Performance analysis of a ternary optical computer based on M/M/1 queueing system

Abstract

A Ternary Optical Computer (TOC), a dynamically reconfigurable computing platform, has attracted more and more attentions. However, Quality of Service (QoS) is a crucial factor for its commercial success. This paper presents a service model for TOC based on first-come-first-service strategy, the M/M/1 queueing system and tandem queueing. And it uses the mean response time to analyze and evaluate the performance of TOC. Moreover, this paper shows the influence of various metrics on the response time by simulating the model. The results demonstrate that the computation and network transmission speed are the bottlenecks of system response time. Therefore, the proposed model is good for designing the task management system of TOC.