A virtual integrated network emulator on XEN (viNEX)

Authors:
Abraham Mukosi Mukwevho;John Andrew van der Poll;Robert Mark Jolliffe
Affiliations:
University of South Africa, UNISA;University of South Africa, UNISA;-
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques
Year:
2009

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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.