Software Testing Toolkit for Distributed Simulations.

Abstract

This thesis discusses the need for and design of a software toolkit to monitor Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) network performance. Plans to merge virtual environment and wargaming simulations into combined exercises will have significant performance effects on existing networks, but the tools to quantify the impact are lacking. Given the need for performance measurement tools, the network environment is described and two software development methods, Motif and Tc1/Tk, are considered. The merits of Tc1/Tk, including extensibility to access DIS networks and ease of application development, resulted in a programming environment well-suited for this requirement. The network toolkit design is presented, including the required modifications to Tc1/Tk. Areas for future research include using the PDU Monitor and the Tc1/Tk application, and expanding their capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA291867

Entities

People

  • Mitchell K. Turner

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Distributed Interactive Simulations
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Simulations
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Virtual Reality
  • War Games

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design