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Welcome to ACS wiki!

This wiki describes the architecture and the functionality of ACS. A few examples are also given and described.

For classes, fields and methods documentation, please refer to the java documentation of ACS which is available here: https://samysadi.github.io/acs/javadoc/

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What is ACS?

ACS (Advanced Cloud Simulator) is a discrete event based simulator which can be used to model and to simulate various aspects of Cloud Computing.

Overview of ACS

ACS is composed of seven (7) layers. Each layer provides a set of functionalities.

Where to start?

If it is the first time you are using ACS we encourage you to have a look at the Core layer description as it contains most of the basic knowledge you need to use ACS.

You can also view code examples in this page: Examples.

Architecture

ACS is composed of a set of layers as described below. Please note that some wiki pages are still a work under progress and are not currently available.

• The Core layer: provides the core functionality of the simulator. This includes:
  • Events processing;
  • Entities;
  • Notifications;
  • Configuration;
  • Probing / Tracing;
  • Logging.
• The Hardware Layer: provides hardware simulation, including:
  • Networking;
  • Memory;
  • Storage;
  • Computing.
• The Virtualization Layer: provides the functionality to simulate virtual machines and jobs execution. This includes the definitions for:
  • Virtual Machines;
  • Jobs;
  • Operations;
  • Provisioners.
• The Service layer.
• The User layer.
• The Utility layer.
• The Tracing layer.

Code examples

See this page: Examples.