Patent Document ID: 8826302
Application ID: 13667624
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for establishing a communication link between software simulation models, the method comprising: initiating communication between software simulation models and a publish subscribe mechanism; classifying a quality of service indicator for each of the software simulation models, wherein classifying the quality of service indicator for each of the software simulation models comprises projecting each of the software simulation models onto an Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) International Standards Organization (ISO)-7 layer standard, wherein at least one of the projected software simulation models is classified into a seven layered stack; comparing the quality of service indicators associated with the software simulation models, wherein comparing the quality of service indicators comprises initializing a multi cast command by the publish subscribe mechanism and negotiating a communication between the software simulation models at a simulation infrastructure level, wherein a subscriber program stops the negotiation at any of the layers of the seven layered stack; and connecting the software simulation models via the communication link based on the comparison of the quality of service indicators.