DocumentCode :
3156936
Title :
VATPA: a simulation environment for message-passing concurrent systems
Author :
Liu, Hui ; Nyeu, Maung T. ; Yun, David Y Y ; Lin, Woei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hawaii Univ., Honolulu, HI, USA
fYear :
1992
fDate :
21-25 Sep 1992
Firstpage :
326
Lastpage :
331
Abstract :
The authors present an animation tool for visualizing the complex, dynamic behavior of parallel algorithms. The key idea behind this tool design is to abstract run-time activities and turn them into graphical representations that move and vary in location, size, and color. With proper abstractions, it establishes a technical foundation for monitoring, analyzing, and improving complex parallel algorithms. It represents animated views in an informative and coherent manner. There are two unique attributes that distinguish the animation tool from others: (1) it provides a general simulation environment for analyzing parallel algorithms with arbitrary program structures and sizes; and (2) it allows the visualization for computation status of parallel processes and their run-time interactions
Keywords :
computer animation; data visualisation; digital simulation; message passing; parallel algorithms; VATPA; animation tool; graphical representations; message-passing concurrent systems; parallel algorithms; run-time activities; run-time interactions; simulation environment; visualization; Algorithm design and analysis; Animation; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Displays; Graphics; Parallel algorithms; Runtime; Visualization; Workstations;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1992. COMPSAC '92. Proceedings., Sixteenth Annual International
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3000-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CMPSAC.1992.217583
Filename :
217583
Link To Document :
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