Title :
A global synchronization network for a non-deterministic simulation architecture
Author :
Bumble, Marc ; Coraor, Lee
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Our previous work presented methods of accelerating nondeterministic discrete event simulation at the processing element level. Here, two algorithms are proposed for synchronizing a network of processing elements according to the next network minimum event timestamp. One method has an expected running time of O(k) while the second has an expected running time of O(k log(k)). A network architecture is developed and simulation results of the time expected to locate and broadcast the next network minimum timestamp are reported
Keywords :
computational complexity; discrete event simulation; multiprocessing systems; synchronisation; expected running time; global synchronization network; next network minimum event timestamp; nondeterministic discrete event simulation; nondeterministic simulation architecture; processing element level; processing element network synchronisation; simulation; Acceleration; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer science; Computer simulation; Discrete event simulation; Process design; Synchronization; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1999 Winter
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5780-9
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1999.816880