Persistently saturated links are abnormal conditions that indicate bottlenecks in Internet traffic. Network operators are interested in detecting such links for troubleshooting, to improve capacity planning and traffic estimation, and to detect denial-of-service attacks. Currently bottleneck links can be detected either locally, through SNMP information, or remotely, through active probing or p...

We present MONITORMETHOD, a tool which helps Java programmers gain insight in the behavior of their applications. MONITORMETHOD instruments the Java application and relates hardware performance monitors (HPMs) to the methods in the Java application’s source code. We present a detailed case study showing that linking microprocessor-level performance characteristics to the source code is helpful ...

To model deviations from selectively neutral genetic variation caused by different forms of selection, it is necessary to first understand patterns of neutral variation. Best understood is neutral genetic variation at a single locus. But, as is well known, additional insights can be gained by investigating multiple loci. The resulting patterns reflect the degree of association (linkage) between...

We present an algorithm that identifies bottleneck locations, the times for which each bottleneck is active and the delay it causes. The bottlenecks are ranked in terms of their frequency of recurrence and the magnitude of their delay impact. The algorithm works with five-minute loop detector data. It uses speed difference as an indicator of bottleneck activation. The algorithm is applied to th...

The productivity of real-world systems is often limited by so-called bottlenecks. Hence, usually companies are not only interested in finding the best ways to schedule their current resources so that their benefits are maximized (optimization), but, in order to increase the productivity, they also conduct some analysis to find bottlenecks in their system and eliminate them in the most efficient...