n c-smltn, th dffrnt sbsystms tht frm cpld prblm r mdld nd smltd n dstrbtd mnnr. Hnc, th mdlng s dn n th sbsystm lvl wtht hvng th cpld prblm n mnd. Frthrmr, th cpld smltn s crrd t by rnnng th sbsystms n blck-bx mnnr. Drng th smltn, th sbsystms wll xchng dt. C-smltn cn b cnsdrd s th jnt smltn f th lrdy wll-stblshd tls nd smntcs; whn thy r smltd wth thr stbl slvrs. C-smltn prvs ts dvntg n vldtn f mlt-dmn nd cybr-physcl systms by ffrng
flxbl sltn tht llws cnsdrtn f mltpl dmns wth dffrnt tm stps, t th sm tm. s th clcltn ld s shrd mng smltrs, c-smltn ls nbls th pssblty f lrg-scl systm ssssmnt.