Title :
PP-MESS-SIM: a simulator for evaluating multicomputer interconnection networks
Author :
Rexford, Jennifer ; Dolter, James ; Feng, Wu-Chang ; Shin, Kang G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Presents PP-MESS-SIM, an object-oriented discrete-event simulation environment for evaluating multicomputer networks. The simulator provides a toolbox of various network topologies, communication workloads, routing-switching algorithms, and router models. These router models can vary from high-level architectures to low-level specification of actual devices. By decoupling individual parts of the code, PP-MESS-SIM enables independent code development and creates a flexible and extensible environment for evaluating different aspects of network design. Sample simulation experiments capitalize on this flexibility to compare routing-switching schemes under various application workloads
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; multiprocessor interconnection networks; network routing; network topology; object-oriented programming; virtual machines; PP-MESS-SIM; application workloads; code decoupling; communication workloads; high-level architectures; independent code development; low-level device specification; multicomputer interconnection network evaluation; network design; network topologies; object-oriented discrete-event simulation environment; router models; routing-switching algorithms; Communication switching; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Discrete event simulation; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Network topology; Object oriented modeling; Parallel processing; Routing; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Symposium, 1995., Proceedings of the 28th Annual
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7091-6
DOI :
10.1109/SIMSYM.1995.393591
