DeterLab Documentation

• DeterLab Glossary? - List of key terms used throughout DeterLab

DeterLab Core Documentation

• Core Quickstart? - Overview of DeterLab's core functionality and quick start guide
• Core Guide? - Step by step guide to using DeterLab's core functionality including basic tutorial
• Sample Topologies? - Some sample topologies to help you learn NS syntax
• Using Your Nodes? - Information about accessing and using your experimental nodes
• Generating Traffic? - Using the LegoTG framework to generate traffic for your experiment
• End Node Traffic Shaping and Multiplexed Links? - Some techniques to help preserve nodes and balance bandwidth across nodes
• Using Shared Materials? - Sharing files and other elements of your experiment within DeterLab
• Core Reference? - Links to detailed references including DeterLab's command line reference and more

MAGI Orchestrator Documentation

DeterLab's Orchestrator system via MAGI provides deterministic control and management for complex DeterLab experiments.

• Orchestrator Quickstart? - Overview of MAGI, the Orchestrator and a quick start guide
• Orchestrator Guide? - Step by step guide to using the Orchestrator including basic tutorial and more advanced topics
• Orchestrator Case Studies? - Examples of using Orchestrator for a single client/server, scaled client (50 servers to 5 clients) and feedback
• Advanced Tutorial: Writing your own MAGI agents? - Learn how to create your own MAGI agents
• Advanced Tutorial: Configuring a MAGI Agent at Runtime? - Learn how to configure the MAGI agent you created.
• Orchestrator Reference? - Detailed references including commands, configuration files and more

Containers Documentation

DeterLab's Containers system provides virtualization for large DeterLab experiments (with 400+ nodes).

• Containers Quickstart? - Overview of Containers and quick start guide
• Containers Guide? - Step by step guide to using Containers including basic tutorial and more advanced topics
• Containers Reference? - Detailed references including commands, configuration files and more

Other Capabilities for Experimentation

• ​Federation - Federation architecture for creating experiments that span multiple testbeds through dynamically acquiring resources from other testbeds.
• ​Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) - Scalable authorization system used with the federation capability.