Research on the Design of Network Testing Laboratory
Proper network testing and performance measurement play a key role in assuring the desired and agreed level of quality for the offered services. Some performancecritical applications already exist and they require quality of service (QoS) quantities to be measured as accurately as possible. It is thus crucial that students be exposed to contemporary network testing equipment in a realistic setting. To this end, a computer network testing laboratory has been set up to provide a realistic environment for teaching network testing concepts. This laboratory provides university-level students with a testbed to experiment with fundamental issues of network testing in a way that cannot be provided by simulators or virtual labs. We describe the motivations for setting up the testing laboratory, its network structure and equipment, and the type of experiments students conduct including cable testing, network testing, troubleshooting and fault diagnosis, NetFlow traffic monitor and analysis, LAN performance testing. Many of the problems we faced in setting up this testing equipment are common in other universities. Our experiences are thus likely to be of value to those who are contemplating setting up a network testing laboratory.
network testing cable testing troubleshooting performance test
Hong Fei Bai Yu
School of Computer Science and Engineering Beihang University Beijing, China School of Science Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture Beijing, China
国际会议
第四届国际计算机新科技与教育学术会议(2009 4th International Conference on Computer Science & Education)
南京
英文
1693-1698
2009-07-25（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）