Title :
Software performance modeling using computation structures
Author :
Sholl, Howard A. ; Booth, Taylor L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electrical Engng. & Computer Sci., Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
An engineering-oriented performance model of a computation is developed by extending the concept of a computation structure to cover the performance costs appropriate to software modelling. The model allows both serial and parallel (multiprocessor) configurations,and the evaluation of both time space parameters for alternate realizations. A brief discussion on the use of the model as a mechanism to guide the performance optimisation of programs is included.
Keywords :
computer software; modelling; computation structures; parallel processing; performance optimisation; software design; software modelling; time space parameters; Computational modeling; Computers; Flow graphs; Organizations; Parallel processing; Probabilistic logic; Software; Computation structures; parallel processing; software design; software performance;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1975.6312874
