Date of Award

12-1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Advisor

Thomas C. Hartrum, PhD

Abstract

The objective of distributed simulation is to speedup simulation execution by partitioning the simulation processing load over multiple processors, This thesis reviews current synchronization protocol methods for distributed simulations, and proposes guidelines for obtaining optimal conservative simulation partitionings using empirical evidence. An analysis is performed using three protocol variations of the Chandy-Misra HULL message algorithm, two using a pending message blocking strategy, and the other using a safetime blocking strategy. A fourth protocol evaluated is based on the SRADS algorithm proposed by Reynolds. The analysis involves a study of all possible 2 and 4 node configurations, for three queuing simulations, using all possible protocol and model pairings. A fourth queuing model is then used to independently validate results. In the end, the safetime version of the Chandy- Misra protocol is demonstrated to provide better overall performance than the other protocols evaluated. Partitioning guidelines developed established a relationship between process configurations and load balancing. It is seen that separating highly communicative processes onto different nodes, or locating highly communicative processes on the same node with fewer processes, provided the optimal 4 node configurations, while reducing the number of intra-node process connections provided for the optimal 2 node configurations.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GCS-ENG-GCS92D-19

DTIC Accession Number

ADA258851

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

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