First,we tried to set up virtual machines as our first step test environments, but right now, the code which works in the host can not run in VM due to some popen allocate memories issues. 

The second is that the communication between two hosts using mercury SSM are very slow( more than 1 minutes). we will try to figure out them and keep on modifying our prototype this week. Also, we will begin to write our next deliverable due the end of MAY.