TY - GEN
T1 - Network Emulator Based on Openstack for the Implementation of a Virtual Data Network Laboratory in Higher Education Institutions
AU - Terrel-Villanueva, Vasty
AU - Burga-Durango, Daniel
AU - Tello-Saenz, Carlos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Nowadays, networks are indispensable tools for the development of new technologies such as cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things, among others. Therefore, it is necessary to explore new tools that allow improving the understanding and practical skills of students in the field of networks. This document presents a web application based on OpenStack, which allows for the emulation of physical network laboratories through the virtualization of components, as it partitions physical resources to provide access to more users. For this, some Openstack services were used in conjunction with VirtualBox. Additionally, validation was conducted through end users, and the results obtained showed that 94% of expert teachers and 95.8% of surveyed students highlighted the utility of the application, while 78% of teachers and 91.5% of surveyed students emphasized the usability of the developed application. These results demonstrate the potential of the application to be implemented in a virtual laboratory of a networking course and take advantage of the available technological resources.
AB - Nowadays, networks are indispensable tools for the development of new technologies such as cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things, among others. Therefore, it is necessary to explore new tools that allow improving the understanding and practical skills of students in the field of networks. This document presents a web application based on OpenStack, which allows for the emulation of physical network laboratories through the virtualization of components, as it partitions physical resources to provide access to more users. For this, some Openstack services were used in conjunction with VirtualBox. Additionally, validation was conducted through end users, and the results obtained showed that 94% of expert teachers and 95.8% of surveyed students highlighted the utility of the application, while 78% of teachers and 91.5% of surveyed students emphasized the usability of the developed application. These results demonstrate the potential of the application to be implemented in a virtual laboratory of a networking course and take advantage of the available technological resources.
KW - emulator
KW - networking
KW - openstack
KW - virtual laboratory
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105001327425
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-83207-9_11
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-83207-9_11
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:105001327425
SN - 9783031832062
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 146
EP - 156
BT - Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability - 4th International Conference, ARTIIS 2024, Revised Selected Papers
A2 - Guarda, Teresa
A2 - Portela, Filipe
A2 - Gatica, Gustavo
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 4th International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability 2024, ARTIIS 2024
Y2 - 21 October 2024 through 23 October 2024
ER -