AN ENVIRONMENT FOR SIMULATION MODELING OF DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMULATION MODELS OF A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS AND THEIR MAPPING INTO A PARALLEL SYSTEM, IS A HIGHLY COMPLEX TECHNICAL TASK BECAUSE OF THE GREAT INFLUENCE ITS VARIOUS ELEMENTS WILL HAVE ON ITS PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE MAJOR TECHNICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN PERFORMING SUCH COMPLEX SIMULATION EFFORT, INCLUDING UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS SIMULATION MODELS, VARIED ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS OF DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS, AND THE NUMBER OF OPTIONS WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR MAPPING AN APLLICATION INTO A PARALLEL SYSTEM. THE BEST WAY TO PERFORM THIS COMPLEX TASK IS TO DEVELOP AN ENVIRONMENT COMPOSED OF ALL NEEDED TOOLS, ALGORITHMS, AND RESOURCES. FLEXIBILITY AND MODULARITY ARE CRUCIAL FEATURES OF SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT AS A NUMBER OF HETEROGENEOUS ENTITIES NEED TO BE SIMULATED, INCLUDING: OPERATIONAL SCENARIOS, APPLICATIONS, AND ARCHITECTURES. FOR THE PHASE I OF THIS RESEARCH, WE WILL DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT AND PROVE THE FEASIBILITY VIA A PROOF OF CONCEPT EXAMPLE. THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE A PHASE II OBJECTIVE.