+ && (simix_global->host != NULL)), "Environment not set yet");
+
+ return xbt_dict_get_or_null(simix_global->host, name);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Returns a xbt_dynar_t consisting of the list of properties assigned to this host
+ *
+ * \param host a host
+ * \return the dynamic array consisting of property names
+ */
+xbt_dict_t SIMIX_host_get_properties(smx_host_t host)
+{
+ xbt_assert0((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters");
+
+ return (surf_workstation_model->get_properties(host->simdata->host));