+### PARAMETER FILE FOR AG'S EXPERIMENTATIONS
+
+# define the topologies
+TOPOLOGIES=(
+ btree
+ clique
+ hcube
+ line
+ ring
+ star
+ torus
+)
+
+# define the algorithms
+ALGORITHMS=(
+ simple
+ besteffort
+ 2besteffort
+ makhoul
+)
+
+# the different platform files
+PLATFORMS=(
+ cluster16.xml
+ cluster64.xml
+ cluster256.xml
+ grid16.xml
+ grid64.xml
+ grid256.xml
+)
+
+# number of hosts
+NHOSTS=0
+
+# total load
+LOAD=-1000
+
+# time limit for the simulation
+DEADLINE=10000
+
+# optional: additional arguments for loba (default: empty)
+MORE_ARGS=( -r 42 )
+
+# optional: path to binary (default: ./loba)
+#LOBA=./loba
+
+# optional: path to results (default: ./results)
+#RESULTS=./results