Campus Network for Elementary and Middle Schools

In recent years, digital campus construction has already become a necessity for the development of education informationization in primary and secondary schools. Especially with the expansion of current information technologies to elementary and middle school education and the increasingly popular application of multimedia computers in education and teaching, it is an irresistible trend to accelerate the education modernization based on campus network construction in the education informationization at primary and secondary schools.

However, with the advent of the era of Education Informationization 2.0, multiple elementary and middle schools are encountering a long construction cycle, difficult management, poor O&M experience, and other service challenges from the traditional network model. H3C Group owned by Unisplendour Corporation Limited released the new network solution Cloudnet to solve the dilemma in the construction and upgrade of the campus networks for elementary and middle schools.

H3C releasing the Cloudnet

The constant development of education informationization has called for higher requirements for the construction of various smart campuses, including the campus networks of elementary and middle schools. The Action Plan for the "Education Informationization 2.0" issued by the Ministry of Education of PRC mentioned eight main actions, including popularizing digital resource services, broadening online learning space, promoting online education for the public, optimizing the education governance capability, standardizing digital campus construction, innovating and developing smart education, and comprehensively improving information literacy.

As an important part of digital campus construction, the campus networks of elementary and middle schools are major platforms for campus activities, including teaching and research, administrative affairs, cultural activities, capability cultivation, and campus safety. The campus networks carry electronic applications including classrooms, schoolbags, announcements, and courseware videos on demand, playing an important role in accelerating the implementation of the Action Plan for the Education Informationization 2.0 at elementary and middle schools.

Many schools still use the traditional campus network with a hierarchical model that simply divides the network into access layers, aggregation layers and core layers, which exposes many problems. If the access layer has a large number of devices that are distributed widely, their launching and replacement require a large pool of manpower. In addition, the devices are complicated to configure and maintain, which is inconvenient for rapid deployment and fault locating. How to resolve the difficulties of campus network development at elementary and middle schools? H3C released the new network solution Cloudnet.

Three strengths to meet requirements on campus networks

Cloudnet consists of the egress security gateway and network devices. With the powerful Cloudnet Platform and Cloudnet app, the solution can achieve fully automated configuration, stateless network connection, and intent-based network configuration for network devices. It can implement rapid connection to the network, and allows the status of network devices to be monitored anytime and anywhere through the Cloudnet app. It simplifies the maintenance, replacement, and management of the network, prevents network failures based on AI analysis, and ensures stability and efficiency of network services.

Based on rich experience in education informationization, Cloudnet boasts three strengths: convenience, stability, and simplified O&M. During the campus network construction, multiple ES switches can be virtualized as a logical switch with the virtualization technology. The ES core switch is used for unified management and delivery configuration, achieving simplified deployment during construction and accelerating the launch of campus services. If a device in the campus network device fails, the faulty device can be replaced with a new one. After the new device is powered on, the configuration is delivered to the new device, which can work immediately. The services can be resumed immediately. In addition, only an account needs to be created to use the Cloudnet platform for free. Then, the platform can be used to conduct unified monitoring, management, and O&M of the network devices in the existing network anytime and anywhere with the Cloudnet app.

Xingqiao Elementary School, Hangzhou is a representative of many elementary and middle schools that currently use Cloudnet. H3C Group helps Hangzhou Xingqiao Central Primary School significantly optimize the previously disorganized network, making the wired network more stable. The newly established wireless network provides secure access, excellent performance, and imperceptible roaming, which is highly praised by faculties and students.

H3C keeps contributing to digital campus construction for boosting the development of education. As the education industry enters the era of the Education Informationization 2.0, the solution Cloudnet that H3C launched will be an ideal choice for more and more elementary and middle schools to construct the campus network. By implementing the "AI in ALL" Smart Strategy and the "Digital Brain Project 2020", H3C will keep exploring the education industry and exerting its advantages to upgrade the digital solution and speed up the construction of smart education.