//===================================================== file = genexp.c ===== //= Program to generate exponentially distributed random variables = //=========================================================================== //= Notes: 1) Writes to a user specified output file = //= 2) Generates user specified number of values = //=-------------------------------------------------------------------------= //= Example user input: = //= = //= ----------------------------------------- genexp.c ----- = //= - Program to generate exponential random variables - = //= -------------------------------------------------------- = //= Output file name ===================================> output.dat = //= Random number seed =================================> 1 = //= Rate parameter (lambda) ============================> 10.0 = //= Number of values to generate =======================> 5 = //= -------------------------------------------------------- = //= - Generating samples to file - = //= -------------------------------------------------------- = //= -------------------------------------------------------- = //= - Done! = //= -------------------------------------------------------- = //=-------------------------------------------------------------------------= //= Example output file ("output.dat" for above): = //= = //= 1.175801 = //= 0.202846 = //= 0.028024 = //= 0.077947 = //= 0.062967 = //=-------------------------------------------------------------------------= //= Build: bcc32 genexp.c = //=-------------------------------------------------------------------------= //= Execute: genexp = //=-------------------------------------------------------------------------= //= Author: Ken Christensen = //= University of South Florida = //= WWW: http://www.csee.usf.edu/~christen = //= Email: christen@csee.usf.edu = //=-------------------------------------------------------------------------= //= History: KJC (10/04/98) - Genesis = //= KJC (05/20/03) - Added Jain's RNG for finer granularity = //= KJC (07/07/03) - Changed to generate specified num_values = //= KJC (05/12/00) - Minor clean-up = //=========================================================================== //----- Include files ------------------------------------------------------- #include // Needed for printf() #include // Needed for exit() and ato*() #include // Needed for log() //----- Function prototypes ------------------------------------------------- double expon(double x); // Returns an exponential random variable double rand_val(int seed); // Jain's RNG //===== Main program ======================================================== void main(void) { char in_string[256]; // Input string FILE *fp; // File pointer to output file double lambda; // Mean rate double exp_rv; // Exponential random variable int num_values; // Number of values int i; // Loop counter // Output banner printf("----------------------------------------- genexp.c ----- \n"); printf("- Program to generate exponential random variables - \n"); printf("-------------------------------------------------------- \n"); // Prompt for output filename and then create/open the file printf("Output file name ===================================> "); scanf("%s", in_string); fp = fopen(in_string, "w"); if (fp == NULL) { printf("ERROR in creating output file (%s) \n", in_string); exit(1); } // Prompt for random number seed and then use it printf("Random number seed (greater than 0) ================> "); scanf("%s", in_string); rand_val((int) atoi(in_string)); // Prompt for rate (lambda) printf("Rate parameter (lambda) ============================> "); scanf("%s", in_string); lambda = atof(in_string); // Prompt for number of values to generate printf("Number of values to generate =======================> "); scanf("%s", in_string); num_values = atoi(in_string); // Output message and generate interarrival times printf("-------------------------------------------------------- \n"); printf("- Generating samples to file - \n"); printf("-------------------------------------------------------- \n"); // Generate and output exponential random variables for (i=0; i 0) { x = seed; return(0.0); } // RNG using integer arithmetic x_div_q = x / q; x_mod_q = x % q; x_new = (a * x_mod_q) - (r * x_div_q); if (x_new > 0) x = x_new; else x = x_new + m; // Return a random value between 0.0 and 1.0 return((double) x / m); }