Bench4Q: a QoS-oriented e-commerce benchmark for Internetwares

Abstract

Internetwares [1] are a new type of software oriented to Internet. How to guarantee the QoS (Quality of Service) of Internetwares in highly open Internet is a challenge problem. This problem is especially important for e-commerce applications, because the users of e-commerce business are sensitive to QoS, such as the accessibility and responsiveness, and consequently the QoS of e-commerce applications are vital to their successes. Therefore, it is critical to evaluate and optimize the QoS of an e-commerce site by benchmarks off-line.