Evaluation of network construction exercise system LiNeS on the basis of heterogeneous and distributed virtual machine network composition function. (19th July 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tateiwa, Yuichiro; Iwasaki, Tomohiro; Yasuda, Takami; Takahashi, Naohisa
• Is Part Of: International journal of knowledge and web intelligence. Volume 1:Number 3/4(2010)
• Page Start: 256
• Page End: 272
• Publication Date: 2010-07-19
• Subjects: virtual machines -- virtual networks -- network construction -- network administrator education -- user-mode Linux -- VMware Player -- heterogeneous networks -- overlay networks -- university computer laboratories -- higher education; Information retrieval -- Periodicals; Web site development -- Periodicals; Internet programming -- Periodicals; 004.67805
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-8255

Abstract

We have developed a system called LiNeS to facilitate exercises with virtual machines in the existing computer laboratories of universities. We achieved this by establishing a method for constructing a virtual network consisting of heterogeneous virtual machines, and another method for constructing overlay networks consisting of virtual networks on each PC; in addition, we developed several functions for supporting exercises. In this study, we evaluated LiNeS in experiments that students performed with actual machines and with LiNeS, with the help and supervision of assistants.