New trends in simulation of distributed shared memory architectures

Abstract

Abstract. In this paper we review several issues related to simulation of modem distributed shared memory architectures: workload selection and characterization, processor-memory interaction, memory simulation and simulation efficiency. These issues are discussed in the context of several modem architecture simulation workbenches. Various efficient simulation techniques are presented. In particular, we discuss the feasibility of parallel discrete event simulation techniques and argue that this is a promising approach for efficient simulation of parallel computer architectures.