Developing a Platform for Understanding Networking Protocols Based on Packet Analysis
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Xiaojuan, Li; Yong, Guan; Yanli, Wang; Minhua, Wu
- Source
- 2010 Second International Workshop on Education Technology and Computer Science Education Technology and Computer Science (ETCS), 2010 Second International Workshop on. 3:461-463 Mar, 2010
- Subject
- Computing and Processing
Engineering Profession
General Topics for Engineers
Protocols
Computer networks
Educational institutions
Information analysis
Laboratories
Computer science education
Displays
Educational technology
Computer science
Technological innovation
packet analysis
networks protocols
networking course
- Language
Packet analysis can be used in computer networks course to help students better understand the fundamental networking concepts and the principle of protocols. This paper presents a platform for understanding Computer network protocol based on packet analysis online and its use in a computer network course. The platform provides a channel for automatically analyzing the typical protocols implementation’s behavior by inspecting packet traces of the protocols’ activity, furthermore it can interprets the trace as a whole and show protocol interactions and the relationships between objects. The evaluation result shows that using the platform enhances student learning on networking protocols and interest in the subject of computer networks.