Title :
VNET: a distributed algorithm simulator for wireless peer-to-peer networks
Author :
Ng, Colin ; Sabaz, Dorian ; Gruver, William A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Most network simulators are stand-alone, monolithic applications that are unsuitable for modeling distributed systems. VNET is a distributed system environment that enables simulation of wired and wireless networks by using Ethernet LAN connections to model wireless and other peer-to-peer network topologies. VNET is a scalable system that is OS-independent. It is developed in Java and operates as a background agent process with a small footprint. Because the system is fully distributed, there is no central process to manage the VNET agents.
Keywords :
Java; digital simulation; distributed algorithms; local area networks; peer-to-peer computing; radio networks; telecommunication computing; Ethernet LAN connection; Java; OS-independent system; VNET distributed system; background agent process; distributed algorithm simulator; wireless peer-to-peer network; Application software; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Distributed algorithms; Distributed computing; Intelligent robots; Network topology; Peer to peer computing; Scalability; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8566-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2004.1399996
