Program

26th Annual Simulation Symposium

General Chair: John A. Miller, University of Georgia
Program Chair: Philip A. Wilsey, University of Cincinnati


SESSION 1: Parallel and Distributed Simulation
Monday, March 29, 10:30-12:00 a.m.
Chair: George W. Zobrist, University of Missouri-Rolla

Evaluation of Three Approaches to Parallel Logic Simulation on a Distributed Memory Multiprocessor
by Peter Luksch, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Reducing Rollback Overhead in Time-Warp Based Distributed Simulation with Optimized Incremental State Saving
by Herbert Bauer and Christian Sporrer, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Performance Measures for Several Optimizations to a Distributed Digital System Simulator
by Avinash C. Palaniswamy, Sandeep Aji, Philip A. Wilsey, University of Cincinnati

WarpLog: Time Warped Logical Objects
by Krys J. Kochut and John A. Miller, University of Georgia


SESSION 2: Parallel Architectures I
Monday, March 29, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Chair: Enrique V. Kortright, Nicholls State University

The CacheMire Testbench -- A Flexible and Effective Approach for Simulation of Multiprocessors
by Mats Brorsson, Fredrik Dahlgren, Hakan Nilsson and Per Stenstrom, Lund University, Sweden

Implementation and Simulation of Acquisition Consistency for Cache-Based Multiprocessors
by Yung-Syau Chen, University of Southern California

Multilevel Simulation of Distributed-Memory Program Traces
by Jean-Pierre Prost and Shlomo Kipnis, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Latency Hiding Strategies for Pre-Allocation Based Media Access Protocols for WDM Photonic Networks
by Krishna M. Sivalingam and Patrick W. Dowd, State University of New York at Buffalo


SESSION 3: Parallel Architectures II
Monday, March 29, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Chair: Herbert Bauer, Technical University of Munich

Throughput Analysis of Multiple-Bus Multiprocessor Systems with Simultaneous Possession of Common Resources
by Ibrahim Onyuksel, Northern Illinois University

Performance Evaluation of Adaptive Wormhole Routing in 3D Mesh Networks
by Ziqiang Liu and Handong Wu, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Interaction of Cache Coherency and Media Access Protocols in the Optically Interconnected Distributed Memory Environment
by John Chu, Kwan AuYeung and Patrick W. Dowd, State University of New York at Buffalo

A Parallel Algorithm for Dynamics Simulation of Multibody Chains -- Implementation on a Transputer System
by Burke Pond and Inna Sharf, University of Victoria, Canada


SESSION 4: Networks and Distributed Systems
Tuesday, March 30, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Chair: Yi-Bing (Jason) Lin, Bellcore

The Limited Benefits of Load Sharing in Multicomputer Systems
by Sayed A. Banawan, University of Houston

Design and Analysis of a Network Level Channel Abstraction to Support Real-Time Communications
by Taieb Znati and Brian Field, University of Pittsburgh

The Simulation of Coadaptive Decision-Making
by Alexander Glockner, Bowie State University

Maximizing the Benefit of Load Information
by Margaret Schaar, Louisiana Tech University


SESSION 5: Distributed Systems and Databases
Tuesday, March 30, 10:30-12:00 a.m.
Chair: Krys J. Kochut, University of Georgia

A Database Simulation Environment and Its Use for Evaluation of Replication Control Algorithms
by Sang H. Son and Spiros Kouloumbis, University of Virginia

Simulating the Global Directory Service with OPNET
by Alex Andrianopoulos and David Chadwick, University of Salford, United Kingdom

The Use of VHDL as the Database for the Complete Electronic Hardware Design Cycle
by William A. Hanna, McDonnell Douglas Electronics

Simulation of Optimized Distributed Query Schedules on a Hypercube Network
by S. Popovich, M. Alam and S. Bandyopadhyay, University of Windsor, Canada


SESSION 6: Object-Oriented Simulation: Tools and Languages
Tuesday, March 30, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Chair: Avinash Palaniswamy, University of Cincinnati

CEDES - A C++ Engine for Discrete Event Simulation
by Jhyfang Hu, Tulane University

A C++ Environment for Modeling Communication Systems
by Wlodek Dobosiewicz and Pawel Gburzynski, University of Alberta, Canada

COPS: A Computer Operations Performance Simulation System
by Dennis Mok, Dan Daly, Joe Geigel, Krishna Kant, Yi-Bing (Jason) Lin and Victor Mak, Bellcore

Simulation of the Object Flow Model: A Conceptual Modeling Language for Object-Driven Applications
by Jyotsna Naranswamy, Lois Delcambre and Lissa Pollacia, University of Southwestern Louisiana


SESSION 7: Object-Oriented Simulation: Environments
Tuesday, March 30, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Chair: Patrick W. Dowd, State University of New York at Buffalo

An Integrated Modeling Environment for Object-Oriented Simulation of Ecological Models
by Luca Del Furia and Andrea Rizzoli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

A Multi-Domain Tool for Building Object-Oriented Animation Environments of Simulation Results
by M. Gourgand, D. Hill and P. Kellert, Universite Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand II, France

Towards an Object-Oriented Simulation Environment for Manufacturing Systems Analysis
by Michel Fabre and Daniel Leblanc, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada


SESSION 8: Object-Oriented Simulation: Applications
Wednesday, March 31, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Chair: Lissa Pollacia, Northwestern State University

Object-Oriented Simulation of Capability Based Architectures
by Stephen R. Daily and Mansur H. Samadzadeh, Oklahoma State University

Building Hierarchical Symbolic Models and Large Scale Simulations Using the General Simulation System
by William C. Cave and Naeem Malik, PSI Simulation Systems Corporation

Object-Oriented Simulation for Air Traffic Control Training
by Andrew J. Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University


SESSION 9: Scheduling Algorithms and Operating Systems
Wednesday, March 31, 10:30-12:00 a.m.
Chair: Margaret Schaar, Louisiana Tech University

Computational Schemes for Efficient Simulation of Service Disciplines
by Janche Sang, Ke-Hsiung Chung and Vernon Rego, Purdue University

Effects of Nonsymmetric Release Times on Rate Monotonic Scheduling
by Randall G. Karl, T. Leo Lo and Daniel C. St.Clair, University of Missouri-Rolla

A Practical Approach to Using Simulation to Analyze the Effects of a Non-Poisson Stream on Traffic in a Switch
by Steven C. Adamson, Steven P. Gordon and Donald G. Otterbein, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.

Dynamic Performance Profiles of Simulation Calendars
by Ke-Hsiung Chung, Janche Sang and Vernon Rego, Purdue University


SESSION 10: AI & Simulation
Wednesday, March 31, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Chair: Mansur H. Samadzadeh, Oklahoma State University

Development of Intelligent Scheduling Aids Using Simulation and Neural Networks
by Yuehwern Yih, Luis C. Rabelo, Albert T. Jones and George M. Witzgall, Purdue University

Using the PARLOG Parallel Programming Language for the Performance Analysis of Concurrent Systems
by Vincenza Carchiolo and Maurizio Papale, Istituto di Informatica e Telecomunicazioni, Italy

A Stochastic Simulation Model of Family Income
by Thomas Wong and David Tepper, Baruch College, City University of New York


SESSION 11: 26th Annual Simulation Symposium Business Meeting
Wednesday, March 31, 3:30-5:00 p.m.