Architecture and Quality of Cloud Simulators

Abstract

Cloud simulators are complex programs that can simulate a cloud infrastructure and applications running on that infrastructure. Such simulators are often used to evaluate new algorithms for cloud resource management and software deployment optimization. However, the implementation of such algorithms in a cloud simulator is a challenging task that may lead to erosion of the architecture of the simulator, and even to faults in the implementation. Using appropriate abstractions, a clear separation of concerns can be achieved.