2026 · Journal of Systems and Software
DTraComp: Comparing distributed execution traces for understanding intermittent latency sources
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system-tracing trace-analysis latency-analysis root-cause-analysis
distributed execution traces trace comparison intermittent latency latency sources
Core contribution: This work investigates DTraComp: Comparing distributed execution traces for understanding intermittent latency sources in the context of software performance and systems analysis.
Problem and motivation
Intermittent latency sources are difficult to isolate because normal and abnormal distributed executions can differ only in small trace regions.
Method and contribution
DTraComp compares distributed execution traces to expose differences associated with intermittent latency.
Findings and evidence
The paper provides a trace-comparison approach for intermittent-latency analysis; exact algorithms and results require full-text review.
Limitations and future directions
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Future work: Evaluate streaming comparison, large trace sets, noise tolerance, and cross-version diagnosis.
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@article{ezzatiJivan2026dtracompcomparing,
author = {Maryam Ekhlasi and Fatemeh Faraji Daneshgar and Michel Dagenais and Maxime Lamothe and Naser Ezzati-Jivan and Matthew Khouzam},
title = {DTraComp: Comparing distributed execution traces for understanding intermittent latency sources},
year = {2026},
journal = {Journal of Systems and Software},
volume = {241},
pages = {112990},
eid = {112990},
publisher = {Elsevier BV},
issn = {0164-1212},
doi = {10.1016/j.jss.2026.112990},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2026.112990}
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Ekhlasi, M., Daneshgar, F. F., Dagenais, M., Lamothe, M., Ezzati-Jivan, N., & Khouzam, M. (2026). DTraComp: Comparing distributed execution traces for understanding intermittent latency sources. Journal of Systems and Software, 241, 112990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2026.112990M. Ekhlasi, F. F. Daneshgar, M. Dagenais, M. Lamothe, N. Ezzati-Jivan, and M. Khouzam, "DTraComp: Comparing distributed execution traces for understanding intermittent latency sources," Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 241, Art. no. 112990, 2026, doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.112990