Remote network labs: An on-demand network cloud for configuration testing

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-91

  Liu, Huan ^a   Orban, Dan ^a  

^a ACCENTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Configuration testing; IP tunnels; Network cloud; Test labs

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; EQUIPMENT TESTING; LABORATORIES; WEB SERVICES;

CONFIGURATION ERRORS; NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR; NETWORK CONFIGURATION; NETWORK EQUIPMENT; PRODUCTION NETWORK; REMOTE NETWORK LAB; SMALLER-SCALE TESTS; TEST EQUIPMENTS;

EQUIPMENT;

EID: 78650687186     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: 01464833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1672308.1672324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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