NDLI: Optimistic Protocol Analysis in a Performance Analyzer and Prediction Tool

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Juhasz, Zoltan Teo, Peihan Turner, Stephen John
Abstract	Parallelising sequential discrete event simulation programs is often a tedious process, with no guarantee for speedup. This paper describes a performance analyser tool developed to predict the execution performance of parallel discrete event simulation programs, using either optimistic or conservative protocols. The tool aims to provide the user with the flexibility of choosing the simulation protocol desired, and to make useful comparisons between the results obtained. The novel feature of the analyser is that it predicts the parallel execution performance based on a sequential simulation run, without the parallel implementation developed. This paper describes the structure and operation of the analyser program focusing on the analysis of the optimistic simulation protocol. As the prediction of the optimistic protocol is very different from the conservative one, its uniqueness will be illustrated in this paper. The performance analyzer and prediction tool can be used to explore different protocols and parameters in order to provide faster decision making about the final implementation strategy.
Starting Page	49
Ending Page	58
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769523838
ISSN	10874097
DOI	10.1109/PADS.2005.17
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2005-06-01
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Optimistic Protocol Analysis in a Performance Analyzer and Prediction Tool