Flexible distributed testbed for high performance network evaluation

Author

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

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Queen Mary Univ. of London

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Lastpage

573

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

Keywords

IP networks; network servers; performance evaluation; testing; IP tunnelling; central server distribution point; flexible distributed testbed; performance evaluation; rack-mounted personal computer; switching network; Automatic control; Communication system traffic control; Computer network management; Local area networks; Microcomputers; Network servers; Personal communication networks; Routing; Switches; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, 2006. TRIDENTCOM 2006. 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Barcelona

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0106-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649199

Filename

1649199