Efficient simulation of interconnection networks

dc.contributor.advisorJump, J. Robert
dc.creatorLakshmanamurthy, Sridhar
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:02:04Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:02:04Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents a modular, general-purpose interconnection network simulator called NETSIM developed as an extension to YACSIM, a C-language based process-oriented discrete event simulator. NETSIM is capable of simulating a wide range of switch architectures and network topologies. A NETSIM model can be simulated in a stand-alone mode with the network traffic generated by stochastic processes, or it can be used as an integral part of PARCSIM in an execution-driven simulation environment. This work emphasizes simulating complex switching schemes like wormhole routing efficiently. A detailed model for wormhole routing is implemented using two different techniques, and their relative advantages are evaluated. The thesis also presents four approximate models for simulating wormhole routing and evaluates the tradeoff between speedup and the accuracy of the approximate models. This thesis also develops a validation model for the iPSC/860 interconnection network using the NETSIM primitives, and evaluates the accuracy of the model in predicting the message latencies for the iPSC/860 system.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis E.E. 1993 Lakshmana
dc.identifier.citationLakshmanamurthy, Sridhar. "Efficient simulation of interconnection networks." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13751">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13751</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13751
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectComputer science
dc.subjectElectronics
dc.subjectElectrical engineering
dc.titleEfficient simulation of interconnection networks
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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