A Simulation Model for Performance Analysis of Large Shared Data Bases.

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/HultenS77,
  author    = {Christer Hulten and
               Lars S{\"o}derlund},
  title     = {A Simulation Model for Performance Analysis of Large Shared Data
               Bases},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Very Large
               Data Bases, October 6-8, 1977, Tokyo, Japan},
  publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
  year      = {1977},
  pages     = {524-532},
  ee        = {db/conf/vldb/HultenS77.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/vldb/77},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Abstract

This paper describes a data base simulator, or rather, a family of simulators, that is being developed at the University of Stockholm. The purpose of this discrete event simulation model is to provide a tool for

• investigating the performance of data base oriented information systems (existing and planned)
• increasing the knowledge of i) design of data base oriented information systems, ii) design of DBMS (or setting parameters when generating a DBMS).

A typical target system would be a heavily loaded multiprogrammed on-line system with a very large data base. One of the guidelines for design of the simulator has been user orientation. The preparation and execution of the model is done interactively and on a problem-oriented leve1,e.g. the analyst describes the data base with DDL/DML instructions in a DBTG-like language. It is possible to model hierarchical as well as network-based data bases.

Copyright © 1977 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). Abstract used with permission.

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