FORGE enabling FIRE facilities for the eLearning community

International audienceMany engineering students at third-level institutions across the world will not have the advantage of using real-world experimentation equipment, as the infrastructure and resources required for this activity are too expensive. This paper explains how the FORGE (Forging Online Education through FIRE) FP7 project transforms Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE) testbed facilities into educational resources for the eLearning community. This is achieved by providing a framework for remote experimentation that supports easy access and control to testbed infrastructure for students and educators. Moreover, we identify a list of recommendations to support development of eLearning courses that access these facilities and highlight some of the challenges encountered by FORGE

Particularities of security design for wireless networks in small and medium business (SMB)

Small businesses often have small budgets, which often means no fulltime IT staff or no possibility to hire a security consultant to set up a wireless LAN properly. This paper tries to develop a methodology for designing security for wireless networks in SMB. There are more security options to choose from, when setting up a wireless network, thus the security features needed for a company must be carefully taken in consideration. The benefits from one security feature must be balanced with the implementation and maintenance cost and with the risk of not getting the security level wanted.security, wireless, communication networks

A versatile telemetric system based on mixed Internet and wireless transmission

A novel telemetric technique for carrying data from distant field stations to a central point, upgrading an existing high cost network, is presented. This new technique can be applied for educational purposes since it enables students to overview the installation, operation and maintenance of a high tech complex network, spread in distances of the order of several hundreds of kilometres. The proposed technique followed by the appropriate visual aids can help students to understand better long distance data transmission

Evaluation of the Overheight Detection System Effectiveness at Eklutna Bridge

The Eklutna River/Glenn Highway bridge has sustained repeated impacts from overheight trucks. In 2006, ADOT&PF installed an overheight vehicle warning system. The system includes laser detectors, alarms, and message boards. Since installation, personnel have seen no new damage, and no sign that the alarm system has been triggered. Although this is good news, the particulars are a mystery: Is the system working? Is the presence of the equipment enough to deter drivers from gambling with a vehicle that might be over the height limit? Is it worth installing similar systems at other overpasses? This project is examining the bridge for any evidence of damage, and is fitting the system with a datalogger to record and video any events that trigger the warning system. Finally, just to be sure, researchers will test the system with (officially) overheight vehicles. Project results will help ADOT&PF determine if this system is functioning, and if a similar system installed at other bridges would be cost-effective.Fairbanks North Star Boroug