Research Article
User-friendly approach to capacity planning studies with Java modelling tools
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5650, author={Marco Bertoli and Giuliano Casale and Giuseppe Serazzi}, title={User-friendly approach to capacity planning studies with Java modelling tools}, proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques}, publisher={ICST}, proceedings_a={SIMUTOOLS}, year={2010}, month={5}, keywords={Simulation queueing model workload characterization mean value analysis graphical user interface}, doi={10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5650} }- Marco Bertoli
Giuliano Casale
Giuseppe Serazzi
Year: 2010
User-friendly approach to capacity planning studies with Java modelling tools
SIMUTOOLS
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5650
Abstract
We present the Java Modelling Tools (JMT) suite, an integrated framework of Java tools for performance evaluation of computer systems using queueing models. The suite offers a rich user interface that simplifies the definition of performance models by means of wizard dialogs and of a graphical design workspace.
The performance evaluation features of JMT span a wide range of state-of-the-art methodologies including discrete-event simulation, mean value analysis of product-form networks, analytical identification of bottleneck resources in multiclass environments, and workload characterization with fuzzy clustering. The discrete-event simulator supports several advanced modeling features such as finite capacity regions, load-dependent service times, bursty processes, fork-and-join nodes, and implements spectral estimation for analysis of simulative results. The suite is open-source, released under the GNU general public license (GPL), and it is available for free download at http://jmt.sourceforge.net.