1. Edition - January 2000
125.- Euro
2000. XX, 300 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-471-18383-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-18383-9 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Short description
The rapid expansion of the Internet has made parallel and distributed stimulation (PADS) a hot technology indeed. It is now used not only to analyze the behavior of such systems as air traffic control or future communication networks, but also in computer generated "virtual worlds" such as flight simulation training devices and computer wargames. In this book, PADS expert Richard Fujimoto draws on 10 years of research work to give us a comprehensive, one-stop reference to all aspects of the technology. In addition to explaining the benefits of using PADS, Dr. Fujimoto covers terminology, applications, hardware platforms, and underlying technologies.

From the contents
Background and Applications.

Discrete Event Simulation Fundamentals.

PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION.

Conservative Synchronization Algorithms.

Time Warp.

Advanced Optimistic Techniques.

Time Parallel Simulation.

DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS (DVEs).

DVEs: Introduction.

Networking and Data Distribution.

Time Management and Event Ordering.

References.

Index.