Alta Group of Cadence Design Systems


Block Oriented Network Simulator (BONeS)


919 East Hillsdale
Boulevard
Foster City, California 94404 USA

Tel: 415-574-5800
Fax: 415-358-3601


The Block Oriented Network Simulator (BONeS) provides an interactive, hierarchical data flow block diagram and Monte Carlo simulation approach to network design, management and analysis that frees network managers and designers from the low-level details of programming and debugging simulation code. The system is particularly useful for evaluating how overall network performance is impacted by changes in topology, traffic, link quality and protocols. Two products make up the product line: BONeS PlanNet and BONeS DESIGNER.

BONeS PlanNet is a graphical network simulation program that helps LAN/WAN network planners and administrators anticipate and evaluate the equipment, software and media necessary to accommodate network expansion, changes and upgrades.

BONeS DESIGNER is a graphical software tool for simulation-based design and analysis of computer networks and systems architecture. Its interactive approach to network design and analysis is based on hierarchical data flow block diagrams and event-driven Monte Carlo simulation techniques.

BONeS is integrated through Solstice SunNet Manager APIs. Network activity is collected by Solstice SunNet Manager , and Alta Group supplies a filter program to process this network activity data and prepare it for use in driving the BONeS simulation.


Solaris version: SunOS 4.1.x and Solaris 2.3

Solstice application/version: Solstice SNM 2.2

Type of integration: Uses Manager API