Remote bwLehrpool - extended prototype and live tests
First implementation of a selection option of the virtual PC Pools
After our first announcement and the published report by the University's press office, the extended practical test has now started parallel to the further developments at the beginning of the term. This is an extended prototype that implements a preliminary room selection (see picture).
The first courses (with a video conference running in parallel in a tab Remote bwLehrpool) have already been offered with this system. In the meantime, there were still problems with the availability of computers, these were solved manually. Now we hope that there is enough buffer. Further challenges are the quality of the Internet connection: low bandwidth, high latency or packet loss worsen the result and the user experience becomes "laggy". Since the whole thing is a prototype and dynamic resources (bwCloud) are used, availability cannot be guaranteed. Parallel to this, the further development of the bwGPUL project, which is funded by the MWK for 1.5 years, is also being pushed forward.
If problems occur, please use the support address pools@rz.uni-freiburg.de to make sure that the bwLehrpool team receives the right information. If possible, please include a short information about your internet connection (DSL, cable, official bandwidth, possibly still measured bandwidth of a speed test). This helps us to understand reasonable minimum requirements. For feedback or discussion you can also use the thread in WB-ILIAS.