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Simulation of connected devices

  • US 7,571,088 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2006
  • Issued: 08/04/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computing system for simulating interconnected devices, a method of simulating device interactions in performing an overall transaction to obtain an output of system performance characteristics including measurement of at least one of latencies or device utilizations for actions performed by devices in performing the overall transaction, the method comprising:

  • dividing a transaction into individual actions comprising subparts of the transaction;

    applying the individual actions to appropriate device models, by including an indication of an action type for each individual action, to produce at least one of latencies or device utilizations for the action as applied to the appropriate device model;

    storing at least one averaged transaction latency or device utilization over time for one or more transactions; and

    aggregating one or more current transaction latencies or device utilizations into the one or more stored averaged transaction latencies or device utilizations.

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