Multiaccess Edge Computing-Based Simulation as a Service for 5G Mobile Applications: A Case Study of Tollgate Selection for Autonomous Vehicles

Table 2

Characteristics of DEVS-based simulation engines [24].

DEVS-based simulation engines	Characteristics	Benchmark ranking
Adevs	(i) Lightweight C++ library; (ii) Fast speed; (iii) Recompiling required after every model edit; (iv) Free license	1
PowerDEVS	(i) C++-based engine; (ii) Graphical modeling environment; (iii) GPL license	2
Python PDEVS	(i) Python-based engine; (ii) Fast prototyping models; (iii) Apache license	3
CD++	(i) C++-based engine; (ii) Graphical modeling environment; (iii) License unspecified	4
DEVS-Suite	(i) Java-based engine; (ii) Graphical modeling environment; (iii) LGPL license	5