Resources for Learning

  Information About Related Products

  Limitations on Usage with Related Products

  Overview of Events

  Relationships Among Events

  Viewing Events

  Overview of the Model

  Opening the Model

  Examining Entities and Signals in the Model

  Key Components of the Model

  Running the Simulation

• Building a Simple Discrete-Event Model

  Opening a Model and Libraries

  Moving Blocks into the Model Window

  Configuring Blocks

  Connecting Blocks

  Running the Simulation

  Exploring the D/D/1 System Using the SimEvents Debugger

  Exploring the D/D/1 System Using Plots

  Information About Race Conditions and Random Times

  Overview of the Example

  Opening a Time-Based Simulink Demo

  Adding Event-Based Behavior

  Running the Hybrid F-14 Simulation

  Confirming Event-Based Behavior Using the SimEvents Debugger

  Visualizing the Sampling and Latency

  Event-Based and Time-Based Dynamics in the Simulation

  Modifying the Model to Drop Some Messages

  Meaning of Entities in Different Applications

  Entity Ports and Paths

  Data and Signals

• Role of Entities in SimEvents Models

  Varying the Interpretation of Entities

  Data and Entities

  Introduction to the Time-Based Entity Generator

  Definition of Intergeneration Time

  Approaches for Determining Intergeneration Time

  How to Specify a Distribution

  How to Specify Intergeneration Times from a Signal

  Example: Using Random Intergeneration Times in a Queuing System

  Example: Using an Arbitrary Discrete Distribution as Intergeneration Time

  Example: Using a Step Function as Intergeneration Time

• Role of Queues in SimEvents Models

  Physical Queues and Logical Queues

  Accessing Queue Blocks

  Behavior and Features of Servers

  What Servers Represent

  Accessing Server Blocks

  Varying the Service Time

  Constructs Involving Queues and Servers

  Example of a Logical Queue

• Role of Paths in SimEvents Models

  Implications of Entity Paths

  Overview of Routing Library for Designing Paths

  Role of the Output Switch

  Sample Use Cases

  Example: Selecting the First Available Server

  Example: Using an Attribute to Select an Output Port

  Role of the Input Switch

  Example: Round-Robin Approach to Choosing Inputs

  Role of the Path Combiner

  Sequencing Simultaneous Pending Arrivals

  Difference Between Path Combiner and Input Switch

  Overview of the Example

  Generating Packets

  Storing Packets in Input Buffers

  Routing Packets to Their Destinations

  Connecting Multiple Queues to the Output Switch

  Modeling the Channels

  Behavior of the Priority Queue Block

  Example: FIFO and LIFO as Special Cases of a Priority Queue

  Example: Serving Preferred Customers First

  Definition of Preemption

  Criteria for Preemption

  Residual Service Time

  Queuing Disciplines for Preemptive Servers

  Example: Preemption by High-Priority Entities

  Blocks that Model Multiple Servers

  Example: M/M/5 Queuing System

  Server States

  Using a Gate to Implement a Failure State

  Using Stateflow Charts to Implement a Failure State