Emulation, Simulation and Traffic Generation
Emulation differs from simulation in that a network emulator appears to be a network; end-systems such as computers can be attached to the emulator and will behave as if they are attached to a network. Network simulators are typically programs which run on a single computer, take an abstract description of the network traffic (such as a flow arrival process) and yield performance statistics (such as buffer occupancy as a function of time).
A network emulator emulates the network which connects end-systems, not the end-systems themselves. Systems which emulate the end-systems are called traffic generators.
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