A tool for automating network simulation and processing tracing data files

dc.contributor.author	Μπούρας, Χρήστος Ι.	el
dc.contributor.author	Χαραλαμπίδης, Σάββας	el
dc.contributor.author	Δρακουλέλης, Μιχαήλ	el
dc.contributor.author	Κιουμουρτζής, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Στάμος, Κωνσταντίνος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-21T18:57:44Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-21T18:57:44Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-21
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/10852
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569190X12001335#	el
dc.subject	Simulation analysis tool
dc.subject	Εργαλείο ανάλυσης προσομοίωσης
dc.subject	Trace file
dc.subject	Αρχείο παρακολούθησης
dc.subject	NS-2
dc.title	A tool for automating network simulation and processing tracing data files	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Computer science
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
heal.classification	Πληροφορική
heal.classificationURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/10470-6
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C00750
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Τεχνολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Πληροφορική
heal.identifier.secondary	doi:10.1016/j.simpat.2012.09.001
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.publicationDate	2013-01
heal.bibliographicCitation	Bouras, C., Charalambides, S., Drakoulelis, M., Kioumourtzis, G. and Stamos, K. (2013). A tool for automating network simulation and processing tracing data files. "Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory", vol. 30, January 2013. pp. 90–110. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569190X12001335#. [Accessed 24/10/2012]	en
heal.abstract	One of the most highly regarded discrete event simulators used for network simulation is NS-2 (Network Simulator). NS-2 executes simulation scenarios producing various data of which trace files are considered the most beneficial for evaluating a simulation. In this paper we present the design considerations and implementation of a new tool that can be used both in TRAce FILe analysis and execution of simulations using NS-2. Although TRAFIL is primarily based on NS-2 trace files it can be extended to support a number of different other simulation trace file formats. It aims to make the execution of a great number of network simulations quicker, and the extraction of results from a large amount of data more flexible and productive. In order to accomplish the above tasks TRAFIL presents a novel way of interpreting, parsing, reading and eventually using NS-2 trace files. It introduces the notion of “metafiles” and “sub metafiles” throughout the procedures of trace file recognition and parsing, making the overall analysis operation substantially efficient and faster than alternative approaches. Metafiles and sub metafiles are used to encode NS-2 trace file structures enabling a more abstract approach to the trace file processing operation. Furthermore, TRAFIL facilitates the overall trace file analysis task by offering the opportunity to store each trace file as well as every Quality of Service (QoS) measurement produced for each trace file. Following the trace file recognition and processing operations, the information contained in a trace file is presented through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) offered by TRAFIL along with a variety of data, metrics and statistics related to simulation results. Finally, the tool offers the opportunity to execute custom Structured Query Language (SQL) queries to the local database and to completely automate the simulation procedure by enabling the user to execute NS-2 scripts as well as perform a simulation of a video transmission using the Evalvid-RA framework.	en
heal.journalName	Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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