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Storage alternatives for large structured state spaces

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Computer Performance Evaluation Modelling Techniques and Tools (TOOLS 1997)

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Abstract

We consider the problem of storing and searching a large state space obtained from a high-level model such as a queueing network or a Petri net. After reviewing the traditional technique based on a single search tree, we demonstrate how an approach based on multiple levels of search trees offers advantages in both memory and execution complexity. Further execution time improvements are obtained by exploiting the concept of “event locality”. We apply our technique to three large parametric models, and give detailed experimental results.

This research was partially supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under NASA Contract No. NAS1-19480 and by the Center for Advanced Computing and Communication under Contract 96-SC-NSF-1011

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  1. College of William and Mary, 23187-8795, Williamsburg, VA, USA

    Gianfranco Ciardo & Andrew S. Miner

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  1. Gianfranco Ciardo
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Raymond Marie Brigitte Plateau Maria Calzarossa Gerardo Rubino

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Ciardo, G., Miner, A.S. (1997). Storage alternatives for large structured state spaces. In: Marie, R., Plateau, B., Calzarossa, M., Rubino, G. (eds) Computer Performance Evaluation Modelling Techniques and Tools. TOOLS 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1245. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0022196

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