An analysis of queuing network simulation using GPU-based hardware acceleration

ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Park, Hyungwook ^a   Fishwick, Paul A ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; CUDA; GPU; Parallel discrete event simulation; Queuing network; SIMD; Time interval

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CUDA; GPU; PARALLEL DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATIONS; QUEUING NETWORK; SIMD; TIME INTERVAL;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERROR STATISTICS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; QUEUEING NETWORKS; QUEUEING THEORY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS;

EID: 79952564755     PISSN: 10493301     EISSN: 15581195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1921598.1921602     Document Type: Article

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