Performance Evaluation of Computer and Communication Systems

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4398-4992-7
Verlag: EPFL Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 879 g

This book is written for computer engineersand scientists active in the development of software andhardware systems. Itsupplies theunderstanding andtools needed to effectively evaluate the performance of individual computer and communication systems. Itcoversthe theoretical foundations of the fieldas well asspecific software packages being employed by leaders in the field.

Zielgruppe

Computer engineers and scientists active in the development of software and hardware systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boudec, Jean-Yves Le

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Rechnerarchitektur
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Elektrotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

MethodologyWhat is Performance Evaluation ? Factors Evaluation Methods The Scientific Method Performance Patterns
Summarizing Performance Data, Confidence IntervalsSummarized Performance DataConfidence IntervalsThe Independence AssumptionPrediction IntervalWhich Summarization To Use?Other Aspects of Confidence/Prediction IntervalsProofs
Model FittingModel Fitting CriteriaLinear Regression Linear Regression withNorm Minimization Choosing a DistributionHeavy TailProofs
TestsThe Neyman Pearson FrameworkLikelihood Ratio TestsANOVAAsymptotic ResultsOther TestsProofs
ForecastingWhat is Forecasting ? Linear Regression The Overfitting ProblemDifferencing the DataFitting Differenced Data to an ARMA ModelSparse ARMA and ARIMA ModelsProofs
Discrete Event SimulationWhat is a Simulation?Simulation TehniquesComputing the Accuracy of Stochastic SimulationsMonte Carlo SimulationRandom Number GeneratorsHow to Sample from a DistributionImportance SamplingProofs
Palm Calculus, or the Importance of the ViewpointAn Informal IntroductionPalm CalculusOther Useful Palm Calculus ResultsSimulation Defined as Stochastic RecurrenceApplication to Markov Chain Models and the PASTA PropertyAppendix: Quick Review of Markov ChainsProofsReview Questions
Queuing Theory for Those Who Cannot WaitDeterministic AnalysisOperational Laws For Queuing SystemsClassical Results for a Single QueueDefinitions for Queuing NetworksThe Product-Form TheoremComputational AspectsWhat This Tells UsMathematical Details About Product-Form Queuing NetworksCase StudyProofs
Each chapter concludes with a Review that includesreview questions.

Über Autor(innen)

Jean-Yves Le Boudec is professor at EPFL and fellow of the IEEE. He graduated from Ecole Normale Superieure de Saint-Cloud, Paris, and received his doctorate in 1984 from the University of Rennes, France. Before joining the EPFL in 1994, he had worked at Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada; and at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory where he was manager of the Customer Premises Network Department. His interests are in the performance and architecture of communication systems. He is recipient of numerous awards, including the 2008 IEEE Communications Society William R. Bennett Prize in the field of Communications Networking.