Partners: RedZinc and Cloudium Systems

     

An experiment which combines two complimentary technology platforms from two SMEs. One technology platform (Cloudium chipset) enables server-based desktop virtualisation. The other technology platform (VPS controller) enables dynamic virtual path slices to deliver a right of way across the internet without interference from unwanted traffic. Both technologies are in beta development stage. For the server-based desktop virtualization to work satisfactorily and support cloud applications across the public internet a certain level of bandwidth guarantee is required especially for multimedia applications.

The hypothesis for this experiment is that by combining virtual path slice technology with server-based desktop virtualisation a satisfactory user experience can be achieved especially where multimedia applications are used.

This experiment will be conducted using the Virtual Wall facility of the Bonfire project. By establishing a dynamic virtual path slice and associated bandwidth as the application requires, and by varying background traffic load and network conditions in the context of multiple applications the robustness of a virtual path slice will be tested.