Methods, systems and computer readable media for emulating physical layer impairments in a cloud computing environment

A system for emulating physical layer impairments in a cloud computing environment, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a memory;
• and
• a test controller for configuring a plurality of entities in a cloud computing environment using a dynamic impairment container network interface (DI-CNI) capable of instructing one or more of the plurality of entities to implement or emulate one or more physical layer related impairments, wherein the test controller is implemented using the at least one processor and the memory, the test controller configured for:
• configuring, using a first DI-CNI message comprising first configuration information, a first container hosting a first application, wherein the first configuration information includes information for implementing or emulating a first physical layer related impairment for impairing traffic to or from the first container;
• configuring, using the first DI-CNI message or a second DI-CNI message comprising second configuration information, a second container hosting a second application, wherein the second configuration information includes information for implementing or emulating a second physical layer related impairment for impairing traffic to or from the second container;
• initiating a test session causing test packets to interact with the first container and/or the second container, wherein the test packets are impaired by the first physical layer related impairment and/or the second physical layer related impairment;
• and
• during the test session, sending a third DI-CNI message comprising third configuration information for modifying the first physical layer related impairment and/or the second physical layer related impairment.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor of at least one computer cause the at least one computer to perform steps comprising:

• at a test controller for configuring a plurality of entities in a cloud computing environment using a dynamic impairment container network interface (DI-CNI) capable of instructing one or more of the plurality of entities to implement or emulate one or more physical layer related impairments:
• configuring, using a first DI-CNI message comprising first configuration information, a first container hosting a first application, wherein the first configuration information includes information for implementing or emulating a first physical layer related impairment for impairing traffic to or from the first container;
• configuring, using the first DI-CNI message or a second DI-CNI message comprising second configuration information, a second container hosting a second application, wherein the second configuration information includes information for implementing or emulating a second physical layer related impairment for impairing traffic to or from the second container;
• initiating a test session causing test packets to interact with the first container and/or the second container, wherein the test packets are impaired by the first physical layer related impairment and/or the second physical layer related impairment;
• and
• during the test session, sending a third DI-CNI message comprising third configuration information for modifying the first physical layer related impairment and/or the second physical layer related impairment.