<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This paper presents an evaluation of different methods used to deliver virtual machines capable of being accessed remotely by thin-clients. The objective of the research was to provide a recommendation for building a cost-effective computer infrastructure for use in two scenarios: as a programming lab, and as an office infrastructure.We have found that different thin-client solutions based on single board computers are reliable solutions for commercially available thin client replacement, because they can run free Linux-based operating systems, can handle Remote Desktop Protocol, have lower acquisition costs, lower power consumption and offer almost the same computing performance.For providing remote desktops, there are several methods and virtualization platforms available. We benchmarked some of these platforms in order to choose the one best-suited for implementation. Our conclusion is that Microsoft Remote Desktop Services outperforms the virtualization based solutions, but it entails high license fees. Of the virtualization solutions tested, the VMW are ESXi based one is the most reliable choice.</abstract>

This paper presents an evaluation of different methods used to deliver virtual machines capable of being accessed remotely by thin-clients. The objective of the research was to provide a recommendation for building a cost-effective computer infrastructure for use in two scenarios: as a programming lab, and as an office infrastructure.We have found that different thin-client solutions based on single board computers are reliable solutions for commercially available thin client replacement, because they can run free Linux-based operating systems, can handle Remote Desktop Protocol, have lower acquisition costs, lower power consumption and offer almost the same computing performance.For providing remote desktops, there are several methods and virtualization platforms available. We benchmarked some of these platforms in order to choose the one best-suited for implementation. Our conclusion is that Microsoft Remote Desktop Services outperforms the virtualization based solutions, but it entails high license fees. Of the virtualization solutions tested, the VMW are ESXi based one is the most reliable choice.

Evaluation of Different Thin-Client Based Virtual Classroom Architectures

Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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This paper presents an evaluation of different methods used to deliver virtual machines capable of being accessed remotely by thin-clients. The objective of...

Evaluation of Different Thin-Client Based Virtual Classroom Architectures

Online veröffentlicht: 09. Sept. 2017

Seitenbereich: 42 - 61

Eingereicht: 20. Nov. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/auseme-2017-0004

Schlüsselwörter
platform virtualization, virtual machine, virtual classroom, remote desktop, thin-client/server architecture

© 2016 Örs Darabont et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of Different Thin-Client Based Virtual Classroom Architectures

Online veröffentlicht: 09. Sept. 2017

Seitenbereich: 42 - 61

Eingereicht: 20. Nov. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/auseme-2017-0004

Schlüsselwörterplatform virtualization, virtual machine, virtual classroom, remote desktop, thin-client/server architecture

© 2016 Örs Darabont et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
platform virtualization, virtual machine, virtual classroom, remote desktop, thin-client/server architecture