<https://hal.inria.fr/inria-00071989/document>`_.
- **ns-3** (only available if you compiled SimGrid accordingly):
Use the packet-level network
- simulators as network models (see :ref:`model_ns3`).
+ simulators as network models (see :ref:`models_ns3`).
This model can be :ref:`further configured <options_pls>`.
- ``cpu/model``: specify the used CPU model. We have only one model
The different models rely on a linear inequalities solver to share
the underlying resources. SimGrid allows you to change the solver, but
be cautious, **don't change it unless you are 100% sure**.
-
+
- items ``cpu/solver``, ``network/solver``, ``disk/solver`` and ``host/solver``
allow you to change the solver for each model:
**Option** ``network/TCP-gamma`` **Default:** 4194304
-The analytical models need to know the maximal TCP window size to take
-the TCP congestion mechanism into account. On Linux, this value can
-be retrieved using the following commands. Both give a set of values,
-and you should use the last one, which is the maximal size.
+The analytical models need to know the maximal TCP window size to take the TCP congestion mechanism into account (see
+:ref:`this page <understanding_cm02>` for details). On Linux, this value can be retrieved using the following commands.
+Both give a set of values, and you should use the last one, which is the maximal size.
.. code-block:: console
$ cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem # gives the sender window
$ cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem # gives the receiver window
+If you want to disable the TCP windowing mechanism, set this parameter to 0.
+
.. _cfg=network/bandwidth-factor:
.. _cfg=network/latency-factor:
.. _cfg=network/weight-S:
**Option** ``network/weight-S`` **Default:** depends on the model
Value used to account for RTT-unfairness when sharing a bottleneck (network connections with a large RTT are generally penalized
-against those with a small one). Described in `Accuracy Study and Improvement of Network Simulation in the SimGrid Framework
-<http://mescal.imag.fr/membres/arnaud.legrand/articles/simutools09.pdf>`_
+against those with a small one). See :ref:`models_TCP` and also this scientific paper: `Accuracy Study and Improvement of Network
+Simulation in the SimGrid Framework <http://mescal.imag.fr/membres/arnaud.legrand/articles/simutools09.pdf>`_
Default values for ``CM02`` is 0. ``LV08`` sets it to 20537 while both ``SMPI`` and ``IB`` set it to 8775.
InfiniBand network behavior can be modeled through 3 parameters
``smpi/IB-penalty-factors:"βe;βs;γs"``, as explained in `the PhD
-thesis of Jean-Marc Vincent
+thesis of Jérôme Vienne
<http://mescal.imag.fr/membres/jean-marc.vincent/index.html/PhD/Vienne.pdf>`_ (in French)
or more concisely in `this paper <https://hal.inria.fr/hal-00953618/document>`_,
even if that paper does only describe models for myrinet and ethernet.
Configuring SMPI
----------------
-The SMPI interface provides several specific configuration items.
+The SMPI interface provides several specific configuration items.
These are not easy to see with ``--help-cfg``, since SMPI binaries are usually launched through the ``smiprun`` script.
.. _cfg=smpi/host-speed:
