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Heterogeneous computing environments require performance evaluation techniques that are more sophisticated and cost-effective than those currently used. This paper briefly describes a project aimed at the development of PS, a simulation environment for the performance analysis of distributed applications executed in Heterogeneous and Network Computing environments through the PVM run-time system.
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Aversa, R., Mazzeo, A., Mazzocca, N., Villano, U. (1996). The PS project: development of a simulator of PVM applications for Heterogeneous and Network Computing. In: Jelly, I., Gorton, I., Croll, P. (eds) Software Engineering for Parallel and Distributed Systems. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34984-8_30
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