Distance Learning Classroom Using Virtual Harlem
VSMM '01 Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM'01)
Toward a Synergy Between P2P and Grids
IEEE Internet Computing
The Grid 2: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure
The Grid 2: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure
SOA for Hybrid P2P based Self Organising Grids
AICT-ICIW '06 Proceedings of the Advanced Int'l Conference on Telecommunications and Int'l Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services
Automatic grid assembly by promoting collaboration in peer-to-peer grids
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
Introduction to grid computing
Introduction to grid computing
HPCC '08 Proceedings of the 2008 10th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications
Grid Computing: Techniques and Applications
Grid Computing: Techniques and Applications
A Collaborative Application Framework Based on the P2P Grid Model
WKDD '10 Proceedings of the 2010 Third International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
eSciGrid: A P2P-based e-science Grid for scalable and efficient data sharing
Future Generation Computer Systems
Advances in virtual learning environments and classrooms
Proceedings of the 14th Communications and Networking Symposium
Clouds & grids: a network and simulation perspective
Proceedings of the 14th Communications and Networking Symposium
APPLE: a novel P2P based e-learning environment
IWDC'04 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Distributed Computing
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Computing technologies can play important role in Virtual Classrooms and Laboratories (VCL) and e-learning settings. In these systems, the underlying computing platforms enable large number of students across the globe to collaborate and interact with each other as well as with the learning components. A typical VCL can be setup based on a traditional or Peer-to-Pear (P2P) Grid Computing. While several VCLs are currently using the traditional Grid, few have been reported utilizing P2P Grid. The latter provides with an alternative computing system, which mainly targets the scalability of the system and often with improved flexibility and interactions. We studied whether P2P Grid could provide an improved platform over its counterpart. We inspected large number of systems, examples of which are presented in this paper. We scrutinized their features, capabilities, and performance. Our investigation indicates that P2P Grid exhibits a superior behavior over its traditional counterpart for VCL setting. This is especially true for courses such as Parallel Computing, Simulation, and Networking since P2P Grid offers accessing to larger scale computational and data resources as well as much improved collaborative environment in heterogeneous and distributed communities.