Authors:
            
                    Tahina Ralitera
                    
                        
                    
                    ; 
                
                    Nathan Aky
                    
                        
                    
                    ; 
                
                    Denis Payet
                    
                        
                    
                     and
                
                    Rémy Courdier
                    
                        
                    
                    
                
        
        
            Affiliation:
            
                    
                        
                    
                    Laboratoire d’Informatique et de Mathématiques, University of Reunion Island and France
                
        
        
        
        
        
             Keyword(s):
            Simulation Platform, Scheduler, Time Management, Temporality, Comparison, SimSKUAD.
        
        
            
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                    Ontology
                    Subjects/Areas/Topics:
                
                        Agent Based Modeling and Simulation
                    ; 
                        Complex Systems Modeling and Simulation
                    ; 
                        Computer Simulation Techniques
                    ; 
                        Discrete-Event Simulation
                    ; 
                        Formal Methods
                    ; 
                        Laboratory Simulation Software
                    ; 
                        Optimization Issues
                    ; 
                        Sensor Networks
                    ; 
                        Simulation and Modeling
                    ; 
                        Simulation Tools and Platforms
                    ; 
                        Software and Architectures
                    
            
        
        
            
                Abstract: 
                Simulation models are often used as decision support tools. They intend to imitate real world complex phenomena or processes. For this purpose, simulation platforms has the simulated models evolve by advancing a virtual time. Thus, users could benefit from shorter, but relevant simulations. The simulated time is managed by the scheduler and how this is done could significantly impact on the performance of the simulation platform. However, conventional time scheduling approaches are still limited in some situations. The temporality model approach was proposed as an interesting solution. It addresses a number of criteria that the classical time scheduling approaches do not fulfil. In this paper, we first describe the fundamental of the temporality model approach. Then, we implement it in a simulation model called the SKUADCityModel. Finally, we show the performance advantages of this type of approach.