A World Wide Web based architecture for the implementation of a virtual laboratory

Abstract

The World Wide Web (WWW) has given universities the opportunity to create a virtual laboratory based in remote controlled instrumentation. The solution proposed in the paper allows remote access to equipment, in such a way that is very similar to using the same equipment when performing real device measurements in a laboratory. An improved architecture simplifies the implementation of a virtual laboratory and allows a more versatile and efficient environment aimed at distance learning.