How to build complex, large-scale emulated networks

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2010

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Nguyen, H.
Roughan, M.
Knight, S.
Falkner, N.
Maennel, O.
Bush, R.

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Magedanz, T.
Gavras, A.
Nguyen, H.-T.
Chase, J.S.

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Proceedings of 6th International ICST Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, held in Berlin Germany, 18-20 May 2010.

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Hung Nguyen, Matthew Roughan, Simon Knight, Nick Falkner, Olaf Maennel and Randy Bush

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TridentCom (6th : 2010 : Berlin, Germany)

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This paper describes AutoNetkit, an auto-configuration tool for complex network emulations using Netkit, allowing large-scale networks to be tested on commodity hardware. AutoNetkit uses an object orientated approach for router configuration management, significantly reducing the complexities in large-scale network configuration. Using AutoNetkit, a user can generate large and complex emulations quickly without errors.We have used AutoNetkit to successfully generate a number of different large networks with complex routing/security policies. In our test case, AutoNetkit can generate 100,000 lines of device configuration code from only 50 lines of high-level network specification code.

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