``ROSS.Net: An Optimistic
Simulation Framework of Large-Scale Internet Models''
D. Bauer, G. Yaun, C. D. Carothers, M. Yuksel, and S. Kalyanaraman
Invited Paper, In Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation
Conference (WSC '03), December 2003.
ABSTRACT
ROSS.Net brings together the four major areas of networking research:
network modeling, simulation, measurement and protocol design.
ROSS.Net is a tool for computing large scale design of experiments
through components such as a discrete-event simulation engine, default
and extensible model designs, and a state of the art XML interface.
ROSS.Net reads in predefined descriptions of network topologies and
traffic scenarios which allows for in-depth analysis and insight into
emerging feature interactions, cascading failures and protocol
stability in a variety of situations. Developers will be able to
design and implement their own protocol designs, network topologies
and modeling scenarios, as well as implement existing platforms within
the ROSS.Net platform. Also using ROSS.Net, designers are able to
create experiments with varying levels of granularity, allowing for
the highest-degree of scalability.