Revisiting the Issue of Performance Enhancement of Discrete Event Simulation Software

New approaches are considered for performance enhancement of discrete-event simulation software. Instead of taking a purely algorithmic analysis view, we supplement algorithmic considerations with focus on system factors such as compiler/interpreter efficiency, hybrid interpreted/compiled code, virtual and cache memory issues, and so on. The work here consists of a case study of the SimPy language, in which we achieve significant speedups by addressing these factors.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ANSS
• Authors: Alex Bahouth, Steven Crites, Norman Matloff, Todd Williamson
• Keywords: Algorithmic Analysis View, ANSS 2007, Discrete-event Simulation Software, Supplement Algorithmic Considerations