Abstract
LEXIS-NEXIS frequently develops simulation models to estimate the computer system capacity required to deliver on-line information services. The load imposed by Unix Input/Output (I/O) processes is a key factor in many of these models. However, the I/O processes themselves are seldom of interest, and explicitly modeling them results in simulations executing much slower than real time. This paper presents a hybrid simulation-queueing module that can be inserted into any simulation to accurately model I/O resource consumption and queueing delays without explicitly modeling each individual I/O process. This module is in use at LEXIS-NEXIS today (LEXIS and NEXIS are registered trademarks of Reed-Elsevier Properties, Inc., and are used under license).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1238-1246 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC'96 - Coronado, CA, USA Duration: Dec 8 1996 → Dec 11 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Modeling and Simulation
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Chemical Health and Safety
- Applied Mathematics