Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of OverSimFeatures

Timestamp:

Dec 18, 2006, 11:44:49 AM (18 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.
+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 both the topology of the underlying network and the overlay topology in a customizable way.
 
  * '''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. 
+statistical data such as sent, received, or forwarded network traffic per
+node, successful or unsuccessful packet delivery, and packet hop
+count. 
 
  * '''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. 
+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. 
 
  * '''Scalability''': !OverSim was designed with performance in mind. On a modern
@@ -31 +28 @@
 
  * '''Reuse of simulation code''': The different implementations
-  of overlay protocols should be reusable for real network
-  applications, so that researchers can validate the simulator framework results by
-  comparing them to the results from real-world test networks like
-  [http://www.planet-lab.org/ PlanetLab]. Therefore, the simulation framework should
-  be able to handle and
-  assemble real network packets and to communicate with other
-  implementations of the same overlay protocol.
-
+of overlay protocols should be reusable for real network
+applications, so that researchers can validate the simulator framework results by
+comparing them to the results from real-world test networks like
+[http://www.planet-lab.org/ PlanetLab]. Therefore, the simulation framework should
+be able to handle and
+assemble real network packets and to communicate with other
+implementations of the same overlay protocol.