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Peps is a software package for solving very large Markov models expressed as Stochastic Automata Networks (San). The San formalism defines a compact storage scheme for the transition matrix of the Markov chain and it uses tensor algebra to handle the basic vector matrix multiplications. Among the diverse application areas to which Peps may be applied, we cite the areas of computer and communication performance modeling, distributed and parallel systems and finite capacity queueing networks. This paper presents the numerical techniques included in version 2003 of the Peps software, the basics of its interface and three practical examples.
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Benoit, A., Brenner, L., Fernandes, P., Plateau, B., Stewart, W.J. (2003). The Peps Software Tool. In: Kemper, P., Sanders, W.H. (eds) Computer Performance Evaluation. Modelling Techniques and Tools. TOOLS 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2794. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45232-4_7
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