CHAPTER 24
Simulation
The queueing theory and probabilistic analysis techniques discussed in Chapter 23
can model many aspects of a network, but there are some situations that are simply
too complex to express under these models. In these cases,simulation is an invaluable
tool. However, simulation is a double-edged sword — while it can provide excellent
models of complex network designs, simulators and simulations are equally complex.
To that end, the quality of simulation results is only as good as the methodology used
to generate and measure these results.
In this chapter, we address the basics of simulation input, measurement, and
design. Not all
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