+XBT_PUBLIC(void) sg_host_turn_on(sg_host_t host);
+#define MSG_host_on(h) sg_host_turn_on(h)
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) sg_host_turn_off(sg_host_t host);
+#define MSG_host_off(h) sg_host_turn_off(h)
+XBT_PUBLIC(int) sg_host_is_on(sg_host_t host);
+#define MSG_host_is_on(h) sg_host_is_on(h)
+XBT_PUBLIC(int) sg_host_is_off(sg_host_t host);
+#define MSG_host_is_off(h) sg_host_is_off(h)
+
+/** \ingroup m_host_management
+ * \brief Returns a xbt_dict_t consisting of the list of properties assigned to this host
+ *
+ * \param host a host
+ * \return a dict containing the properties
+ */
+XBT_PUBLIC(xbt_dict_t) sg_host_get_properties(sg_host_t host);
+#define MSG_host_get_properties(host) sg_host_get_properties(host)
+
+/** \ingroup m_host_management
+ * \brief Returns the value of a given host property
+ *
+ * \param host a host
+ * \param name a property name
+ * \return value of a property (or nullptr if property not set)
+ */
+XBT_PUBLIC(const char*) sg_host_get_property_value(sg_host_t host, const char* name);
+#define MSG_host_get_property_value(host, name) sg_host_get_property_value(host, name)
+
+/** \ingroup m_host_management
+ * \brief Change the value of a given host property
+ *
+ * \param host a host
+ * \param name a property name
+ * \param value what to change the property to
+ */
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) sg_host_set_property_value(sg_host_t host, const char* name, const char* value);
+#define MSG_host_set_property_value(host, name, value) sg_host_set_property_value(host, name, value)
+
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) sg_host_route(sg_host_t from, sg_host_t to, xbt_dynar_t links);
+XBT_PUBLIC(double) sg_host_route_latency(sg_host_t from, sg_host_t to);
+XBT_PUBLIC(double) sg_host_route_bandwidth(sg_host_t from, sg_host_t to);
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) sg_host_dump(sg_host_t ws);