P2P Experimentations with Splay: From Idea to Deployment Results in 30 min.

Abstract

SPLAY is an integrated system that facilitates the complete chain of distributed systems evaluation, from design and implementation to deployment and experiments control. Algorithms are expressed in a concise, yet very efficient, language based on Lua. Implementations in SPLAY are highly similar to the pseudo-code usually found in research papers. SPLAY eases the use of any kind of testbeds, e.g., PlanetLab, ModelNet clusters, or non-dedicated platforms such as networks of workstations. Using SPLAY and PlanetLab, this demonstration highlights a complete evaluation chain of an epidemic protocol and a churn-driven experiment using the Pastry DHT.