Performance Model Interchange Format (PMIF 2): A comprehensive approach to Queueing Network Model interoperability

  • Authors:

  • Connie U. Smith;Catalina M. Lladó;Ramon Puigjaner

  • Affiliations:

  • Performance Engineering Services, PO Box 2640, Santa Fe, NM, 87504-2640, USA;Universitat de les Illes Balears, Departament de Ciències Matemítiques i Informítica, Ctra de Valldemossa, Km. 7.6, 07071 Palma de Mallorca, Spain;Universitat de les Illes Balears, Departament de Ciències Matemítiques i Informítica, Ctra de Valldemossa, Km. 7.6, 07071 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Performance Evaluation
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The Performance Model Interchange Format (PMIF) provides a mechanism for transferring the system model information among performance modeling tools requiring only that the tools either internally support PMIF or provide an interface that reads/writes model specifications from/to a file. This paper presents the latest version of the specification (PMIF 2): a metamodel defining the information requirements and the corresponding XML schema. It defines the semantic properties for a pmif.xml interchange, the prescribed validation order, errors and warnings, and a tool and Web service implementation. Import and export prototypes for two different types of tools prove the concept. Generally available examples are used for repeatability.