VMPN–Software Tool for Performance Modeling of Dynamic Modifiable Structure Systems with Timed Membrane Petri Nets

Abstract

In order to capture the compartmentalization and the behavior of membrane systems for performance modeling of parallel and distributed computing, we present the Descriptive Timed Membrane Petri Nets (TMPN) that can modify, in runtime, their own structure by rewriting some of their descriptive expression components. Furthermore, this descriptive approach facilitates the understanding of complex models and their component-based construction as well as the application of modern computer engineering concepts. A Visual Membrane Petri Nets (VHPN) software tool that offers a graphical user interface has been developed and described for visual simulation of TMPN models.