Evaluation of Alternatives for Simulator Parameterization: A Case Study Applied to SiNUCA3

• Gabriel G. de Brito UFPR
• Marco A. Z. Alves UFPR

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/eradrs.2025.6514

Abstract

Computer system simulators employ parameterization solutions to define the characteristics of the system to be simulated. To enable and assist researchers who will use the tool, such a solution must be developed according to their expected use cases. Considering this, and comparing existing solutions, we developed the parameterization mechanism for a new simulator, based on C++ and YAML.

Keywords: Simulation of Architectures and Parallel Systems

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