The University of London of "Queen Mary" uses the solution Junosphere Classroom

The University of London of "Queen Mary" began use of the Junosphere Classroom application of Juniper Networks company for providing the university with the cost-efficient and scalable virtual network solution. Junosphere Classroom provides flexible and full access to virtual networks and routers running the Junos operating system. The Queen Mary university proposes the solution Junosphere Classroom to the students taking courses "Internet Infrastructure" ("Internet infrastructure") and "Internet Protocols" ("Internet protocols") in a magistracy and a bachelor degree respectively and also uses it for accomplishment of a number of the current research projects.

One of crucial elements of the program of the University of London of "Queen Mary" is development of practical experience on upgrade of a traditional lecture training system whereas technical support and monitoring of a large number of students in the environment of physical laboratory - a hard task. The Queen Mary university came to a conclusion that the traditional solutions relying on routers and local computers lack scalability and flexibility. Besides, quite costly in terms of balance sheet efficiency of use of a power supply, cooling it is also resistant - places there was a maintenance of the equipment whereas need for it arises only in separate parts of the educational program.

The Junosphere Classroom application provides to students flexible access to virtual educational environment based on networks and routers running Junos OS. This solution considerably reduces costs and increases flexibility of educational process, giving to students experience with commercial network operating systems. Specialists and students of "Queen Mary" use the Junosphere Classroom applications for practical network modeling and also intensive configuration experiences and experiments.

As the solution Junosphere Classroom is, in fact, virtual environment, "Queen Mary" can use much the set of educational networks which expanded thanks to it which number now – 24. It is much more, than it was possible to achieve, using the traditional hardware; such approach to training allows to increase noticeably the level of work of students with the equipment and also to allow enough time for independent studying. Besides, the students from the United Kingdom, Portugal and China who do not have access to physical networks of the Queen Mary university remotely studying can have equivalent access to the same educational environment virtually. The solution Junosphere Classroom is upgraded and reintegrated much quicker than normal routers - it the circumstance is especially valuable in the educational environment where occasionally it is necessary to change training conditions promptly.

"Practical and experimental experience with networks is an integral part of the learning process supplementing a theoretical rate which we teach students, - Dr. Chris of Dr. Chris Phillips from the Network Research Group group of the University of London "Queen Mary" comments. – The solution Junosphere Classroom gives to students useful experience with front lines, commercially available network technologies, showing flexible practical efficiency of the training programs offered by us, increasing commercial effectiveness and reducing costs".

Within a network module of computer sciences students get practical experience of work with the equipment and technologies of "the real world". Both the theoretical educational module, and the various practical experimental works including, for example, setup and operation of routers is taught them. In addition to everything, the Queen Mary university made available this solution for remotely the studying students from around the world.

"The solution Junosphere Classroom is the innovation approach to training, researches and student's interaction which shows effective use of "cloud" technologies in the field of network researches and education, - Judy Beningson, the vice president and the CEO of department of Virtual Junos Business Unit in Juniper Networks company told. – The innovation of Juniper Networks company in the field of virtual networks in combination with opportunities of the "cloud" Internet allows to carry out installation of the solution Junosphere and gives to the universities absolutely new tool for training of Internet specialists".