Computer Performance Evaluation. Modelling Techniques and Tools: 11th International Conference, TOOLS 2000 Schaumburg, IL, USA, March 25-31, 2000 Proceedings

In the design, implementation, and operational planning of computer and c- municationsystems, manyquestionsregardingthe desiredcapacityandspeed of (sub)systems have to be answered.At this point, performance anddependability evaluation techniques can be of great help. With these techniques, design de- sions can be prepared using advanced methods to construct appropriatemodels, toparameterisethesemodels, andtosolvethem.Theapplicationofabroadsp- trum of such methods and techniques is currently...