MODELLING & SIMULATION OF A VIRTUAL CAMPUS - A Case Study Regarding the Open University of Catalonia

Angel A. Juan, Pau Fonseca, Joan M. Marquès, Xavi Vilajosana, Javier Faulin

2008

Abstract

In this paper we present a case study regarding the modelling and simulation of a real computer system called Castelldefels. This system gives support to the Virtual Campus of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), an online university that offers e-learning services to thousands of users. After analyzing several alternatives, the OPNET software was selected as the convenient tool for developing this network-simulation research. The main target of the project was to provide the computer system’s managers with a realistic simulation model of their system. This model would allow the managers: (i) to analyze the behaviour of the current system in order to discover possible performance problems such as bottlenecks, weak points in the structure, among others, and (ii) to perform what-if analysis regarding future changes in the system, including the addition of new Internet-based services, variations in the number and types of users, changes in hardware or software components, etc.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

A. Juan A., Fonseca P., M. Marquès J., Vilajosana X. and Faulin J. (2008). MODELLING & SIMULATION OF A VIRTUAL CAMPUS - A Case Study Regarding the Open University of Catalonia . In Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8111-38-8, pages 187-190. DOI: 10.5220/0001671501870190

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis08,
author={Angel A. Juan and Pau Fonseca and Joan M. Marquès and Xavi Vilajosana and Javier Faulin},
title={MODELLING & SIMULATION OF A VIRTUAL CAMPUS - A Case Study Regarding the Open University of Catalonia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2008},
pages={187-190},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001671501870190},
isbn={978-989-8111-38-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - MODELLING & SIMULATION OF A VIRTUAL CAMPUS - A Case Study Regarding the Open University of Catalonia
SN - 978-989-8111-38-8
AU - A. Juan A.
AU - Fonseca P.
AU - M. Marquès J.
AU - Vilajosana X.
AU - Faulin J.
PY - 2008
SP - 187
EP - 190
DO - 10.5220/0001671501870190