The Complexity Crisis - Using Modeling and Simulation for System Level Analysis and Design

Abstract

This paper discusses the current state of the art of modeling and simulation environments and proposes a set of enhancements that will be necessary for such environments to meet future demands. Modeling and simulation are categorized in accordance with the size of the models to be handled: component level modeling, device level modeling, and system level modeling. It is shown that the requirements that modeling and simulation environments need to satisfy in order to meet the demands of modelers are vastly different at these three levels.