Software performance testing based on workload characterization

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Software and Performance (WOSP2002)

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 17-24

  Avritzer, Alberto ^a   Kondek, Joe ^a   Liu, Danielle ^a   Weyuker, Elaine J ^b  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Software performance testing; Software testing; Workload characterization

Indexed keywords

BUFFER STORAGE; COMPUTER TESTING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE TESTING; SYSTEM WORKLOAD ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0036992173     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/584369.584373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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