Leveraging virtualization for scenario based IoT application testing

From day to day we can observe an increasing adoption of Internet of Things in the world. Number of devices connected to the Internet is constantly growing. At the same time, the applications are getting more and more complex and its development becomes more difficult and requires testing. Access to the IoT testbed and possibility to execute the subsequent version of application in the same environmental conditions is desirable. In the paper, we present the concept of virtual testing environment which enables a possibility to create on demand Linux virtual devices which have access to virtual sensors and effectors deployed in the emulated environment driven by the user defined scenarios.