On the generalised stochastic Petri net modeling of message-oriented middleware systems

• Published in: IEEE International Conference on Performance, Computing, and Communications, 2004 pp. 783 - 788
• Main Authors: Fernandes, S.F.L., Silva, W.J., Silva, M.J.C., Rosa, N.S., Maciel, P.R.M., Sadok, D.F.H.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway NJ IEEE 2004
• Subjects: Analytical models; Applied sciences; Buildings; Computer science; control theory; systems; Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface; Distributed computing; Exact sciences and technology; Message-oriented middleware; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Petri nets; Quality of service; Software; Stochastic systems; System testing; Performance evaluation; Probabilistic approach; Message passing; Distributed system; Middleware; Modeling; Petri net
• ISBN: 0780383966; 9780780383968
• DOI: 10.1109/PCCC.2004.1395181

This paper presents how to model and carry out the performance analysis of message-oriented middleware (MOM) using generalised stochastic Petri Net (GSPN) models. The results obtained from the Petri net analysis are compared against ones measured in a commercial MOM. Additionally, some results are presented in order to demonstrate the flexibility and the benefits of the proposed model. This research also focuses on how to improve the MOM performance by suggesting appropriated techniques and adjustments to the MOM basic architecture. Finally, we point out some decisions usually taken by systems administrators that may have a major impact on the performance of MOM systems.