}
    }

    /**
     * Creates one Grid resource. A Grid resource contains one or more
     * Machines. Similarly, a Machine contains one or more PEs (Processing
     * Elements or CPUs).
     * <p>
     * In this simple example, we are simulating one Grid resource with three
     * Machines that contains one or more PEs.
     * @param name          a Grid Resource name
     * @param baud_rate     the bandwidth of this entity
     * @param delay         the propagation delay
     * @param MTU           Maximum Transmission Unit
     * @return a GridResource object
     */
    private static GridResource createGridResource(String name,
                double baud_rate, double delay, int MTU)
    {
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("Starting to create one Grid resource with " +
                "3 Machines");

        // Here are the steps needed to create a Grid resource:
        // 1. We need to create an object of MachineList to store one or more
        //    Machines
        MachineList mList = new MachineList();
        //System.out.println("Creates a Machine list");


        // 2. A Machine contains one or more PEs or CPUs. Therefore, should
        //    create an object of PEList to store these PEs before creating
        //    a Machine.
        PEList peList1 = new PEList();
        //System.out.println("Creates a PE list for the 1st Machine");


        // 3. Create PEs and add these into an object of PEList.
        //    In this example, we are using a resource from
        //    hpc420.hpcc.jp, AIST, Tokyo, Japan
        //    Note: these data are taken the from GridSim paper, page 25.
        //          In this example, all PEs has the same MIPS (Millions
        //          Instruction Per Second) Rating for a Machine.
        peList1.add( new PE(0, 377) );  // need to store PE id and MIPS Rating
        peList1.add( new PE(1, 377) );
        peList1.add( new PE(2, 377) );
        peList1.add( new PE(3, 377) );
        //System.out.println("Creates 4 PEs with same MIPS Rating and put them"+
        //        " into the PE list");


        // 4. Create one Machine with its id and list of PEs or CPUs
        mList.add( new Machine(0, peList1) );   // First Machine
        //System.out.println("Creates the 1st Machine that has 4 PEs and " +
        //        "stores it into the Machine list");
        //System.out.println();

        // 5. Repeat the process from 2 if we want to create more Machines
        //    In this example, the AIST in Japan has 3 Machines with same
        //    MIPS Rating but different PEs.
        // NOTE: if you only want to create one Machine for one Grid resource,
        //       then you could skip this step.
        PEList peList2 = new PEList();
        //System.out.println("Creates a PE list for the 2nd Machine");

        peList2.add( new PE(0, 377) );
        peList2.add( new PE(1, 377) );
        peList2.add( new PE(2, 377) );
        peList2.add( new PE(3, 377) );
        //System.out.println("Creates 4 PEs with same MIPS Rating and put them"+
        //        " into the PE list");

        mList.add( new Machine(1, peList2) );   // Second Machine
        //System.out.println("Creates the 2nd Machine that has 4 PEs and " +
        //        "stores it into the Machine list");
        //System.out.println();

        PEList peList3 = new PEList();
        //System.out.println("Creates a PE list for the 3rd Machine");

        peList3.add( new PE(0, 377) );
        peList3.add( new PE(1, 377) );
        //System.out.println("Creates 2 PEs with same MIPS Rating and put them"+
        //        " into the PE list");

        mList.add( new Machine(2, peList3) );   // Third Machine
        //System.out.println("Creates the 3rd Machine that has 2 PEs and " +
        //        "stores it into the Machine list");
        //System.out.println();

        // 6. Create a ResourceCharacteristics object that stores the
        //    properties of a Grid resource: architecture, OS, list of
        //    Machines, allocation policy: time- or space-shared, time zone
        //    and its price (G$/PE time unit).
        String arch = "Sun Ultra";      // system architecture
        String os = "Solaris";          // operating system
        double time_zone = 9.0;         // time zone this resource located
        double cost = 3.0;              // the cost of using this resource

        ResourceCharacteristics resConfig = new ResourceCharacteristics(
                arch, os, mList, ResourceCharacteristics.TIME_SHARED,
                time_zone, cost);

        //System.out.println("Creates the properties of a Grid resource and " +
        //        "stores the Machine list");

        // 7. Finally, we need to create a GridResource object.
        long seed = 11L*13*17*19*23+1;
        double peakLoad = 0.0;        // the resource load during peak hour
        double offPeakLoad = 0.0;     // the resource load during off-peak hr
        double holidayLoad = 0.0;     // the resource load during holiday

        // incorporates weekends so the grid resource is on 7 days a week
        LinkedList Weekends = new LinkedList();
        Weekends.add(new Integer(Calendar.SATURDAY));
        Weekends.add(new Integer(Calendar.SUNDAY));

        // incorporates holidays. However, no holidays are set in this example
        LinkedList Holidays = new LinkedList();
        GridResource gridRes = null;
        try
        {
            // creates a GridResource with a link
            gridRes = new GridResource(name,
                new SimpleLink(name + "_link", baud_rate, delay, MTU),
                seed, resConfig, peakLoad, offPeakLoad, holidayLoad,
                Weekends, Holidays);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        System.out.println("Finally, creates one Grid resource (name: " + name +
                " - id: " + gridRes.get_id() + ")");
        System.out.println();

        return gridRes;
    }

    /**
     * Prints the Gridlet objects
     */
    private static void printGridletList(GridletList list, String name,
                                         boolean detail)
    {
        int size = list.size();
        Gridlet gridlet = null;

        String indent = "    ";
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("============= OUTPUT for " + name + " ==========");
        System.out.println("Gridlet ID" + indent + "STATUS" + indent +
                "Resource ID" + indent + "Cost");

        // a loop to print the overall result
        int i = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
        {
            gridlet = (Gridlet) list.get(i);
            System.out.print(indent + gridlet.getGridletID() + indent
                    + indent);

            System.out.print( gridlet.getGridletStatusString() );

            System.out.println( indent + indent + gridlet.getResourceID() +
                    indent + indent + gridlet.getProcessingCost() );
        }

        if (detail == true)
        {
            // a loop to print each Gridlet's history
            for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
            {
                gridlet = (Gridlet) list.get(i);
                System.out.println( gridlet.getGridletHistory() );

                System.out.print("Gridlet #" + gridlet.getGridletID() );
                System.out.println(", length = " + gridlet.getGridletLength()
                        + ", finished so far = " +
                        gridlet.getGridletFinishedSoFar() );
                System.out.println("======================================\n");
            }
        }
    }

} // end class