Abstract
There have historically been two approaches to performance modelling.
On the one hand, textual language-based formalisms such as stochastic
process algebras allow compositional modelling that is portable and easy to manage.
In contrast, graphical formalisms such as stochastic Petri nets and stochastic
activity networks provide an automaton-based view of the model, which may be
easier to visualise, at the expense of portability. In this paper, we argue that we
can achieve the benefits of both approaches by generating a graphical view of a
stochastic process algebra model, which is synchronised with the textual representation,
giving the user has two ways in which they can interact with the model.
We present a tool, as part of the PEPA Eclipse Plug-in, that allows the components
of models in the Performance Evaluation Process Algebra (PEPA) to be
visualised in a graphical way. This also provides a natural interface for labelling
states in the model, which integrates with our interface for specifying and model
checking properties in the Continuous Stochastic Logic (CSL). We describe recent
improvements to the tool in terms of usability and exploiting the visualisation
framework, and discuss some of the general features of the implementation that
could be used by other tools. We illustrate the tool using an example based on a
model of a financial web-service application.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Computer Performance Engineering : 8th European Performance Engineering Workshop, EPEW 2011 Borrowdale, UK, October 12-13, 2011 Proceedings |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2011 |
Pages | 310-324 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-642-24748-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | 8th European Performance Engineering Workshop - Lodore Falls Hotel, Borrowdale, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Oct 2011 → 13 Oct 2011 Conference number: 8 |
Workshop
Workshop | 8th European Performance Engineering Workshop |
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Number | 8 |
Location | Lodore Falls Hotel |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Borrowdale |
Period | 12/10/2011 → 13/10/2011 |
Series | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Number | 6977 |
ISSN | 0302-9743 |