Discrete-event simulator

The MathWorks has introduced SimEvents 2, which now supports the modelling of complex discrete-event and hybrid dynamic systems across the Simulink family of products.

SimEvents is a discrete-event simulator that models system functions and constraints with a network of queues, servers, gates and switches. Engineers can develop applications for packet-based communications, supervisory control, computer architecture, mission planning, manufacturing, logistics and other areas. In contrast to conventional discrete-event simulators, SimEvents 2 lets engineers add an unlimited number of attributes, which represent data transport, to the entities flowing through the model. This capability enables engineers to model complex algorithms at individual nodes, which can then be aggregated into a larger system.

SimEvents 2 is tightly integrated with Simulink and MATLAB to provide a powerful and efficient environment for modelling multidomain or hybrid dynamic systems, such as sensor networks and distributed control systems, which contain a combination of continuous-time, discrete-time and discrete-event behaviour. SimEvents is also tightly integrated with Stateflow to model systems containing finite-state machines that may produce or be controlled by discrete events.