Abstract

We propose Colored Petri Net (CPN) models for replicated and centralized database systems and conduct a comparative study of their performance. The designed CPN models capture the dynamics of the studied database systems and estimate their expected performance with an appropriate level of abstraction. A number of simulation experiments were performed under various load conditions of varying parameters such as server speed, network speed, and read/write ratio. The simulation results show that under similar operation conditions, replicated systems exhibit higher performance than centralized systems in terms of query response time and system saturation levels. However, centralized systems become more competitive when their network and server speeds are much higher than those of the replicated systems.

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Publication details

DOI
10.24200/squjs.vol8iss1pp33-46
Journal
Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 8(1), 33
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
License
CC BY 4.0

Cite this article

APA 7

Ben Mnaouer, A., Day, K., Al-Towaiq, M. H., & Masoud, F. A. (2003). Performance Evaluation of Database Systems Using Colored Petri Nets. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 8(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol8iss1pp33-46

MLA 9

Ben Mnaouer, Adel, et al. "Performance Evaluation of Database Systems Using Colored Petri Nets." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 8, no. 1, 2003, pp. 33. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol8iss1pp33-46.

Chicago (author–date)

Ben Mnaouer, Adel, Khaled Day, Mohammad H. Al-Towaiq, and Fawaz Ahmed Masoud. 2003. "Performance Evaluation of Database Systems Using Colored Petri Nets." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science 8 (1): 33. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol8iss1pp33-46.

Harvard

Ben Mnaouer, A., Day, K., Al-Towaiq, M. H. and Masoud, F. A. (2003) 'Performance Evaluation of Database Systems Using Colored Petri Nets', Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 8(1), pp. 33. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol8iss1pp33-46.

Vancouver

Ben Mnaouer A, Day K, Al-Towaiq MH, Masoud FA. Performance Evaluation of Database Systems Using Colored Petri Nets. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 2003;8(1):33. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol8iss1pp33-46

IEEE

A. Ben Mnaouer, K. Day, M. H. Al-Towaiq, and F. A. Masoud, "Performance Evaluation of Database Systems Using Colored Petri Nets," Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 33, 2003, doi: 10.24200/squjs.vol8iss1pp33-46.