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The whole campus, including classrooms, student hostels, teaching blocks, academic and administrative buildings, are connected to the University Campus Backbone Network via high-speed Gigabit Ethernet links. Connections within the campus network are via high speed 10 Gigabit or Gigabit Ethernet links.
The campus network
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commodity Internet, China Education and Research Network (CERNET) and Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN3) backbone, and |
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has gigabit connections with the Chinese Science and Technology Network (CSTNET) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Next Generation Internet (CNGI), Academia Sinica Computing Center (ASCC), Academia Sinica Grid Computing (ASGC), Korea Research Environment Open NETwork (KREONET2) and Asia-pacific Advanced Network (APAN-JP) of Japan through Hong Kong Internet eXchange (HKIX)
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The ITSC also plays a crucial part in the provision of Internet services in Hong Kong. It manages both the Hong Kong Internet eXchange (HKIX) and the Hong Kong Internet eXchange 2 (HKIX2), which serve as neutral interconnection points for switching of intra-Hong Kong and intra-Asia-Pacific Internet traffic.
Staff and students enjoy round-the-clock access to the personal computers in the Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC). They can also access the campus network (through wired connections in student hostels and classrooms, and wireless connections in lecture theaters, student canteens, libraries and outdoor areas) on campus using their own computing devices.
Besides, the CUHK Wi-Fi Hotspot Partnership Programme provides staff and students with a free Wi-Fi Internet access at over 5,000 hotspots throughout Hong Kong and in many eduroam participating universities. |
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