Publications with the Performability Engineering Research Group
A Modular Method for Evaluating the Performance of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems.
W. H. Sanders, L. A. Kant, and A. Kudrimoti. (93S06)
Journal of Digital Imaging, vol. 6, no. 3, August 1993, pp. 172-193.
Performance evaluation of a PACS considering a network, a database, modalities, and viewing workstations.
Modeling Recycle Using Stochastic Activity Networks and UltraSAN.
L. A. Kant, L. M. Malhis, W. H. Sanders, B. P. Shah, and S. C. West.
PMRL Technical Report 93-19, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Dec. 1993.
UltraSAN Models for Recycle Modeling Project.
L. A. Kant, L. M. Malhis, W. H. Sanders, B. P. Shah, and S. C. West.
PMRL Technical Report 93-18, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Dec. 1993.
Performance Evaluation of the Knockout Switch under Bursty and Non-Uniform Traffic Conditions.
W. H. Sanders and L. A. Kant.
ORSA/TIMS Joint Meeting, Detroit, MI, Oct. 23-36, 1994.
Analysis of Cell Loss Process in an ATM Switch with Stochastic Activity Networks.
W. H. Sanders and L. A. Kant.
3rd ORSA Telecommunications Conference, Boca Raton, FL, Mar. 20-22, 1995.
Modeling Recycle: A Case Study in the Industrial Use of Measurement and Modeling.
L. M. Malhis, S. C. West, L. A. Kant, and W. H. Sanders. (95MAL01)
Proceedings of the International Computer Performance and Dependability Symposium, Erlangen, Germany, April 24-26, 1995, pp. 285-294.
A case study of IBM's DFSMShsm, a system for efficient utilization of magnetic tape cartridges.
Loss Process Analysis of the Knockout Switch Using Stochastic Activity Networks.
L. Kant and W. H. Sanders. (95KAN01)
Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, Las Vegas, NV, September 20-23 1995, pp. 344-349.
Discusses the use of SANs to evaluate performance in terms of distribution of consecutive cell losses for a specific FPS architecture.
Computation of the Asymptotic Bias and Variance for Simulation of Markov Reward Models.
A. P. A. van Moorsel, L. A. Kant, and W. H. Sanders. (96MOO01)
Proceedings of the 29th Annual Simulation Symposium, New Orleans, LA, April 1996, pp. 173-182.
Gives a numerical method for computing the asymptotic variance for large Markov models. The asymptotic bias and variance determine the goodness and run length of a simulation.
Analysis of Cell-loss Processes and Restoration Schemes in ATM Networks.
L. A. Kant. (96KAN03)
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arizona, 1996.
Analysis of the Distribution of Consecutive Cell Losses in an ATM Switch Using Stochastic Activity Networks.
L. Kant and W. H. Sanders. (96KAN02; please note that this file contains a prepublication version that is slightly different from the published paper.)
Special Issue of International Journal of Computer Systems Science & Engineering on ATM Switching, vol. 12, no. 2, March 1997, pp. 117-129.
Discusses the analysis of cell loss behavior in a fast packet switch using stochastic activity networks.
Performance Analysis of the Knockout Switch Under Bursty Traffic Based on a Stochastic Activity Network Model.
L. Kant and W. H. Sanders. (96KAN01)
Simulation: Special Issue on Performance Analysis of ATM Networks, vol. 70, no. 1, January 1998, pp. 19-33.
Discusses the use of SANs in analyzing the performance of the knockout switch with correlated input traffic.
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