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Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Neches, Philip M.
URN	etd-08102006-083426
Persistent URL	http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08102006-083426
Title	Hardware support for advanced data management systems
Degree	PhD
Option	Computer Science
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Carver Mead Committee Chair Frederick B. Thompson Committee Member
Keywords	none
Date of Defense	1983-05-04
Availability	restricted
Abstract This thesis considers the problem of the optimal hardware architecture for advanced data management systems, of which the REL system can be considered a prototype. Exploration of the space of architectures requires a new technique which applies widely varying work loads, performance constraints, and heuristic configuration rules with an analytic queueing network model to develop cost functions which cover a representative range of organizational requirements. The model computes cost functions, which are the ultimate basis for comparison of architectures, from a technology forecast. The discussion shows the application of the modeling technique to thirty trial architectures which reflect the major classifications of data base machine architectures and memory technologies. The results suggest practical design considerations for advanced data management systems.
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