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一个在线拍卖系统的性能研究外文翻译 外文翻译 Performance Investigation of an On-Line Auction System MaterialSource:////0. 42.9402Author: Jane Hillston, Leila Kloul Abstract: The standard design of on-line auction systems places most of the computational load on the server and its adjacent links, resulting in a bottleneck in the system. In this paper, we investigate the impact, in terms of the performance of the server and its adjacent links, of introducing active nodes into the network. The performance study of the system is done using the stochastic process algebra formalism PEPA. 1 Introduction In this paper we investigate the interplay of two emerging technologies: active networks and software agents to support electronic commerce. Active networks are a compelling new initiative in networking. An active network extends a conventional one with the ability for network switches to process data as it is being transmitted. The processing which is to be performed can be customised by the network user on a per-application or even per-message basis. This innovation is a dramatic departure from traditional network design where the emphasis is on the avoidance of examination or modification of data. Active networks are supported by a variety of software technologies, execution environments and node operating systemsSome recent work has focused on the performance gains that active network technology may bring to distributed applications. Examples include active reliable- multi cast and cache routing. In on-line auctions are suggested as applications which might benefit from processing at active nodes within the networkThe Internet offers exciting new prospects for electronic commerce, but it cannot always deliver the performance necessary to make them viable. The electronic transactions take a variety of forms but increasingly there is a move towards agent-based systems in which personalized semi-autonomous software agent’s act on behalf of consumers or businesse