Title :
TOPNET: a tool for the visual simulation of communication networks
Author :
Marsan, M. Ajmone ; Balbo, Gianfranco ; Bruno, Giorgio ; Neri, Fabio
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Sci. dell ´´Inf., Milano Univ., Italy
fDate :
12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
TOPNET is a software package for the simulation of communication networks that is being developed with the aim of exploiting as much as possible the visual aspects of a simulation experiment. The communication network topology and architecture are described by drawings, the system dynamics are represented with a class of timed Petri nets, the simulation experiment is controlled through menus and buttons activated with a mouse, and results are graphically displayed on the screen. With the help of an example, the main characteristics of the user interface and the internal architecture of TOPNET are described
Keywords :
Petri nets; software packages; telecommunication networks; telecommunications computing; user interfaces; TOPNET; buttons; communication networks; internal architecture; menus; mouse; network topology; software package; timed Petri nets; user interface; visual simulation; Analytical models; Closed-form solution; Communication networks; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Network topology; Performance analysis; Petri nets; Power system modeling; Software packages;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
