Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of OverSimFeatures

Timestamp:

Dec 18, 2006, 2:29:44 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

Ingmar Baumgart

Comment:

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OverSimFeatures

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-  * '''Flexibility''': The simulator allows to simulate both structured and unstructured overlay networks (currently ''Chord' and ''GIA'' are implemented). The modular design and usage of the Common API facilitate the extension with new features or protocols. Module behavior can easily be customized by specify parameters in a human readable configuration file.
+  * '''Flexibility''': The simulator allows to simulate both structured and unstructured overlay networks (currently ''Chord'' and ''GIA'' are implemented). The modular design and usage of the Common API facilitate the extension with new features or protocols. Module behavior can easily be customized by specify parameters in a human readable configuration file.
 
-  * '''Interactive GUI''': In order to validate and debug new or existing overlay protocols you can make use of the GUI of OMNeT++, which visualizes both the topology of the underlying network and the overlay topology in a customizable way.
+  * '''Interactive GUI''': In order to validate and debug new or existing overlay protocols you can make use of the GUI of OMNeT++, which visualizes networks topologies, messages and node state variables like the routing table.
 
-  * '''Exchangeable Underlying Network Models''': Our simulation framework has a flexible underlying network scheme, which on the one hand provides a fully configurable network topology with realistic bandwidths, packet delays, and packet losses, and on the other hand a fast and simple alternative model for high simulation performance. 
+  * '''Exchangeable Underlying Network Models''': Our simulation framework has a flexible underlying network scheme, which on the one hand provides a fully configurable network topology with realistic bandwidths, packet delays, and packet losses (''IPv4Underlay''), and on the other hand a fast and simple alternative model for high simulation performance (''SimpleUnderlay''). 
 
   * '''Scalability''': !OverSim was designed with performance in mind. On a modern desktop PC a typical Chord network of 10,000 nodes can be simulated in real-time. We successfully simulated networks of up 100,000 nodes.
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+  * '''Base Overlay Class''': The base overlay class facilitates the implementation of structured peer-to-peer protocols by providing a RPC interface, a generic lookup class and a common API key-based routing interface to the application.
 
   * '''Statistics''': The simulator collects various statistical data such as sent, received, or forwarded network traffic per node, successful or unsuccessful packet delivery, and packet hop count.