Abstract:

In the last half century, the society has been overwhelmed by the progress of technologies that are already part of everyday life. This is why it is impossible to accommodate long-term work patterns and traditional industry. The change is happening now and that is why new ideas to try to adapt these models to the "information society". The companies and research centers are trying "giant steps" to innovate and stay on top.

The evolution of these technologies also means that the problems faced by these models change, disappear and even create new. Some, like the ability of the tools have altogether disappeared to make way for solutions that provide speed and power. Others aren't completely settled yet, as the physical limitations of location presented in contemporary industry.

This paper provides a concrete solution to this problem applied to the form of teaching in universities and technological centers, connecting and using the pointer advances that are accessible to any student, developer or engineer. It is a versatile solution that can save other types of problems and be used for various purposes not contained in this document, such as home automation or research. In the present case will focus on developing a platform online to allow access and remotely manage a set of hardware and software resources distributed transparently to the end user. To this end, concepts such as communication, virtualization and databases will be handled. Throughout the paper, we will give an overview of the technologies used, as well as the historical evolution of the same. Emphasis will also be on the requirements for the design and development.

Keywords:

Remote laboratores, Software architecture, educational environment.