Challenges of tool development facing rapidly changing market demands

Abstract

Industry research tends to be product oriented. Simulations are expected to mimic the behavior of a specific product^ a product that is often in the design phase. The product's features, in turn, depend on ever changing market forecasts. At the same time, reliability is a must, since business decisions are based on simulation results. We look at the example of tool design for UMTS system level simulations to highlight the challenges of simulation tool development in the telecommunication industry and to discuss solution strategies. © 2006 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.