SLT upgrades ‘LEARN’ – the National Research and Education Network
View(s):Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has successfully upgraded the LEARN (Lanka Education and Research Network) of Sri Lanka. LEARN upgrade consists of enhancing both Internet Access Bandwidth up to 1.65 Gbps and theinterconnecting wide area network (WAN) with islandwide Universities and Research institutes, the telecom firm said on Monday.
LEARN interconnects all the University Grants Commission (UGC) funded state universities, a number of public universities that function under other ministries, the UGC, the Ministry of Higher Education, and a number of national research institutions including the National Science Foundation (NSF). LEARN also has direct connectivity with SchoolNet, the network connecting secondary schools island wide and Lanka Government Network (LGN), the network connecting government institutions in Sri Lanka.
The upgraded network infrastructure will facilitate various types of e-Learning activities (online and distance education), enhanced video conferencing, video streaming as well as routing of inter university voice and Broadband Internet access for academics and students in the respective universities, enabling them to liaise and improve their educational skills and fulfill their requirements.
Prof. K. S. Walgama, the Chief Executive Officer of LEARN, said, “LEARN is a pioneering project introduced in 1990, connecting all Sri Lanka’s universities and research and development institutes with each other and the world through the Internet. It is a network that opens vast opportunities for education and interaction, breaking the traditional boundaries of teaching, learning and research methods to drive the country towards becoming a Knowledge Hub”.