Authors:
Ismet Özgür Çolpankan
1
;
Ahmet Kara
2
and
Halit Oguztüzün
3
Affiliations:
1
Middle East Technical University and TUBITAK BILGEM ILTAREN, Turkey
;
2
TUBITAK BILGEM ILTAREN, Turkey
;
3
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Keyword(s):
DEVS, SiMA, Distributed DEVS, Connectors.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Discrete-Event Simulation
;
Formal Methods
;
Simulation and Modeling
Abstract:
Distributed Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) environments are developed with various computing,
networking and implementation language options. We propose a distributed approach to the Simulation Modeling
Architecture (SiMA), a DEVS-based modeling and simulation framework, with software connectors.
We employWindows Communication Foundation (WCF) as the middleware technology. A connector is a first
class entity which performs interaction among components, thus, plays an important role in a component-based
architecture. We claim that using a connector instead of modifying an already developed model increases the
model reusability. We also compare this approach with the existing distributed DEVS approaches in terms
of base formalism, network layer technology, model partitioning, remote node synchronization scheme and
message exchange pattern.