Challenges
Our distance learning solutions allow students, lecturers and research associates in China to securely access academic institutions’ central network and cloud applications hosted outside of China via remote access VPN and site-to-site VPN connections from Windows, Android, Linux, Mac OS X devices from any gateway used in the university or education institutions’ network with the following three scenarios and topologies below. Below is a list of challenges:
• Access to education and collaboration apps and ensuring high availability & performance in China
• Network coverage and visibility to manage regional differences in internet availability and latency in China
• Higher amounts of recorded video and audio file sharing for asynchronous classes
• Higher emphasis on network stability during online-exams
• Higher bandwidth demand at peak-times in congested metros
• A rapidly growing market for education tablets
• Need for edge caching and interconnectivity to Cloud Service Providers inside and outside of China
• Anti-DDoS Services and Remote Learning Network Security Management
• Need for single service provider to provide troubleshooting and customer support nationwide in English and Chinese.