Flexible distributed testbed for high performance network evaluation

Chris  Phillips; Jose L.  Marzo; Kok Ho  Huen; Pere  Vilà

2nd International IEEE/Create-Net Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities

Research Article

Flexible distributed testbed for high performance network evaluation

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    author={Chris  Phillips and Jose L.  Marzo and Kok Ho  Huen and Pere  Vil\'{a}},
    title={Flexible distributed testbed for high performance network evaluation},
    proceedings={2nd International IEEE/Create-Net Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM},
    year={2006},
    month={7},
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    doi={10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649199}
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Chris Phillips
Jose L. Marzo
Kok Ho Huen
Pere Vilà
Year: 2006
Flexible distributed testbed for high performance network evaluation
TRIDENTCOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649199

Chris Phillips¹^,*, Jose L. Marzo², Kok Ho Huen¹, Pere Vilà²

1: Department of Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
2: Department d'Electrònica, Informàtica i Automàtica, Universitat de Girona, Spain

*Contact email: chrisp@elec.qmul.ac.uk

Abstract

This paper describes a flexible testbed using a combination of managed switches and rack-mounted personal computers, controlled from a central server distribution point. The arrangements allows for the rapid and automated configuration of various network scenarios. In addition, the use of IP tunnelling allows testbed islands to be interconnected in support of larger distributed arrangements. After describing the architecture, the paper discusses a number of topical example scenarios to demonstrate the utility of the equipment.

Published: 2006-07-05
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649199