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WSHE - the WSHE - the networknetwork needsneeds
P.GoetzenP.Goetzen([email protected])([email protected])
Academy of Humanities and EconomicAcademy of Humanities and EconomicssLodz, PolandLodz, Poland
Distance learningDistance learning
more & more students need e-more & more students need e-learning courseslearning courses
courses contain large elements courses contain large elements (graphics, films, animations)(graphics, films, animations)
:=> VERY fast and reliable backbone :=> VERY fast and reliable backbone network is needednetwork is needed
Grid computingGrid computing
several thousands of workstations located several thousands of workstations located in classroomsin classrooms
classrooms located across Polandclassrooms located across Poland ~20% of processor time consumed by ~20% of processor time consumed by
studentsstudents 80 % of processor time - possible use for 80 % of processor time - possible use for
parallel/grid calculations (simulations)parallel/grid calculations (simulations) :=> VERY fast and reliable backbone :=> VERY fast and reliable backbone
network is needednetwork is needed
Local needsLocal needs
to be able to connect to librariesto be able to connect to libraries to be able to search databases to be able to search databases
(including full text search)(including full text search) to be able to exchange the data to be able to exchange the data
between students and their teachersbetween students and their teachers to be able to exchange the data to be able to exchange the data
between the academic teachersbetween the academic teachers
Local needsLocal needs
to exchange the scientific data between to exchange the scientific data between the researchersthe researchers
to allow the local resources for external to allow the local resources for external scientific usersscientific users
to allow the local resources for external to allow the local resources for external students (diploma works etc)students (diploma works etc)
to allow the local resources for external to allow the local resources for external commercial users (databases, e-commercial users (databases, e-commerce...)commerce...)
Academy of Humanities and Academy of Humanities and EconomicsEconomics
http://http://www.wshe.lodz.plwww.wshe.lodz.pl//englishenglish// Polish Virtual University (distance Polish Virtual University (distance
learning)learning)
httphttp://://www.puw.pl/english/www.puw.pl/english/
