Hybrid simulation models of computer systems
- 1 September 1978
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in Communications of the ACM
- Vol. 21 (9) , 718-723
- https://doi.org/10.1145/359588.359594
Abstract
This paper describes the structure and operation of a hybrid simulation model in which both discrete-event simulation and analytic techniques are combined to produce efficient yet accurate system models. In an example based on a simple hypothetical computer system, discrete-event simulation is used to model the arrival and activation of jobs, and a central-server queueing network models the use of system processors. The accuracy and efficiency of the hybrid technique are demonstrated by comparing the result and computational costs of the hybrid model of the example with those of an equivalent simulation-only model.Keywords
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