A Universal and Configurable Simulator for Distributed Systems

Jinchao Chen; Chenglie Du; Zejun Jiang

doi:10.1109/IMCEC.2018.8469412

A Universal and Configurable Simulator for Distributed Systems

Jinchao Chen, Chenglie Du, Zejun Jiang

School of Computer Science

Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian

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Abstract

S271 has been widely adopted as a support tool for the validation and experimentation of distributed systems. It allows different devices and applications to be evaluated and analysed without requiring the actual presence of those machines. Although the simulation plays an important role in investigating the behaviours of distributed systems, it results in a serious simulator building problem as the systems become more complicated and dynamically data-driven. Most simulators are designed and developed to target a specific application, lacking the capabilities to become a general and standardized tool for researchers. In order to solve this problem, a new approach to implement a universal and configurable simulator is proposed in this paper. The simulator presented uses a logic automaton to simulate the activities of a real device, and generates the incentive data for tested equipment according to the predefined XML-based files. The proposed approach is a trustworthy means of improving the flexibility and robustness of a simulator design subject to future changes. The experimental results show that this approach is efficient and can meet the increasing requirement of modern simulations of real-time distributed systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018
Editors	Bing Xu
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	900-904
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538618035
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IMCEC.2018.8469412
State	Published - 20 Sep 2018
Event	2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018 - Xi'an, China Duration: 25 May 2018 → 27 May 2018

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Name	Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018

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Conference	2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018
Country/Territory	China
City	Xi'an
Period	25/05/18 → 27/05/18

Keywords

configurability
distributed system
incentive data
logical automaton
simulator

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Chen, J., Du, C., & Jiang, Z. (2018). A Universal and Configurable Simulator for Distributed Systems. In B. Xu (Ed.), Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018 (pp. 900-904). Article 8469412 (Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IMCEC.2018.8469412

Chen, Jinchao ; Du, Chenglie ; Jiang, Zejun. / A Universal and Configurable Simulator for Distributed Systems. Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018. editor / Bing Xu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 900-904 (Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018).

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Chen, J , Du, C & Jiang, Z 2018, A Universal and Configurable Simulator for Distributed Systems. in B Xu (ed.), Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018., 8469412, Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 900-904, 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018, Xi'an, China, 25/05/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/IMCEC.2018.8469412

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Chen J , Du C, Jiang Z. A Universal and Configurable Simulator for Distributed Systems. In Xu B, editor, Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 900-904. 8469412. (Proceedings of 2018 2nd IEEE Advanced Information Management, Communicates, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IMCEC 2018). doi: 10.1109/IMCEC.2018.8469412

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