Title :
Linear and inversive pseudorandom numbers for parallel and distributed simulation
Author :
Entacher, K. ; Uhl, A. ; Wegenkittl, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math., Salzburg Univ., Austria
Abstract :
We discuss the use and possible abuse of linear and inversive pseudorandom numbers (PRNs) in parallel and distributed environments. After an investigation of properties of PRNs which determine how these may be applied in such environments, we introduce a software package which provides a unified and easy to use approach to the generating and handling of parallel streams of such PRNs. Experimental results are conducted which describe the features of the software package and compare the performance of two selected types of pseudorandom number generators
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; digital simulation; distributed algorithms; parallel programming; random number generation; PRNs; distributed environments; distributed simulation; inversive pseudorandom numbers; parallel simulation; parallel streams; pseudorandom number generators; software package; Application software; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Discrete event systems; Distributed computing; Mathematics; Packaging; Protocols; Software packages; Statistical distributions;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel and Distributed Simulation, 1998. PADS 98. Proceedings. Twelfth Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Banff, Alta.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8457-7
DOI :
10.1109/PADS.1998.685274
