Motivation for RISCSIM
Need an efficient back-end simulator for the PERMABASE project (BT, UKC), which derived performance models from object-based designs.
- take UML designs from development tools;
- take network configuration from planning tools;
- represent workload assumptions using UML.
Want a structure that is well suited to automatic generation of models, and that supports reuse and tailoring of component models in a wide variety of circumstances.
Try to match the model structure to modern design styles for distributed systems (late binding, middleware).