}
private void createSimulator(Simulator[] simulators, View view, Address[] addresses, DELAY[] layers, Protocol[][] stacks, int i) {
// create the simulator instance
simulators[i] = new Simulator();
simulators[i].setLocalAddress(addresses[i]);
simulators[i].setView(view);
// set up a dummy passthrough layer using DELAY
layers[i] = new DELAY();