SIGMETRICS 1985: Austin, Texas, USA

1985 ACM SIGMETRICS Conference on Measurement and Modeling of Computer Systems, Austin, Texas, USA, August 26-29, 1985, Proceedings. Performance Evaluation Review 13(2), August 1985

Distributed and Parallel Systems

Derek L. Eager, Edward D. Lazowska, John Zahorjan: A Comparison of Receiver-Initiated and Sender-Initiated Adaptive Load Sharing. 1-3 BibTeX
Hussein G. Badr, David Gelernter, Sunil Podar: An Adaptive Communications Protocol for Network Computers. 4-5 BibTeX
Erol Gelenbe, David Finkel, Satish K. Tripathi: On the Availability of a Distributed Computer System with Failing Components. 6-13 BibTeX

Solution of Queueing Network Models

Adrian E. Conway, Nicolas D. Georganas: RECAL - A New Efficient Algorithm for the Exact Analysis of Multiple-Chain Closed Queueing Networks. 14 BibTeX
Gianfranco Balbo, Steven C. Bruell, Subbarao Ghanta: Modeling Priority Schemes. 15-26 BibTeX
Robbe J. Walstra: Nonexponential Networks of Queues: A Maximum Entropy Analysis. 27-37 BibTeX

Workload Characterization and Program Behavior

Maria Calzarossa, Domenico Ferrari: A Sensitivity Study of the Clustering Approach to Workload Modeling. 38-39 BibTeX
S. V. Raghavan, R. Kalyanakrishnan: On the Classification of Interactive Users Based on User Bahavior Indices. 40-48 BibTeX
A. Inkeri Verkamo: Empirical Results on Locality in Database Referencing. 49-58 BibTeX

Studies of System Failure

Halim M. Khelalfa, Anneliese von Mayrhauser: Degradable Computer Systems with Dependent Subsystems. 59-68 BibTeX
Ram Chillarege, Ravishankar K. Iyer: The Effect of System Workload on Error Latency: An Experimental Study. 69-77 BibTeX

Local Area Networks

Timothy A. Gonsalves: Performance Characteristics of Two Ethernets: An Experimental Study. 78-86 BibTeX
Imrich Chlamtac, M. Eisinger: Performance of Integrated Services (Voice/Data) CSMA/CD Networks. 87-93 BibTeX
Imrich Chlamtac, Ora Ganz: An Analytic Model of the Hyperchannel Network Using Multiple Channel Architecture. 94-104 BibTeX

Queueing Network Modeling

Sandra Bleistein, Shin-Sun Chow, Robert T. Goettge: Analytic Performance Model of the U.S. En Route Air Traffic Control Computer Systems. 105-115 BibTeX
Lawrence W. Dowdy, Manvinder S. Chopra: On the Applicability of Using Multiprogramming Level Distributions. 116-127 BibTeX
Anthony E. Krzesinski, Peter Teunissen: Multiclass Queueing Networks with Population Constrained Subnetworks. 128-139 BibTeX
Alexandre Brandwajn, Yung-Li Lily Jow: A Note on Service Interruptions. 140-146 BibTeX

Queueing Theory

Brigitte Plateau: On the Stochastic Structure of Parallelism and Synchronization Models for Distributed Algorithms. 147-154 BibTeX
Patricia M. Snyder, William J. Stewart: An Approximate Numerical Solution for Multiclass Preemtive Priority Queues with General Service Time Distributions. 155-165 BibTeX

I/O Subsystem Modeling

Alan R. Hevner: Evaluation of Optical Disk Systems for Very Large Database Applications. 166-172 BibTeX
Gilbert E. Houtekamer: The Local Disk Controller. 173-182 BibTeX

Concurrency Control

Philip S. Yu, Daniel M. Dias, John T. Robinson, Balakrishna R. Iyer, Douglas W. Cornell: Modelling of Centralized Concurrency Control in a Multi-System Environment. 183-191 BibTeX
Alexander Thomasian, In Kyung Ryu: Analysis of Some Optimistic Concurrency Control Schemes Based on Certification. 192-203 BibTeX