From 74321afd29e70b833d54056de7e787acd5990020 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Whitehouse Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:07:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Aims section --- introduction.tex | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/introduction.tex b/introduction.tex index 1de9e51..b175e33 100644 --- a/introduction.tex +++ b/introduction.tex @@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ The most important work in this area is set out by Scott et al. in \cite{moose1} \subsection{Aims} +I aimed to implement a simulation capable of simulating MOOSE and Ethernet networks on a commodity PC to give a realistic comparison of MOOSE and Ethernet within a number of areas: + + * The size of the state data held by the switch and change in performance characteristics as this reaches a predefined limit. + * The amount of overhead in terms of control messages relative to the amount of data transfered. + * The efficiency of the routes used by the protocol. + +I aim to show how MOOSE and Ethernet compare as the number of hosts under simulation rises. + \subsection{Relevant Courses} § -- 2.34.1