Laboratory Test Bench for Research Network and Cloud Computing

TL;DR

This paper presents a customizable laboratory test bench for research in network and cloud computing, enabling practical experimentation with cloud infrastructure parameters in a controlled environment.

Contribution

It introduces a modular, expandable test bench architecture for cloud research, overcoming limitations of commercial cloud services and emulators.

Findings

Allows adjustable emulation channels and delays

Supports expansion with additional computing resources

Facilitates practical cloud infrastructure experimentation

Abstract

At present moment, there is a great interest in development of information systems operating in cloud infrastructures. Generally, many of tasks remain unresolved such as tasks of optimization of large databases in a hybrid cloud infrastructure, quality of service (QoS) at different levels of cloud services, dynamic control of distribution of cloud resources in application systems and many others. Research and development of new solutions can be limited in case of using emulators or international commercial cloud services, due to the closed architecture and limited opportunities for experimentation. Article provides answers to questions on the establishment of a pilot cloud practically "at home" with the ability to adjust the width of the emulation channel and delays in data transmission. It also describes architecture and configuration of the experimental setup. The proposed modular structure can be expanded by available computing power.