On Mon, May 18, 1998 at 12:02:54PM -0700, zahorjan@cs.washington.edu wrote:
" >From the Sigmetrics '98 conference tutorial list:
"
" Tuesday, June 23 8:30 - 12:00 Track 2
" Application of Parallel Simulation to Large (Wireless) Networks
" R. Bagrodia and M. Gerla, UCLA
"
" A number of protocols and algorithms are being designed for large
" networks, including wireless, wirelined, and integrated
" networks. Asis well known, such protocols are complex to design,
" evaluate and implement. Their performance depends on a
" combination of factors that include traffic patterns, mobility models,
" application objectives (e.g., maximize throughput, minimize
" noise/loss), processor characteristics (cpu speed, load), and radio
" characteristics (bandwidth, power). Evaluation of the
" protocol as a function of these diverse parameters is analytically
" intractable. Given the complexity of the radio environment,
" sequential simulation of networks with thousands of nodes requires
" several days, and perhaps, even weeks. To make the
" design more interactive, it is imperative to reduce the turnaround time
" for the models. The goal of this tutorial is to describe a
" simulation environment for very large mobile wireless networks and
" present some representative case studies. The primary
" emphasis of the tutorial is on presenting the use of Maisie for parallel
" simulation of large network models. The primary sources
" of overhead in the parallel execution of these models will be discussed
" together with methods to reduce their impact. Common
" pitfalls encountered in the design of parallel simulation models will be
" discussed. We will also describe techniques to port
" simulation models to protocol implementations. Finally, a number of case
" studies will be presented to highlight the lessons that
" have been learned.
"