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L

LAN simulation modeling, 463-93

analysis criteria, 489-91

analysis module, 486-93

bus-structured LCN, 465-66

communication lines, 468

communication link routine, 481

components, 480

computer networks, 463-70

data collection routine, 481

data items, 481

evaluation metrics, 488

events, 476-79

host processors, 467

interconnection structures, 469-70

interface processing routine, 480-81

interface units, 467-68

model implementation, 482-86

network components, 466-67

next event simulation, 482

protocols, 471-74

queues, 467

simulation controller, 480

simulator model structure, 479-81

simulator overview, 481

system processor routine, 480

transmission error detection, 474-75

See also Local area networks (LANs)

LAN simulator

analysis module, 483, 486-93

arbitrator module, 483

arrival module, 483

components, 482-83

defined, 481

design, 481

entries, 485

interface module, 483

overview, 481

structure illustration, 483

topology module, 486

use module, 483, 484

Last-come first-served (LCFS), 133

Last-in first-out (LIFO), 31, 206

LINUX, 362-65

file system, 364

kernel 2.4, 364-65

links, 363

MATLAB program workload for, 374-76

multitasking support, 363

paging, 364

Red Hat 7.2, 362-63

task structure and process table, 363

times and timers, 363-64

virtual memory, 364

See also System architectures

LINUX AWESIM model, 380-83

forking, 382

illustrated, 384-85

MATLAB, 382-83

process creation, 381-82

See also Operating systems simulation

Little's Law, 136, 347

Little's result, 210-11, 241

in mean value analysis, 242

operational analysis and, 246, 248

Load leveling, 326

Local area networks (LANs), 21-22

defined, 21

evaluation metrics, 488

simulation modeling, 463-93

testbeds and, 34

use of, 21-22

See also Networks

Lock manager, 95

Log manager, 97-103

defined, 97

transaction basics, 100-102

transaction formalization, 102-3

transaction management, 97-100

See also Database systems

Longitudinal redundancy check (LRC), 474

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