Simulation of computer system architectures

  • Authors:
  • D. N. Serpanos;M. Gambrili;D. Chaviaras

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Greece;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Greece;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Greece

  • Venue:
  • Applied system simulation
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Development of computer systems architectures requires the specification of computer systems and the evaluation of alternative architectures, so that architects make the appropriate choices for the designed system. The development of computer system models and their analysis is a necessary step in this process. Simulation is an indispensable tool in this process. In this chapter, we present the main goals, methodologies and tool architectures for computer system simulation and we analyze a case architecture, a high-speed router, which constitutes an important, representative and demanding conventional computer system. In the process of its analysis, we describe how we develop simulation models for the router, the important parameters in our analyses and representative results for typical traffic environments, in order to demonstrate typical use, evaluation of alternative architectural decisions and useful results of simulation in the development of sophisticated router architectures.