Title :
SIMD parallel discrete-event dynamic system simulation
Author :
Patsis, Nikos T. ; Chen, Chun-Hung ; Larson, Michael E.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present experimental results for a mind-set to discrete-event dynamic system simulation. Rather than attempting to distribute the execution of each design experiment over a parallel single instruction multiple data (SIMD) machine´s multiple processors, we simultaneously simulate a different experiment on each processor. We consider two experimental examples representing possible data communication, manufacturing or traffic networks. Each example´s simulation results demonstrate the efficient combined implementation of the standard clock and ordinal optimization techniques versus parallel “brute force” simulation
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; discrete event systems; parallel machines; SIMD parallel discrete-event dynamic system simulation; data communication; manufacturing; ordinal optimization techniques; parallel simulation; standard clock; traffic networks; Clocks; Communication networks; Data communication; Manufacturing; Modeling; Optimization methods; Parallel machines; Space technology; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on