User interfaces for the simulation automation framework for experiments

  • Authors:
  • Christopher S. Main;L. Felipe Perrone

  • Affiliations:
  • Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA;Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

This poster describes the development of user interfaces for the Simulation Automation Framework for Experiments (SAFE). The overarching goal of this project is to provide assistance to users of the popular ns-3 network simulator, so that they can rely on the framework for tedious and/or error-prone activities in the configuration, execution, and output data analysis of an experiment. In a certain sense, SAFE is a "computer aided-simulation" tool with differentiated user interfaces for novices and experienced users. We illustrate how these interfaces work via their application in the workflow of a typical simulation experiment defined according to the multiple replications in parallel paradigm. Most importantly, the poster focuses on recent developments in the construction of a web-based user interface and a module for the graphic visualization of simulation results.