@inproceedings{c5f9e449bc0c435fb1142a11d469b94e,
title = "Using the Cloud to Teach Computer Networks",
abstract = "STEM education can enormously benefit from cloud technology. The cloud can offer instructors and students (whether local or remote) on-demand, dedicated, isolated, unlimited, and easily configurable compute and storage resources. The cloud can significantly reduce cost and expenditure on lab construction and maintenance. Due to these features, the cloud has been widely adopted by many universities and schools throughout the world. In this paper, we show how the cloud can be utilized to replace traditional physical computer networks laboratories. In particular, we demonstrate how cloud-based laboratory exercises related to computer networks can greatly help students in acquiring almost all crucial computer networks skills. The cloud we used for this course was the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud. However, the use cases and approaches are equally applicable to other cloud platforms.",
keywords = "Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Education Technology, eLearning",
author = "Bazzaza, \{Mhd Wael\} and Khaled Salah",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 8th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing, UCC 2015 ; Conference date: 07-12-2015 Through 10-12-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1109/UCC.2015.49",
language = "British English",
series = "Proceedings - 2015 IEEE/ACM 8th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing, UCC 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "310--314",
editor = "Omer Rana and Rajkumar Buyya and Ioan Raicu",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2015 IEEE/ACM 8th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing, UCC 2015",
address = "United States",
}