ABSTRACT
The confluence of recent advances in computer architecture, software engineering, and simulation modeling techniques has made distributed simulation a reality. Networks are not only an enabling technology for distributed simulation, they are also a prime subject for simulation themselves. Another enabling technology for distributed simulation is the use of knowledge-based systems to monitor and control distributed systems. The three major challenges in network simulation are: monitoring the network, modeling the network, and operating and maintaining the simulation. Distributed simulation is even more demanding in terms of the resources required to implement and manage a given system. Employment of a distributed simulation implies the use of various types of hardware and software for the purpose of exchanging information. The development of expert systems is the most mature branch of the many subspecialties which comprise the field of computer science known as artificial intelligence (AI). Network monitoring provides the measurements that may determine the face validity of the simulation.
