Performance evaluation of parallel systems

In this paper performance evaluation methodologies that have been applied t o the analysis of parallel systems are reviewed together with the specific performance metrics. We concentrate on a few selected performance studies o f parallel system components, i.e., processor, memory, interconnection netw ork, input/output, and operating system. We demonstrate the utility of the performance evaluation methodologies for identification of system bottlenec ks, performance forecasting, and future system design. (C) 1999 Elsevier Sc ience B.V. All rights reserved.