinger, W., Wilsons, D.V.: On the self-similar nature of Ethernet
traffic, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 2, 1-15 (1994).
Lipsky, L.: Modelling Telecommunications Systems That Have Power-tail (Bursty, Chaotic, HeavyTail, Self-Similar, etc) Traffic, in CMG96 Conference, San Diego, December 1996.
McNutt, B.: A Simple Statistical Model of Cache Reference Locality, and its Application to Cache
Planning, Measurement and Control, in Proceedings CMG91, Nashville 1991, 203-212.
Mink, A., Draper, J., Roberts, J.W., Carpenter, R.J.: Hardware-Assisted Multiprocessor
Performance Measurement,12-th IFIP WG 7.3 International Symposium on Computer
Performance, Brussels (Belgium), 1987, 151-168.
Morris, P., Lin, D.: Variance of Aggregated Web Traffic, IEEE Infocom 2000, 26-30 March 2000,
Tel Aviv, Israel.
Paxson, V.: On Calibrating Measurements of Packet Transit Times, Performance Evaluation
Review 26, no. 1, 11-21 (1998).
Paxson, V., Floyd, S.: Wide-Area Traffic: The Failure of Poisson Modeling, in Proceedings of
SIGCOMM '94, London 1994, 257-268.
Samples, A. D.: Mache: No-Loss Trace Compaction, Performance Evaluation Review 17, no. 1,
89-97 (1989).
Sang, A., San-qi Li: Predictability Analysis of Network Traffic, IEEE Infocom 2000, 26-30 March
2000, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Stunkel, C. B., Fuchs, W. K.: TRAPEDS: Producing Traces for Multicomputers Via Execution
Driven Simulation, Performance Evaluation Review 17, no. 1, 70-78 (1989).
Whalley, D. B.: Fast Instruction Cache Performance Evaluation Using Compile-Time Analysis,
Performance Evaluation Review 20, no. 1, 13-22 (1992).
Willinger, W., Taqqu, M.S., Sherman, R., Wilson, D.V.: Self-Similarity Through High-Variability:
Statistical Analysis of Ethernet LAN Traffic at the Source Level, IEEE/ACM Transactions of
Networking 5, no. 1, 71-86 (1997).
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Wybranietz, D., Haban, D.: Monitoring and Performance Measuring Distributed Systems During
Operation, Performance Evaluation Review 16, no. 1, 197-206 (1988).
Miscellaneous
Borst, S., Boxma, O., Jelenkovic, P.: Coupled Processors with Regularly Varying Service Times,
IEEE Infocom 2000, 26-30 March 2000, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Buzen, J.P., Shum, A. W.: A Unified Operational Treatment of RPS Reconnect Delays,
Performance Evaluation Review 15, no. 1, 78-92 (1987).
Chen, S., Towsley, D.: Performance of a Mirrored Disk in a Real-Time Transaction System,
Performance Evaluation Review 19, no. 1, 198-207 (1991).
Chiu, D.M., Sudama, R.: A Case Study of DECnet Applications and Protocol Performance,
Performance Evaluation Review 16, no. 1, 47-55 (1988).
Dan, A., Towsley, D.: An Approximate Analysis of the LRU and FIFO Buffer Replacement
Schemes, Performance Evaluation Review 18, no. 1, 143-149 (1990).
Denning, P. J., Buzen, J. P.: The Operational Analysis of Queueing Network Models, Computing
Surveys 10, 225-241 (1978).
Elwalid, A., Heyman, D., Lahsman, T.V., Mitra, D., Weiss, A.: Fundamental Results on the
Performance of ATM Multiplexers with Applications to Video Teleconferencing, Performance
Evaluation Review 23, no. 1, 86-97 (1995).
Franaszek, P.A., Heidelberger, P., Wazlowski, M.: On Management of Free Space in
Compressed Memory Systems, Performance Evaluation Review 27, no. 1, 113-121 (1999).
Goldschmidt, S. R., Hennessy, J. L.: The Accuracy of Trace-Driven Simulations of
Multiprocessors, Performance Evaluation Review 21, no. 1, 146-157 (1993).
Koppelman, D.: Congested Banyan Network Analysis Using Congested-Queue States and
Neighboring-Queue Effects, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 4, no. 1, 106-111 (1996).
Kumar, S., Jian, D., Chandra, R., Sing, J.P.: Evaluating Synchronization on Shared Address
Space Multiprocessors: Methodology and Performance, Performance Evaluation Review 27, no.
1, 23-34 (1999).
Lazowska, E., Addison, C.: Selecting Parameter Values for Servers of the Phase Type,
Performance of Computer Systems, Arato e.a. (eds.), North Holland, 1979, 407-420.
Lee, E.K., Katz, R.H.: An Analytic Performance Model of Disk Arrays, Performance Evaluation
Review 21, no. 1, 98-109
Melvin, S., Patt, Y.: The Use of Microcode Instrumentation for Development, Debugging and
Tuning of Operating System Kernels, Performance Evaluation Review 16, no. 1, 207-214 (1988).
Potier, D.: The Markovian Solver of QNAP2 and Examples, International Seminar on Computer
Networks and Performance Evaluation, Hasegawa, Takagi, Takahashi (eds.), Tokyo (Japan),
1985, 6.3.1-6.3.21.
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Rubin, I: Analysis of an M/G/1/N Queue with Vacations and Its Iterative Application to FDDI
Timed-Token Rings, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 3, no. 6, 842-856 (1995).
Salsburg, M. A.: A Statistical Approach to Computer Performance Modeling, Performance
Evaluation Review 15, no. 1, 115-162 (1987).
Sanguinetti, J.: Program Optimization for a Pipelined Machine: A Case Study, Performance
Evaluation Review 12, no.3, 88-95 (1984).
Sevcik, K.: Characterizations of Parallelism in Applications and Their Use In Scheduling,
Performance Evaluation Review 17, no. 1., 171-180 (1989).
Smaragdakis, Y., Kaplan, S., Wilson, P.: A Simple and Effective Adaptive Page Replacement,
Performance Evaluation Review 27, no. 1, 122-133 (1999).
Wagner, D. B., Lazowska, E. D., Parallel Simulation of Queueing Networks: Limitations and
Potentials, Performance Evaluation Review 17, no. 1, 146-155 (1989).
Wolff, R. W.: The Effect of Service Time Regularity on System Performance, Computer
Performance, Chandy and Reiser (eds.), North Holland, 1977, 297-304.
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