SAVI testbed: Control and management of converged virtual ICT resources

This paper introduces the SAVI testbed for control and management of converged virtual ICT resources. The SAVI testbed attempts to create an open applications marketplace that operates on converged virtual computing and networking infrastructures and supports experimentation with emerging Future Internet protocols and applications. In this paper we briefly review the Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructure (SAVI) network and the Virtualized Application Networking Infrastructure (VANI) which are the basis for the SAVI testbed. We then present the architecture and design of the SAVI testbed. Finally, we report on the current status of development and share our experience with the SAVI testbed.