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WSHE - the network needs. P.Goetzen (goetzen@wshe.lodz.pl) Academy of Humanities and Economic s Lodz, Poland. Distance learning. more & more students need e-learning courses courses contain large elements (graphics, films, animations)
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WSHE - the network needs P.Goetzen (goetzen@wshe.lodz.pl) Academy of Humanities and Economics Lodz, Poland
Distance learning • more & more students need e-learning courses • courses contain large elements (graphics, films, animations) • :=> VERY fast and reliable backbone network is needed
Grid computing • several thousands of workstations located in classrooms • classrooms located across Poland • ~20% of processor time consumed by students • 80 % of processor time - possible use for parallel/grid calculations (simulations) • :=> VERY fast and reliable backbone network is needed
Local needs • to be able to connect to libraries • to be able to search databases (including full text search) • to be able to exchange the data between students and their teachers • to be able to exchange the data between the academic teachers
Local needs • to exchange the scientific data between the researchers • to allow the local resources for external scientific users • to allow the local resources for external students (diploma works etc) • to allow the local resources for external commercial users (databases, e-commerce...)
Academy of Humanities and Economics http://www.wshe.lodz.pl/english/ • Polish Virtual University (distance learning) http://www.puw.pl/english/