Evolving towards better architectures for remote laboratories: a practical case

Authors

  • Javier Garcia-Zubia University of Deusto
  • Diego Lopez-de-Ipiña University of Deusto
  • Pablo Orduña University of Deusto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v1i2.308

Abstract


A WebLab is a remote laboratory controlled via Internet. Traditionally, the focus on WebLab design has been placed on the hardware side and the communication link between the controlling PC (WebLab server) and the hardware prototype. Little attention has been paid to the other communication segment going from the WebLab server to the remote users' PCs, since this has been regarded as a "solved software problem". Consequently, aspects such as security, scalability, accessibility, or user friendliness have often been disregarded in WebLabs. This situation may be solved if a serious effort is placed on the definition of proper distributed software architectures for WebLabs. In this paper, we describe such ideal software architecture, resulted from an iterative process seeking a web-based, secure, scalable, multi-user, multi-device WebLab.

Author Biographies

Javier Garcia-Zubia, University of Deusto

Teaching at the University of Deusto in Bilbao (Spain)

Diego Lopez-de-Ipiña, University of Deusto

Teaching at the University of Deusto in Bilbao (Spain)

Pablo Orduña, University of Deusto

He is a student at the University of Deusto in Bilbao (Spain)

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Published

2005-11-08

How to Cite

Garcia-Zubia, J., Lopez-de-Ipiña, D., & Orduña, P. (2005). Evolving towards better architectures for remote laboratories: a practical case. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 1(2). https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v1i2.308