The school said that it prides itself on its forward-thinking learning approach. Currently, all pupils have laptops connected to the network throughout dormitories. The institution plans to implement wireless LAN access points to facilitate interactive learning.
In order to achieve this, Eton College requires the most up-to-date solutions from Extreme Networks that support current expanding network requirements, such as full-motion video and 100Mbps connections to the desktop, while also providing a foundation for future plans, including IP telephony and a strategy for personalized learning.
Eton College is committed to helping pupils to use both internal and internet-based learning resources to further their studies, yet we are also in loco parentis during term time, said Liam Maxwell, head of ICT at Eton College. We want pupils to gain the maximum benefit from these resources but assure their parents that we are in ultimate control of when and what they are doing; to pursue a strategy based on individual responsibility rather than denial of access. This presents a peculiar set of challenges not often found in either the public or the corporate sectors.
As part of the service, Data Integration and Eton College worked with Extreme Networks Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to develop additional software code to further simplify the enforcement of access policy at the edge of the network.
The college is one of the first UK customer for Extreme Networks’ latest Summit X450 switch based on Extreme XOS, Extreme Networks’ modular operating system. The intial two stages of the network deployment have been completed on time and under budget, while the final stage of a wireless LAN deployment is scheduled to go live by the end of January 2007.
