Energy consumption of synchronization algorithms in distributed simulations

Aradhya Biswas and Richard Fujimoto

Journal of Simulation, 2017, vol. 11, issue 3, 242-252

Abstract: Power and energy consumption are important concerns in the design of high performance and mobile computing systems, but have not been widely considered in the design of parallel and distributed simulations. The importance of these factors is discussed and metrics for power and energy overhead in parallel and distributed simulations are proposed. Factors affecting the energy consumed by synchronization algorithms and software architectures are examined. An experimental study is presented examining energy consumption of the well-known Chandy/Misra/Bryant and YAWNS synchronization algorithms. The effects of lookahead and event communication on energy use are examined. Initial results concerning queueing network simulations are also presented. The results of this study suggest that existing distributed simulation algorithms require a significant amount of additional energy compared to a sequential execution. Further, different synchronization algorithms can yield different energy consumption behaviors.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1057/s41273-016-0036-7

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