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From: aboulang@bbn.com (Albert Boulanger)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets
Subject: Re: Neural nets used for computer system performance
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Date: 18 Dec 89 16:21:13 GMT
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In-reply-to: ntm1169@dsac.dla.mil's message of 17 Dec 89 18:18:07 GMT


In article  <1603@dsac.dla.mil>, Mott Given writes:



  I am interested in using neural networks for the following purposes:
     1) analyzing computer system performance, either with a view to solve or
	prevent problems

     2) capacity planning (Capacity planning is the art and science of 
     building models of computer systems to predict the amount of computer 
     hardware necessary to support your workloads while getting acceptable 
     response time and throughput.)

     Is anyone doing any work in this area?  Can anyone point me to references
     in this area?  Does anyone have comments on how suitable neural nets would
     be for applications in this arena?


Here is one related article (using NNets to solve a realtime
optimization problem - load balancing):

"Optimization of the Computational Load of a Hypercube Supercomputer
Onboard a Mobile Robot"
Jacob Barhen, N. Toomarian, and V. Protopopescu
Applied Optics, 1 December 1987, Vol 26, No 3, 5007-5014


Albert Boulanger
BBN Systems & Technologies Corp.
aboulanger@bbn.com