Data processing: structural design – modeling – simulation – and em – Simulating electronic device or electrical system – Software program
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-07
2006-02-07
Homere, Jean R. (Department: 2128)
Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and em
Simulating electronic device or electrical system
Software program
C702S186000, C703S021000, C715S252000, C718S105000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06996517
ABSTRACT:
An infrastructure and a set of steps are disclosed for evaluating performance of computer systems. The infrastructure and method provide a flexible platform for carrying out analysis of various computer systems under various workload conditions. The flexible platform is achieved by allowing/supporting independent designation/incorporation of a workload specification and a system upon which the workload is executed. The analytical framework disclosed and claimed herein facilitates flexible/dynamic integration of various hardware models and workload specifications into a system performance analysis, and potentially streamlines development of customized computer software/system specific analyses.The disclosed performance technology infrastructure includes a workload specification interface facilitating designation of a particular computing instruction workload. The workload comprises a list of resource usage requests. The performance technology infrastructure also includes a hardware model interface facilitating designation of a particular computing environment (e.g., hardware configuration and/or network/multiprocessing load). A disclosed hardware model comprises a specification of delays associated with particular resource uses. A disclosed hardware specification further specifies a hardware configuration describing actual resource elements (e.g., hardware devices) and their interconnections in the system of interest. The performance technology infrastructure further comprises an evaluation engine for performing a system performance analysis in accordance with a specified workload and hardware model incorporated via the workload specification and hardware model interfaces.
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Day Herng-der
Homere Jean R.
Microsoft Corporation
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