POWAY, California, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VyOS Networks today announced a new customer success story about Universidad Camilo José Cela (UCJC), a private university in Spain, and how the university is using VyOS to modernize IT and telecommunications network labs with real-world routing and infrastructure-level cybersecurity training.
As UCJC continues to strengthen its engineering curriculum, the university has focused on providing students with hands-on experience in real-world networking environments. Traditional academic simulators can be useful early on, but they become limiting as students progress toward professional-level scenarios where operational commands, protocol behavior, and realistic configurations matter.
To overcome these limitations, UCJC adopted VyOS as the foundation for hands-on routing and cybersecurity training. UCJC is also part of the VyOS for Good program, which supports educational institutions with free access to VyOS software.
“Packet Tracer is useful, but you quickly run into limitations. Commands don’t work, features aren’t fully implemented, and it doesn’t reflect real operational environments,” said José Manuel, professor, UCJC, Computer Technology, Computer Networks, and Network & Application Cybersecurity.
With VyOS, UCJC enables students to work with realistic routing and network configurations, practice operational commands and protocols from corporate networks, and build larger laboratory topologies without licensing barriers. VyOS runs efficiently on virtual machines, making it practical for classrooms while still providing an enterprise experience on a Linux-based network operating system.
Highlights of the implementation include:
- Implementing multi-router network topologies in virtual environments
- Configure routing protocols such as RIP
- Building client-server edge scenarios to simulate enterprise networks
- Capture and validate network behavior with tools like Wireshark
- Provides direct interaction with a Linux-based network operating system for realistic operational practice
By adopting VyOS, UCJC improved laboratory realism and educational outcomes, increasing student engagement and enabling larger, more believable topologies on standard academic hardware. The university has also expanded its ability to teach cybersecurity concepts at the infrastructure level, tailoring learning to how real-world attacks and defenses impact network infrastructure.
“Packet Tracer has limitations. With VyOS, students can be confronted with a real router, and that makes all the difference when they want to learn how networks actually work,” added José Manuel.
UCJC and VyOS are exploring continued collaboration around entry-level certification pathways aligned with academic programs, guided laboratory content designed for structured learning outcomes, and comprehensive network and cybersecurity infrastructure scenarios for future courses.
To learn more about VyOS for Education and Training environments and the VyOS for Good program, please contact us at [email protected].
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