diff --git a/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoNodeFactory.java b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoNodeFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af012aff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoNodeFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runners;
+
+import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoException;
+import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoNode;
+import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoPlugin;
+
+public interface DEECoNodeFactory {
+
+	public DEECoNode createNode(DEECoPlugin... nodeSpecificPlugins) throws DEECoException;
+
+}
diff --git a/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoRun.java b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoRun.java
index ded8e1247..5aeccd702 100644
--- a/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoRun.java
+++ b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoRun.java
@@ -6,50 +6,57 @@
 import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoException;
 import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoNode;
 import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoPlugin;
-import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.scheduler.notifier.SimulationSchedulerNotifier;
+import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.scheduler.notifier.SchedulerNotifier;
 
 /**
- * Main class for running DEECo in "real" deployment.
+ * Main entry for running DEECo in "real" deployment.
  * For simulation purposes use {@link DEECoSimulation} instead.
  * 
+ * <p>
+ * Factory for {@link DEECoNode}.
+ * </p>
+ * 
  * @author Ilias Gerostathopoulos <iliasg@d3s.mff.cuni.cz>
  */
-public class DEECoRun {
+public class DEECoRun implements DEECoRunner {
 
-	List<DEECoNode> nodesList;
-	DEECoPlugin[] simulationWideplugins;
-	SimulationSchedulerNotifier simulationSchedulerNotifier;
+	List<DEECoNode> deecoNodes;
+	DEECoPlugin[] nodeWideplugins;
+	
+	SchedulerNotifier schedulerNotifier;
 	
-	public DEECoRun(SimulationSchedulerNotifier simulationSchedulerNotifier, DEECoPlugin... simulationWideplugins) {
-		this.simulationWideplugins = simulationWideplugins;
-		this.simulationSchedulerNotifier = simulationSchedulerNotifier;
-		nodesList = new ArrayList<>();
+	public DEECoRun(SchedulerNotifier schedulerNotifier, DEECoPlugin... nodeWideplugins) {
+		this.nodeWideplugins = nodeWideplugins;
+		this.schedulerNotifier = schedulerNotifier;
+		deecoNodes = new ArrayList<>();
 	}
 	
-	public void start() throws TerminationTimeNotSetException {
-		simulationSchedulerNotifier.start();
+	@Override
+	public void start() {
+		schedulerNotifier.start();
 	}
 
-	public DEECoNode createNode(DEECoPlugin... extraPlugins) throws DEECoException {
-		DEECoNode node = new DEECoNode(simulationSchedulerNotifier, getAllPlugins(extraPlugins));
-		nodesList.add(node);
+	@Override
+	public DEECoNode createNode(DEECoPlugin... nodeSpecificPlugins) throws DEECoException {
+		DEECoNode node = new DEECoNode(schedulerNotifier, getAllPlugins(nodeWideplugins, nodeSpecificPlugins));
+		deecoNodes.add(node);
 		return node;
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Concatenates the array of simulation-wide plugins with node-specific plugins.
+	 * Helper method that concatenates the array of node-wide plugins with node-specific plugins.
 	 * The returned array is intended to be passed to the DEECoNode() constructor.    
-	 * @param extraPlugins node-specific plugins
+	 * @param nodeSpecificPlugins extra plugins, not provided by the factory
 	 */
-	private DEECoPlugin[] getAllPlugins(DEECoPlugin[] extraPlugins) {
-		DEECoPlugin[] ret = new DEECoPlugin[extraPlugins.length+simulationWideplugins.length];
+	static DEECoPlugin[] getAllPlugins(DEECoPlugin[] nodeWideplugins, DEECoPlugin[] nodeSpecificPlugins) {
+		DEECoPlugin[] ret = new DEECoPlugin[nodeSpecificPlugins.length+nodeWideplugins.length];
 		int ind=0;
-		for (int i=0; i<extraPlugins.length; i++) {
-			ret[ind] = extraPlugins[i];
+		for (int i=0; i<nodeSpecificPlugins.length; i++) {
+			ret[ind] = nodeSpecificPlugins[i];
 			ind++;
 		}
-		for (int j=0; j<simulationWideplugins.length; j++) {
-			ret[ind] = extraPlugins[j];
+		for (int j=0; j<nodeWideplugins.length; j++) {
+			ret[ind] = nodeSpecificPlugins[j];
 			ind++;			
 		}
 		return ret;
diff --git a/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoRunner.java b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoRunner.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e29dd8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoRunner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runners;
+
+public interface DEECoRunner extends DEECoNodeFactory {
+
+	public void start();
+	
+}
diff --git a/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoSimulation.java b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoSimulation.java
index 7eb11997f..a74f786a1 100644
--- a/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoSimulation.java
+++ b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoSimulation.java
@@ -1,26 +1,33 @@
 package cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runners;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoException;
+import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoNode;
 import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runtime.DEECoPlugin;
 import cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.scheduler.notifier.SimulationSchedulerNotifier;
 
 /** 
- * Main class for launching DEECo simulations.
+ * Main entry for launching DEECo simulations.
  * 
  * @author Ilias Gerostathopoulos <iliasg@d3s.mff.cuni.cz>
  */
-public class DEECoSimulation extends DEECoRun {
-
-	private boolean terminationTimeSet = false;
+public class DEECoSimulation implements DEECoSimulationRunner {
 
-	public DEECoSimulation(SimulationSchedulerNotifier simulationSchedulerNotifier, DEECoPlugin... simulationWideplugins) {
-		super(simulationSchedulerNotifier, simulationWideplugins);
-	}
+	List<DEECoNode> deecoNodes;
+	DEECoPlugin[] nodeWideplugins;
+	
+	SimulationSchedulerNotifier simulationSchedulerNotifier;
+	boolean terminationTimeSet = false;
 
-	public void setTerminationTime(long terminationTime) {
-		simulationSchedulerNotifier.setTerminationTime(terminationTime);
-		terminationTimeSet  = true;
+	public DEECoSimulation(SimulationSchedulerNotifier simulationSchedulerNotifier, DEECoPlugin... nodeWideplugins) {
+		this.nodeWideplugins = nodeWideplugins;
+		this.simulationSchedulerNotifier = simulationSchedulerNotifier;
+		deecoNodes = new ArrayList<>();
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void start() throws TerminationTimeNotSetException {
 		if (!terminationTimeSet) {
 			throw new TerminationTimeNotSetException(
@@ -28,5 +35,18 @@ public void start() throws TerminationTimeNotSetException {
 		}
 		simulationSchedulerNotifier.start();
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public DEECoNode createNode(DEECoPlugin... nodeSpecificPlugins) throws DEECoException {
+		DEECoNode node = new DEECoNode(simulationSchedulerNotifier, DEECoRun.getAllPlugins(nodeWideplugins, nodeSpecificPlugins));
+		deecoNodes.add(node);
+		return node;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void setTerminationTime(long terminationTime) {
+		simulationSchedulerNotifier.setTerminationTime(terminationTime);
+		terminationTimeSet  = true;
+	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoSimulationRunner.java b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoSimulationRunner.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c87bf4a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jdeeco-core/src/cz/cuni/mff/d3s/deeco/runners/DEECoSimulationRunner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package cz.cuni.mff.d3s.deeco.runners;
+
+public interface DEECoSimulationRunner extends DEECoNodeFactory {
+
+	public void start() throws TerminationTimeNotSetException;
+	
+	public void setTerminationTime(long terminationTime);
+
+}