Abstract :
The author describes how simulation tools, and the relatively recent class of hybrid simulation tools in particular, are just the ticket for those faced with designing a network from scratch or keeping one operating in the face of ever-increasing traffic. It is the most cost-effective way to predict how the myriad of PCs, servers, printers, routers, hubs and switches, as well as all the applications, protocols and communication link technologies making up a network will function, what with all the data packets, more data packets and still more data packets they must handle
Keywords :
CAD; computer networks; hybrid simulation; software tools; PCs; applications; communication link technologies; computer network design; data packets; hubs; hybrid simulation tools; printers; protocols; routers; servers; switches; Communication switching; Communications technology; Network servers; Packet switching; Personal communication networks; Printers; Protocols; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
