Abstract

Effective large-scale network simulation is a difficult task to accomplish efficiently due to complex and dynamic routing tables, route stability, along with many other complexities. Due to the collective power of the Internet routers used in traffic routing, the Internet comprises the world’s largest distributed computer system, which in turn makes network simulation increasingly difficult. Despite these complexities, network simulation is needed as a research tool to further understand large networks (such as the Internet), routing capabilities, and new technologies. Network simulation is not only necessary to further our understanding of large and small networks, but can potentially be applied to other areas of science, including biotechnology, electrical engineering, and virtually every other facet of science and high-technology fields. The aim of this paper is to outline current network simulation tools and techniques, and to describe a recently devel-oped tool used to convert domain modeling language files between two simulators, SSFNet and Genesis.

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