Performance Evaluation Method Proposal for High Performance ICT Systems and Networks
Józef B. Lewoc · IOSR Journal of Engineering · 2012
This paper presents a predicted functional architecture of an emerging application of High Performance Computing and Communication (HPCC) application: the integrated manufacturing and management system.The computer network was defined for a case study of big manufacturer of household appliances.To evaluate and/or predict performance of this network, a method developed earlier for actual computer networks, i.e. packet switching networks with end-to-end acknowledgement was applied.The network is modelled as a set of closed routes consisting of a user and a series of service stations (communication links, switches, host processes).The paper describes the investigations carried out for the case study.Some consideration is given to the performance evaluation accuracy, basing on the validation work results obtained from simulation and measurements on the Polish pilot wide area network.The method is proposed for performance evaluation/prediction for high performance computing and communication systems/networks, as an alternative to widely advertised but failing in actual practice closed queuing network methods.