Title :
Implementing parallel Cell-DEVS
Author :
Troccoli, Alejandro ; Wainer, Gabriel
Author_Institution :
Departamento de Computacion, Pabellon I Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
fDate :
30 March-2 April 2003
Abstract :
Cell-DEVS is a formalism intended to model complex physical systems as cell spaces. Cell-DEVS allows to describe cellular models using timing delay constructions, allowing a simple definition of complex timing. The original specifications were extended to permit parallel specification of these models, and an associated simulation mechanism allows their execution. We present implementation issues related to the definition of parallel simulators for Cell-DEVS.
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; large-scale systems; parallel programming; timing; cell spaces; cellular models; complex physical system models; complex timing; parallel Cell-DEVS; parallel simulators; parallel specification; simulation mechanism; timing delay constructions; Computational modeling; Delay; Modular construction; Systems engineering and theory; Testing; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Symposium, 2003. 36th Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1911-3
DOI :
10.1109/SIMSYM.2003.1192823