Performance prediction for different consistency schemes in distributed shared memory systems

Author

Srbljic, Sinisa ; Vranesic, Zvonko G. ; Budin, Leo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

1994

fDate

2-5 Aug 1994

Firstpage

295

Lastpage

302

Abstract

A model for predicting relative performance in distributed shared memory systems is presented. The model is intended for use with systems that feature adaptive consistency schemes. Based on estimated read/write access patterns, the model determines the average steady-state communication costs in the system, which serve as a performance indicator. The model is applied to data items which may be either compact data objects or objects consisting of smaller data elements. It is shown that the best results are attained when protocol selection is done at the level of data elements

Keywords

distributed memory systems; performance evaluation; protocols; shared memory systems; storage management; consistency schemes; distributed shared memory systems; performance indicator; performance prediction; protocol selection; read/write access patterns; relative performance; steady-state communication costs; Access protocols; Adaptive systems; Analytical models; Communication system software; Costs; Distributed computing; Hardware; Local area networks; Predictive models; Steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High Performance Distributed Computing, 1994., Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6395-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HPDC.1994.340232

Filename

340232