Global Mobile Information System Simulator (GloMoSim) is a
network protocol simulation software that simulates wireless and wired network systems.
GloMoSim is designed using the parallel
discrete event simulation
A discrete-event simulation (DES) models the operation of a system as a ( discrete) sequence of events in time. Each event occurs at a particular instant in time and marks a change of state in the system. Between consecutive events, no change in t ...
capability provided by ''Parsec'', a
parallel programming language
Parallel computing is a type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously. Large problems can often be divided into smaller ones, which can then be solved at the same time. There are several different fo ...
.
GloMoSim currently supports protocols for a purely
wireless network
A wireless network is a computer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes.
Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and business installations avoid the costly process of introducing ...
.
It uses the Parsec compiler to compile the simulation
protocols
Protocol may refer to:
Sociology and politics
* Protocol (politics), a formal agreement between nation states
* Protocol (diplomacy), the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state
* Etiquette, a code of personal behavior
Science and technology ...
.
Parsec
Parsec is a
C-based simulation language, developed by the
Parallel Computing Laboratory at
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...
, for sequential and parallel execution of discrete-event simulation models.
Development
GloMoSim is no longer under active development
References
Wireless networking
Computer network analysis
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