Most current Internet research involves either empirical measurement studies or incremental modifications that can be deployed without major architectural changes. Easy access to virtual testbeds could foster a renaissance in applied architectural research that extends beyond these incrementally deployable designs.
Index Terms:
Internet architecture, virtual testbed, physical testbed, overlay network, PlanetLab, computer architectures
Citation:
Thomas Anderson, Larry Peterson, Scott Shenker, Jonathan Turner, "Overcoming the Internet Impasse through Virtualization," Computer, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 34-41, Apr. 2005, doi:10.1109/MC.2005.136