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The Computer Journal 1985 28(4):409-411; doi:10.1093/comjnl/28.4.409
© 1985 by British Computer Society
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Estimating Disc Access Patterns using Diffusion Models

C. H. C. Leung * and K. Wolfenden *

Department of Computer Science, University College London, Gower Street, London, UK

Computer disc accesses necessitate the mechanical movement of a read/write head over a sequence of storage locations. The pattern of such random movement has a significant bearing on access times and its estimation is of primary importance to the meaningful prediction of performance. The procedure presented, which is based on a random walk description, allows such estimates to be derived quickly, incorporating any prior knowledge and partial information on data characteristics. Although only an approximation, it is able to produce good agreement with published measurements.


* Department of Computer Science, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT


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