Contributions to Simulation Speed-up

The textbook "Contributions to Simulation Speed-up" by Eugen Lamers provides a comprehensive analysis of techniques for accelerating the simulation of stochastic systems. The author explains the fundamental principles of simulation efficiency and introduces the RESTART technique, which was specifically developed for simulating rare events. The efficiency of this method in distributed systems is also discussed, addressing the challenges posed by high communication costs. Additionally, the concept of Short-Term Dynamic Simulation is presented, which was developed for the planning of mobile radio networks. This concept allows for rapid coverage of the state space while taking dynamic aspects into account. Lamers analyzes the potential for speed enhancement using analytically solvable Markov models and demonstrates how realistic models for UMTS network planning can benefit from Short-Term Dynamic Simulation.