International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 1 - Number 19 |
Year of Publication: 2010 |
Authors: Rupali Bhardwaj, V.S. Dixit, Anil Kr. Upadhyay |
10.5120/400-596 |
Rupali Bhardwaj, V.S. Dixit, Anil Kr. Upadhyay . An Overview on Tools for Peer to Peer Network Simulation. International Journal of Computer Applications. 1, 19 ( February 2010), 70-76. DOI=10.5120/400-596
A simulation is an attempt to model a system in order to study it scientifically. Simulations are the most popular tool for examine peer-to-peer (P2P) applications. The cost of implementation of simulated model is less than that of large-scale experiments and, if carefully constructed, the simulated model can be more realistic than any tractable mathematical model. Simulating P2P overlay networks is a common problem for researchers and developers because P2P systems can consist of million of nodes and dynamic in nature. So that simulation for such a large dynamic network is difficult due to technical constraints even on the most powerful machines. In this paper we focus on various available P2P simulators and summarized them against a proposed set of attributes such as scalability, architecture language and pros and cons of each simulator.