Novel Multi-Platform Method for Improve the High-Performance-Networks Standards Understanding

Abstract

In this paper, a novel teaching-learning method using multi-platform (hardware and software) for improving the high-performance-networks standards understanding is presented. In general, the method is based on the determining the complete performance (e.g. using measurements such as bit error rate, signal to noise ratio, among others parameters) of a particular telecommunications system using the OSI model layers considering the technical feedback of the different layers. The results show that the student evaluation parameter scores (i.e. understanding of the formal documentation, technical information and multi-platform performance) are increased when the method proposed is used, although, particularly, some evaluation parameters were strongly affected. Therefore, the implementation of the method proposed in the undergraduate and graduate levels in an early way is needed in order to accelerate the understanding of the standards based on the research experience.