Networking Lab Simulation Using Virtual Technologies

Abstract

Rapid advances in technologies and the limited budgets always hinder the universities from upgrading their networking lab equipment to a state-of-the-art level. As one of the regional Cisco Networking Academies, East Carolina University spends a large amount of funding purchasing new equipment for the ever changing Cisco networking academy curriculums. Reducing the demand for real lab equipment and deploying simulation based labs can effectively mitigate the current conflicts between the budgets and the requirement of lab availability.