EmuStack: An OpenStack-Based DTN Network Emulation Platform (Extended Version)
Joint Authors
Zhang, Hongke
Li, Haifeng
Feng, Bohao
Shi, Wenfeng
Zhou, Hua-Chun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Abstract EN
With the advancement of computing and network virtualization technology, the networking research community shows great interest in network emulation.
Compared with network simulation, network emulation can provide more relevant and comprehensive details.
In this paper, EmuStack, a large-scale real-time emulation platform for Delay Tolerant Network (DTN), is proposed.
EmuStack aims at empowering network emulation to become as simple as network simulation.
Based on OpenStack, distributed synchronous emulation modules are developed to enable EmuStack to implement synchronous and dynamic, precise, and real-time network emulation.
Meanwhile, the lightweight approach of using Docker container technology and network namespaces allows EmuStack to support a (up to hundreds of nodes) large-scale topology with only several physical nodes.
In addition, EmuStack integrates the Linux Traffic Control (TC) tools with OpenStack for managing and emulating the virtual link characteristics which include variable bandwidth, delay, loss, jitter, reordering, and duplication.
Finally, experiences with our initial implementation suggest the ability to run and debug experimental network protocol in real time.
EmuStack environment would bring qualitative change in network research works.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Haifeng& Zhou, Hua-Chun& Zhang, Hongke& Feng, Bohao& Shi, Wenfeng. 2016. EmuStack: An OpenStack-Based DTN Network Emulation Platform (Extended Version). Mobile Information Systems،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1111569
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Haifeng…[et al.]. EmuStack: An OpenStack-Based DTN Network Emulation Platform (Extended Version). Mobile Information Systems No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1111569
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Haifeng& Zhou, Hua-Chun& Zhang, Hongke& Feng, Bohao& Shi, Wenfeng. EmuStack: An OpenStack-Based DTN Network Emulation Platform (Extended Version). Mobile Information Systems. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1111569
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1111569