vijaykm%janus.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Vijay K. Madisetti) (05/26/89)
In apropos of the interest in distributed simulation recently shown in this group, the following papers may be of interest. Please contact the addresses shown below for copies. 1. Madisetti, V., Walrand, J. and D. Messerschmitt, "On Estimating the Progress of Optimistic Distributed Computation- Two Processor Case". ERL Preprint, UC Berkeley. March 15, 1989 2. ___________________, "On Estimating the Progress of Optimisitic Distributed Computation: Multiple Processor Case", ERL Preprint, UC Berkeley, May 4, 1989. In these papers a model for the analysis of optimistic distributed computation on a number of asynchronous processors is developed. Analysis to derive estiamtes of the progress of distributed computation is presented for two different synchronization strategies. Our results may offer some more insight into how optimistic synchronization works in a general framework of asynchronous computation. These papers do not compare optimistic with conservative mechanism, which is quite application dependent. Some issues are discussed in 3. ______________"Effcient Distributed Simulation", Proc. of Annual Simulation Symposium, March 1989, Tampa, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1989. For copies of any of the above please email to the authors at mwm@janus.berkeley.edu or by US Mail Vijay Madisetti EECS-Cory Hall UC Berkeley, CA 94720 (415)-642-1417