TOOL (Tiny Object Oriented Language) is an easily-embedded, object-oriented, C++-like-language interpreter. The language, and indeed a significant part of the core of the TOOL engine, is based on the BOB project, a work that was originally developed by David Betz covered in previously published issues of Dr. Dobb s Journal.
Programming language: Developed in Omnet++.
Comment: The model implements the AntNet routing algorithm proposed in: G. Di Caro and M. Dorigo. AntNet: Distributed Stigmergetic Control for Communications Networks. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 9:317-365, 1998. It reqires OMNeT++ 2.3 or later.
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