International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'03)
An Empirical Study of Different Strategies for the Parallel Simulation of Large-Scale Communication Networks
Nice, France
April 22-April 26
ISBN: 0-7695-1926-1
An MPI-based parallel simulation system for Wide Area Networks is described in this article, as well as some characteristics of the models it handles. A simple synchronization algorithm is then presented along with some additional synchronization strategies that could improve the performance. These strategies are tested on a reference model, what shows howthe simulator scales and how it is sensitive to parameters such as connectivity and send granularity.
Citation:
B. Forgeau, U. Killat, "An Empirical Study of Different Strategies for the Parallel Simulation of Large-Scale Communication Networks," ipdps, pp.259b, International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'03), 2003