A Tool for Analysing the Design and Performance of a MMASCOT ACP Network - Introductory Report,

Abstract

This paper describes a tool to facilitate analysis of MASCOT systems. Both topological and behavioural analysis of an ACP network can be performed using techniques of graph theory and event simulation. The simulation environment comprises a number of simulating tasks running under a general purpose operating system that supports pseudo parallelism between the tasks. A database is created to hold the ACP diagram including node attributes. The topological input is derived from either a set of MASCOT construction commands or from a graphics terminal. Node attributes used in the simulation are created from a set of language statements describing in skeleton form the nature of MASCOT activities, IDAs and devices. Performance data is recorded using a data monitoring program. The paper proposes that existing MASCOT machines be instrumented to interface to the simulation program and the data monitor. For use where this is not possible (and to make the tool more general purpose) a method of characterising MASCOT machines from language statements and interpreting these characterisations is presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121377

Entities

People

  • A. C. F. Tyler

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Clocks
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Transmission
  • Databases
  • Digital Communications
  • Environment
  • Graph Theory
  • Graphics
  • Instructions
  • Interactive Graphics
  • Language
  • Operating Systems
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Sequences
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.