A Benchmark Model for Parallel ns3

Peter Barnes, Jr.; James Brase; Thomas Canales; Matthew Damante; Matthew Horsley; David Jefferson; Ron Soltz

Research Article

A Benchmark Model for Parallel ns3

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.simutools.2012.247778,
    author={Peter Barnes, Jr. and James Brase and Thomas Canales and Matthew Damante and Matthew Horsley and David Jefferson and Ron Soltz},
    title={A Benchmark Model for Parallel ns3},
    proceedings={Workshop on ns-3},
    publisher={ACM},
    proceedings_a={WNS3},
    year={2012},
    month={6},
    keywords={mpi network simulation ns-3 distributed performance high performance computing},
    doi={10.4108/icst.simutools.2012.247778}
}

Peter Barnes, Jr.
James Brase
Thomas Canales
Matthew Damante
Matthew Horsley
David Jefferson
Ron Soltz
Year: 2012
A Benchmark Model for Parallel ns3
WNS3
ACM
DOI: 10.4108/icst.simutools.2012.247778

Peter Barnes, Jr.¹^,*, James Brase¹, Thomas Canales¹, Matthew Damante¹, Matthew Horsley¹, David Jefferson¹, Ron Soltz¹

1: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

*Contact email: pdbarnes@llnl.gov

Abstract

ns3 is a simulation framework for computer networks, derived from a long line of serial simulators. Recently, ns3 incorporated a parallel, distributed scheduler, which enables distributed ns3 simulation for the first time. In this paper we discuss the current implementation and some of its limitations, with an eye to exploring potential improvements. In order to gauge progress, it is essential to have a meaningful performance metric and a suitable benchmark problem. Therefore we outline how to measure the simulation critical path and use that to construct a parallel performance metric. Second, we propose a scalable benchmark model, inspired by the global Internet.

Keywords: mpi network simulation ns-3 distributed performance high performance computing

Published: 2012-06-19
Publisher: ACM

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.simutools.2012.247778