Virtualization of complex networked embedded systems

摘要

A test and verification system for an equivalent physical configuration of an in-flight entertainment and communication system with one or more hardware components includes a virtual machine manager. One or more virtual machines, each having a hardware abstraction layer, are instantiated by the virtual machine manager according to simulated hardware component definitions that correspond to the equivalent physical configuration of the hardware components. The virtual machines are in communication with one another via virtual network connections. A test interface to the one or more virtual machines generates test inputs to one or more target software applications installed on the virtual machines. A display interface is connected to the virtual machines and results from the execution of the target software applications are returned to them in response to the test inputs.