A Designer for DBMS-Processable Logical Database Structures.

Keki B. Irani, Subir Purkayastha, Toby J. Teorey: A Designer for DBMS-Processable Logical Database Structures. VLDB 1979: 219-231

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/IraniPT79,
  author    = {Keki B. Irani and
               Subir Purkayastha and
               Toby J. Teorey},
  editor    = {Antonio L. Furtado and
               Howard L. Morgan},
  title     = {A Designer for DBMS-Processable Logical Database Structures},
  booktitle = {Fifth International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, October
               3-5, 1979, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Proceedings},
  publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
  year      = {1979},
  pages     = {219-231},
  ee        = {db/conf/vldb/IraniPT79.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/vldb/79},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Abstract

An analytical approach to the design of logical database structures is presented. Inputs to the model consist of data item types and volume, associations among items, security constraints, and item access frequencies required to satisfy known database applications. The output is a pro- totype database management system (DBMS) process- able schema for a hierarchical and/or network data- base structure. The design problem is formulated as an integer programming problem and the branch and bound method is used to generate an optimal solution for the parameters specified. The objec- tive function to be minimized is logical record access, subject to constraints on record size and total database size. Experience with the model has shown it to be an excellent predictor of real performance, easy to use, and have relatively low computing cost for moderately-sized database design problems. Use of the model is illustrated through an example problem and its solution. Direct comparison with a previous methodology clearly establishes the superiority of the current approach.

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