C-BRIG: A Network Architecture for Real-Time Information Exchange in Smart and Connected Campuses
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Education at all levels is one of the major driver
of sustainable development in any nation. The number of
institutions of higher learning and enrollment in Africa has
continued to increase significantly over the last few years.
However, the needs of the knowledge society is still yet to be
met due to challenges of overcrowding, infrastructure
deficiencies, and inadequate access to international knowledge.
In this paper, we developed a robust network architecture that
enables real-time information exchange within and among
connected campuses using connections of local networks and
mobile applications. Campus Bridge Information Grid (CBRIG)
is a novel initiative that meets the information and
social needs of staff, faculty, and students of tertiary
institutions in developing nations. The expanded version of CBRIG
named i-Spider Information Grid (i-SPIG), will
facilitate real-time information exchange among university
campuses that are already on the C-BRIG platform. The
proposed framework will help in boosting the productivity of
every member of the university community, and foster
research collaborations and social interactions among several
institutions that are physical separated but digitally connected
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