A Study of Optimal File Assignment and Communication Network Configuration in Remote-Access Computer Message Processing and Communication Systems.
Abstract
The goal of this research is the solution of several problems involved in the optimal design of computerized message processing and communication systems. The class of systems studied includes airline and hotel reservation systems, time-shared computer systems, and corporate message communication systems. A precise mathematical model of the systems being studied is formulated to draw attention to the fundamental subsystems and to clarify the basic independent variables of the design processes. Systems considered must have a large data base organized into record files, widely distributed users, an on-line communication network joining users to data base sites a quantitative performance measure and specified performance constraints. The most general system model studied uses a queueing model for individual communication channels, with the channel interconnections specified by a weighted linear graph. One major problem area studied is the determination of the optimal number and locations of sites for the system files. A second major problem considered is the optimal design of communication channels and networks of these channels. The third major problem area studied is the optimal design of communication network topologies. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0881929
Entities
People
- V. Kevin Moore Whitney
Organizations
- University of Michigan