Performance model of software systems using Petri nets

Abstract Recent trends of economization in the development and application of computer software systems have become an important consideration for the design of modern computer systems. This has increased the efforts towards the study, evaluation and testing of computer software. An appropriate measure may further help in overcoming the difficulties encountered during the testing of software. The present paper utilizes the concepts of Petri nets for the evaluation of various software parameters through a measure termed as “software measure”. This measure along with the firing characteristics of the transitions may then be used for obtaining the suitable testing methodology of a software.