Research Article
A virtual integrated network emulator on XEN (viNEX)
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5745, author={Abraham Mukosi Mukwevho and John Andrew van der Poll and Robert Mark Jolliffe}, title={A virtual integrated network emulator on XEN (viNEX)}, proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques}, publisher={ICST}, proceedings_a={SIMUTOOLS}, year={2010}, month={5}, keywords={Computer networks Simulators Emulators}, doi={10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5745} }- Abraham Mukosi Mukwevho
John Andrew van der Poll
Robert Mark Jolliffe
Year: 2010
A virtual integrated network emulator on XEN (viNEX)
SIMUTOOLS
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5745
Abstract
The recent progress on virtualization technologies has made it possible to deploy multiple hosts instances with operating systems running real network protocol stacks on one single server. The objective of this paper is to explore whether it is feasible to use such environments for network emulation and simulation. Some significant amount of research is taking place in this area, this includes Emulab [6] virtualization, and IMUNES [12] system. Both Emulab and IMUNES are based on FreeBSD Jails.
Very little is known about using traditional virtualization platforms (such as Xen and VMware) for virtual emulators. As part of our research, we will attempt to develop a virtual emulator (viNEX) based on Xen. Having identified the limits and weaknesses of this approach, we also propose some areas where viNEX can be useful.