EFFICIENT DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION USING PRIORITY QUEUE TAGGING

摘要

A method is provided for sequential discrete event simulation for a distributed system having a set of nodes. A priority queue is constructed that includes events to be executed by a processor at a given node in the set. A first subset of nodes is identified. Each node in the first subset is associated with a respective subset of events and includes a highest priority event whose priority must be unconditionally re-evaluated during a next time step. A second subset of nodes is identified. Each node in the second subset is associated with a respective other subset of events and includes a highest priority event whose priority must be re-evaluated when a re-evaluation condition depending upon an external state is satisfied. A next one of the plurality of events in the priority queue is selected to be executed by the processor using the first and second subsets of nodes.