Carrying That Ten Thousand Dollar Lab in a Backsack

In the past decade, with the development of wireless and other mobile technologies, including mobile computer, cellular phone, and GPS, educational practitioners have had the opportunity to develop a ubiquitous learning environment. This chapter provides a detailed account of developing a mobile network laboratory with a set of open source software (OSS) that allows students to conduct the labs either as an individual or as a group at anytime and anywhere.