Abstract

A network simulator coupled with a visualization package enables the human visual system to analyze the results of network modeling as a supplement to analytical data analysis. This research takes the next step in network simulator and visualization suite interaction. A mediator (or run-time infrastructure (RTI) in the literature) provides researchers the potential to interact with a simulation as it executes. Utilizing TCP/IP sockets, the mediator has the capability to connect multiple visualization packages to a single simulation. This new tool allows researchers to change simulation parameters on the fly without restarting the network simulation. iv Acknowledgements I would like to thank my thesis advisor Lt Col Kurkowski for the vision of this research as well as the motivation he provided throughout it’s course. This work could not have been as successful without the work of Josh Abenathy on the NetVis project. I would also like to thank my wife and two children for their understanding and patience