Modeling network behaviour by full-system simulation

Journal of Software

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 11-18

  Ortiz, Andres ^a   Ortega, Julio ^b   Diaz, Antonio F ^b   Prieto, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Full system simulation; Offloading; Simics

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

FULL-SYSTEM SIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS; NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS; NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES; OFFLOADING; PROTOCOL OFFLOADING; SIMICS; TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS;

INTERNET PROTOCOLS;

EID: 70649089178     PISSN: 1796217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jsw.2.2.11-18     Document Type: Article

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