Distributed Simulation

Simulation is a multi-disciplinary field, and significant simulation research is dispersed across multiple fields of study. Distributed computer systems, software design methods, and new simulation techniques offer synergistic multipliers when joined together in a distributed simulation. Systems of most interest to the simulation practitioner are often the most difficult to model and implement. Distributed Simulation brings together the many complex technologies for distributed simulation. There is strong emphasis on emerging simulation methodologies, including object-oriented, multilevel, and multi-resolution simulation. Finally, one concise text provides a strong foundation for the development of high fidelity simulations in heterogeneous distributed computing environments!

Fundamentals of SimulationSystems AnalysisTypes of DataProbability and StatisticsRandom Variable DistributionsContinuous DistributionsDiscrete DistributionsStatistical InferenceRandom SamplingHigher Order Moments and Moment Generating FunctionsThe Distribution of XConfidence IntervalsHypothesis TestingDistribution SuitabilitySystem ModelingPlanningModelingVerification and ValidationExperimentationDistributed SystemsOverview of Parallel and Distributed SystemsModels for Distributed Systems and ServicesDistributed DatabasesFault Tolerance in Distributed SystemsImplementing Distributed SystemsThe Object-Oriented ParadigmFiction and Fact AlmanacDefinition of TermsClassic Object Oriented MethodologiesApplying O-O Designs to Distributed SystemsResolution in SimulationResolution, Fidelity, and Model SimplificationDecompositionAdjusting Resolution DynamicallyModeling and Abstraction in Multilevel SimulationMultilevel AbstractionAggregation and DeaggregationArchitectural ConsiderationsEnvironments and Languages for Distributed SimulationSimulation LanguagesGeneral Purpose LanguagesDistributed Simulation ConsiderationsDecomposition of a SimulationTime, Clocks, and SynchronizationLogical Process SimulationEnabling Technologies for Distributed SimulationNetwork SimulationArtificial IntelligenceDistributed Battlefield Simulation DesignBackgroundBattlefield System AnalysisSystem DecompositionDistributed ImplementationEmployment of a Distributed Multilevel SimulationIndexEach Chapter also includes a Summary, Exercises, and References.