Counting the cycles: a comparative study of NFS performance over high speed networks

Author

Hall, James ; Sabatino, Roberto ; Crosby, Simon ; Leslie, Ian ; Black, Richard

Author_Institution

Comput. Lab., Cambridge Univ., UK

fYear

35735

fDate

2-5 Nov1997

Firstpage

8

Lastpage

19

Abstract

In the management of a modern LAN or campus network, two issues are of key importance, namely network performance and capacity planning. In this paper we report on results from an experimental programme which aims to quantify the performance that can be achieved with a real distributed application running over a range of different network technologies, including Ethernet, ATM, FDDI, and a 100 Mb/s packet-switched LAN. In particular we analyse the contribution of each of the various application and network components to the overall performance experienced by applications. This information will facilitate planning and management of new networks, and permit the identification of “hidden costs” which prevent currently deployed applications from fully exploiting high bandwidth networks

Keywords

client-server systems; computer network management; local area networks; planning; ATM; Ethernet; FDDI; LAN; NFS performance; campus network; capacity planning; network management; network performance; packet-switched network; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer network management; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Ethernet networks; FDDI; High-speed networks; Local area networks; Switches; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Local Computer Networks, 1997. Proceedings., 22nd Annual Conference on

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

0742-1303

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8141-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LCN.1997.630894

Filename

630894