DocumentCode :
2186691
Title :
Phrase based browsing for simulation traces of network protocols
Author :
Schmidt, Nathan J. ; Kemper, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Coll. of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
fYear :
2008
fDate :
7-10 Dec. 2008
Firstpage :
2811
Lastpage :
2819
Abstract :
Most discrete event simulation frameworks are able to output simulation runs as a trace. The network simulator 2 (NS2) is a prominent example that does so to decouple generation of dynamic behavior from its evaluation. If a modeler is interested in the specific details and confronted with lengthy traces from simulation runs, support is needed to identify relevant pieces of information. In this paper, we present a new phrase-based browser that has its roots in information retrieval, language acquisition and text compression which is refined to work with trace data derived from simulation models. The browser is a new navigation feature of Traviando, a trace visualizer and analyzer for simulation traces. The browsing technique allows a modeler to investigate particular patterns seen in a trace, that may be of interest due to their frequent or rare occurrence. We demonstrate how this approach applies to traces generated with NS2.
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; information analysis; information retrieval; discrete event simulation frameworks; information retrieval; language acquisition; network protocols; network simulator 2; phrase based browsing; text compression; trace visualizer; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Computer science; Computer simulation; Data visualization; Discrete event simulation; Educational institutions; Information retrieval; Navigation; Protocols;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2008. WSC 2008. Winter
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2707-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2708-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2008.4736401
Filename :
4736401
Link To Document :
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