A Simulation Model of a Database Management System

Herb Schwetman

Industry Track to The First International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques for Communications, Networks and Systems

Research Article

A Simulation Model of a Database Management System

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2008.3111,
    author={Herb Schwetman},
    title={A Simulation Model of a Database Management System},
    proceedings={Industry Track to The First International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques for Communications, Networks and Systems},
    proceedings_a={SIMULATIONWORKS},
    year={2010},
    month={5},
    keywords={System Simulation DBMS Performance},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2008.3111}
}

Herb Schwetman
Year: 2010
A Simulation Model of a Database Management System
SIMULATIONWORKS
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2008.3111

Herb Schwetman¹^,*

1: Sun Microsystems Laboratories 5300 Riata Park Ct., MS UAUS07-100 Austin, TX 78727 USA +1-512-401-1190

*Contact email: herb.schwetman@sun.com

Abstract

This paper presents a description of a simulation model of Derby [2], a modern database management system (DBMS). The goal of the project was to develop a model of the entire system (hardware, DBMS and application) that could be used to study performance of the DBMS and to explore issues associated with developing a cluster version of the DBMS. Most of the structures in the real DBMS were represented by analogs in the model. A set of results demonstrate the degree of accuracy that might expected for this type of model.

Keywords: System Simulation DBMS Performance

Published: 2010-05-16
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2008.3111