Virtual network prototyping environment

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a server device, configuration information;
• creating, by the server device and using the received configuration information, a virtual node,
• the created virtual node corresponding to a network node of a plurality of network nodes, and
• creating the virtual node including:
• creating one or more logical connections, associated with the created virtual node, to communicate traffic to other virtual nodes of a plurality of virtual nodes;
• determining, by the server device, information associated with an operating system that is executed by the network node;
• creating, by the server device and using the information associated with the operating system and the created virtual node, an operational virtual node;
• causing, by the server device, the operational virtual node to execute the information associated with the operating system based on configuration information associated with the network node;
• causing, by the server device, the operational virtual node to communicate with the other virtual nodes, of the plurality of virtual nodes, to determine network topology information associated with a virtual network;
• and
• causing, by the server device, the operational virtual node to generate routing tables based on the determined network topology information.

A device comprising:

• a memory to store instructions;
• and
• a processor to execute the instructions to:
• receive configuration information;
• create, using the received configuration information, a virtual node,
• the created virtual node corresponding to a network node of a plurality of network nodes, and
• where the processor, when creating the virtual node, is to:
• create one or more logical connections, associated with the created virtual node, to communicate traffic to other virtual nodes of a plurality of virtual nodes;
• determine information associated with an operating system that is executed by the network node;
• create, using the information associated with the operating system and the created virtual node, an operational virtual node;
• cause the operational virtual node to execute the information associated with the operating system based on configuration information associated with the network node;
• cause the operational virtual node to communicate with the other virtual nodes, of the plurality of virtual nodes, to determine network topology information associated with a virtual network;
• and
• cause the operational virtual node to generate routing tables based on the determined network topology information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
• receive configuration information;
• create, using the received configuration information, a virtual node,
• the created virtual node corresponding to a network node of a plurality of network nodes, and
• the one or more instructions to create the virtual node include:
• one or more instructions to create one or more logical connections, associated with the created virtual node, to communicate traffic to other virtual nodes of a plurality of virtual nodes;
• determine information associated with an operating system that is executed by the network node;
• create, using the information associated with the operating system and the created virtual node, an operational virtual node;
• cause the operational virtual node to execute the information associated with the operating system based on configuration information associated with the network node;
• cause the operational virtual node to communicate with the other virtual nodes, of the plurality of virtual nodes, to determine network topology information associated with a virtual network;
• and
• cause the operational virtual node to generate routing tables based on the determined network topology information.