Software technologies, architectures and interoperability in remote laboratories

A remote laboratory aims to provide access to remote lab equipment over the internet. The design and development of the client software is subject to various requirements. In this paper we discuss these requirements and propose solutions. Implementations are demonstrated for some remote experiments developed in the ERRL project. An XML format for experimental results is proposed as an attempt towards standardization of remote laboratory interfaces and enhancing the interoperability of diverse remote laboratory applications.

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