Title
The future of simulation: a field of dreams
Abstract
Due to the enormous complexity of computer systems, researchers use simulators to model system behavior and generate quantitative estimates of expected performance. Researchers also use simulators to model and assess the efficacy of future enhancements and novel systems. Arguably the most important tools available to computer architecture researchers, simulators offer a balance of cost, timeliness, and flexibility. Improving the infrastructure, benchmarking, and methodology of simulation - the dominant computer performance evaluation method - results in higher efficiency and let architects gain more insight into processor behavior. For these reasons, architecture researchers have increasingly relied on simulators
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1109/MC.2006.404
IEEE Computer
Keywords
Field
DocType
computer architecture,digital simulation,multiprocessing systems,performance evaluation,computer architecture,computer performance evaluation method,computer systems,processor behavior,simulation,system behavior,Computer performance evaluation,Processor performance,Simulation
Architecture,Computer performance,Software engineering,Computer science,Model system,Software system,Software performance testing,Benchmarking
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
39
11
0018-9162
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
25
1.42
18
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joshua J. Yi129126.20
Lieven Eeckhout22863195.11
Lilja, D.J.3523.34
Brad Calder44145251.59