Patent ID: 7383161
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: calling, by a simulation engine via a common application programming interface, a first method call that requests configuration information that is specific to a pluggable device model, wherein there are a plurality of method calls supported by the pluggable device model; receiving, by the simulation engine via the common application programming interface, the configuration information specific to the pluggable device model; configuring, by the simulation engine, at least one device object based on the configuration information received from the pluggable device model; requesting, by a second method call from the simulation engine via the common application programming interface, that the pluggable device model calculate a time to live (TTL) for at least one action to be performed by a device simulated by the simulation engine; and receiving, by the simulation engine, the calculated time to live from the pluggable device model for the at least one action based on a current state of the device as simulated by the simulation engine.