COMMON GROUND BETWEEN APPROACHES TO SIMULATION MODELING OF INFOCOMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT NETWORKS

Subject of Research. The paper demonstrates the similarity of the traffic organization in the information and communication network that performs data delivery to its users and the transport network that performs the transport function. It is shown that almost complete similarity for elements of the information and communication network and the transport network is in structural and functional terms; there are similarities in the formulation of tasks being solved on networks during macro modeling, and the models are equivalent for many objects. Methods. Model support of information and communication networks as a complex stochastic object of research can be adapted for the transport network when solving assessment problems of the traffic flows distribution to the networks and transport routing, identification of emergencies and bottlenecks in the network with the aim of their well-timed deletion. Main Results. A three-level conceptual model is proposed, which demonstrates the similarity of the transportation organization in the infocommunication network and the transport network. The correspondences of the elements of the infocommunication network and the transport network according to their functional purpose are given. Analytical and statistical modeling is proposed for applying in conjunction with accelerated modeling in the design of transport networks. Practical Relevance. The occurrence of inter-sectoral models provides for solving optimization problems for the methods and structure of production management in various application areas.