A virtual integrated network emulator on xen (viNex)

Mukwevho, Mukosi Abraham

dc.contributor.advisor	Van der Poll , John Andrew
dc.contributor.advisor	Jolliffe, Robert Mark
dc.contributor.author	Mukwevho, Mukosi Abraham
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-17T13:28:16Z
dc.date.available	2011-02-17T13:28:16Z
dc.date.issued	2010-11
dc.identifier.citation	Mukwevho, Mukosi Abraham (2010) A virtual intergrated networks emulator on xen (viNex), University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4038>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4038
dc.description.abstract	Network research experiments have traditionally been conducted in emulated or simulated environments. Emulators are frequently deployed on physical networks. Network simulators provide a self-contained and simple environment that can be hosted on one host. Simulators provide a synthetic environment that is only an approximation of the real world and therefore the results might not be a true re ection of reality. Recent progress in virtualisation technologies enable the deployment of multiple interconnected, virtual hosts on one machine. Virtual hosts run real network protocol stacks and therefore provide an emulated environment on a single host. The rst objective of this dissertation is to build a network emulator (viNEX) using a virtualisation platform (XEN). The second objective is to evaluate whether viNEX can be used to conduct some network research experiments. Thirdly, some limitations of this approach are identified	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xix, 147 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Virtual computer system	en
dc.subject.ddc	004.6
dc.subject.lcsh	Computer science	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Local area networks (Computer networks)	en
dc.title	A virtual integrated network emulator on xen (viNex)	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Computing	en
dc.description.degree	M. Sc. (Computer Science)