A virtualized testbed for IoT: Scalability for swarm application

Running tests on Internet of Things (IoT) platforms can be challenging, yet of increasing practical importance. The potential complexity of IoT networks, especially for heterogeneous networks, is a challenge for testbeds. The laboriousness in setting up a large IoT network makes it harder to stress test systems and assess their performance and communication. This work systematizes the types and applicability of test approaches for IoT and proposes a virtualized platform based on containers for a leaner, intermediate step between development and deployment. To demonstrate this methodology, we use a swarm surveillance use case resulting in finding some improvements in the software tested. Also, a performance evaluation intends to assess the feasibility of our implementation by testing scalability properties to investigate if this approach is suited for testing in swarm platforms.